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Parks & Protected Areas Management

The following laws and policies apply to all national parks in the country

American Antiquities Act (55KB PDF)

American Indian Religious Freedom Act (38KB PDF)

Archeological Resources Protection Act (159KB PDF)

Director's Order 12 Handbook (568KB PDF)

Endangered Species Act (177KB PDF)

Executive Order 1298 Environmental Justice (20KB PDF)

Lacey Act (37KB PDF)

National Environmental Policy Act (54KB PDF)

National Historic Preservation Act (260KB PDF)

National Park Service Organic Act (24KB PDF)

National Parks Omnibus Act (38KB PDF)

Redwood Amendment (14KB PDF)

The Wilderness Act (48KB PDF)

US Code Section 3 (23KB PDF)

US Code Section 26 (26KB PDF)

For more information, or other laws and regulations not listed here, please see:

NPS National Office Laws and Regulations

NPS National Office Policies

 

 

 

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