§463. National Park System Advisory Board

(a) Establishment; composition; duties

A general advisory board to be known as the National Park System Advisory Board is hereby established, to be composed of not to exceed sixteen persons, citizens of the United States who have a demonstrated commitment to the National Park System, to include but not be limited to representatives competent in the fields of history, archaeology, architecture, anthropology, biology, geology, and related disciplines, who shall be appointed by the Secretary for a term not to exceed four years. The Secretary shall take into consideration nominations for appointees from public and private, professional, civic, and educational societies, associations, and institutions. The members of such board shall receive no salary but may be paid expenses incidental to travel when engaged in discharging their duties as members. It shall be the duty of such board to advise the Secretary on matters relating to the National Park System, to other related areas, and to the administration of sections 461 to 467 of this title, including but not limited to matters submitted to it for consideration by the Secretary, but it shall not be required to recommend as to the suitability or desirability of surplus real and related personal property for use as an historic monument. Such board shall also provide recommendations on the designation of national historic landmarks and national natural landmarks. Such board is strongly encouraged to consult with the major scholarly and professional organizations in the appropriate disciplines in making such recommendations.

(b) Termination

The National Park System Advisory Board shall continue to exist until January 1, 1995. The provisions of section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (the Act of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776) are hereby waived with respect to the Board, but in all other respects, it shall be subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

(c) National Park Service Advisory Council

There is hereby established the National Park Service Advisory Council (hereafter in this section referred to as the "advisory council") which shall provide advice and counsel to the National Park System Advisory Board. Membership on the advisory council shall be limited to those individuals whose term on the advisory board has expired. Such individuals may serve as long as they remain active except that not more than 12 members may serve on the advisory council at any one time. Members of the advisory council shall not have a vote on the National Park System Advisory Board. Members of the advisory council shall receive no salary but may be paid expenses incidental to travel when engaged in discharging their duties as members. Initially, the Secretary shall choose 12 former members of the Advisory Board to constitute the advisory council. In so doing, the Secretary shall consider their professional expertise and demonstrated commitment to the National Park System and to the Advisory Board.

(Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, §3, 49 Stat. 667 ; Aug. 18, 1970, Pub. L. 91–383, §9, as added Oct. 7, 1976, Pub. L. 94–458, §2, 90 Stat. 1940 ; amended Nov. 10, 1978, Pub. L. 95–625, title VI, §604(2), 92 Stat. 3518 ; Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101–628, title XII, §§1211, 1212, 104 Stat. 4507 .)

References in Text

The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770 , as amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

1990-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–628, §1211(1), (2), substituted "sixteen" for "twelve", "United States who have a demonstrated commitment to the National Park System," for "United States," and "anthropology, biology, geology, and related disciplines," for "and natural science," and inserted at end "Such board shall also provide recommendations on the designation of national historic landmarks and national natural landmarks. Such board is strongly encouraged to consult with the major scholarly and professional organizations in the appropriate disciplines in making such recommendations."

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–628, §1211(3), (4), substituted "1995" for "1990" and "The provisions of section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (the Act of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776) are hereby waived with respect to the Board, but in" for "In".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–628, §1212, added subsec. (c).

1978-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–625 increased Board membership to twelve from eleven.

1976-Pub. L. 91–383, §9, as added by Pub. L. 94–458, renamed the Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments as the National Park System Advisory Board, substituted natural science for human geography as a field from which member selection may be made, limited appointment term to four years rather than at pleasure of Secretary, eliminated duty of Board to make recommendations concerning use of surplus property as an historic monument, provided for continuation of Board until Jan. 1, 1990, and made it subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Termination of Advisory Councils

Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770 , 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

New York City National Shrines Advisory Board

Act Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 779, §§1, 2, 69 Stat. 632 , as amended by Pub. L. 85–658, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 613 , provided for the appointment of an advisory board, to be known as the New York City National Shrines Advisory Board, to render advice to the Secretary of the Interior and to further public participation in the rehabilitation, development and the preservation of those historic properties in the New York City area that are of great national significance, identified as the Federal Hall National Memorial, Castle Clinton National Monument, and the Statue of Liberty National Monument, to conduct a study of these historic properties, and to submit recommendations concerning their preservation and administration to the Secretary of the Interior, such report and recommendations of the Board to be transmitted to the Congress by the Secretary of the Interior, together with his recommendations thereon, within one year following the date of the establishment of the Board, and with the Board to cease to exist when the Secretary of the Interior found that its purposes had been accomplished. The Secretary of the Interior was authorized to accept donations of funds for rehabilitation, development and preservation of the historic properties including any made upon condition that such funds are to be expended only if Federal funds in an amount equal to the donated funds are appropriated for such purposes.

Federal Hall National Memorial

Act Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 779, §3, 69 Stat. 633 , provided that the Federal Hall Memorial National Historic Site, established pursuant to the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666) [sections 461 to 467 of this title], should thereafter be known as the "Federal Hall National Memorial".

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 1e, 230e, 281e, 282a, 282b, 396d, 397d, 407q, 410u, 410w, 410z–4, 410aa–2, 410bb–1, 410ee, 410ii–5, 410jj–4, 410kk–1, 410ll, 410nn–1, 410oo–3, 410pp–2, 410rr–3, 410rr–7, 410ss–1, 410tt–3, 410yy–2, 410bbb–2, 410ccc–2, 430m, 450e–1, 450hh–2, 450jj–5, 450pp–1, 459h–4, 462, 464, 465, 466, 467, 467b, 468, 469, 470a, 698r, 1133, 1244 of this title; title 40 sections 304a–2, 484, 871; title 43 section 377b.