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Other information on laws relating to the National Park Service may be obtained through the Legislative and Congressional Affairs web site.

Policy Related Laws

Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987

Acquired Lands Mineral Leasing Act

Administrative Procedure Act (APA)

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA)

American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA)

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

Animal Welfare Act

Anti-Deficiency Act

Antiquities Act of 1906 HTML

Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA)

Architectural Barriers Act of 1968

Clean Air Act (CAA)

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972

Commemorative Works Act

Comp. Env. Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)

Department of Transportation Act of 1969 (Section 4(f)--Preservation of Parklands)

Endangered Species Act of 1973

Energy Policy Act of 1992

Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972

Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)

Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988 (FCRPA)

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA)

Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (section (d))

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

General Mining Act of 1872

Geothermal Steam Act of 1970

Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA)

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act

Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965

Mineral Leasing Act

Mining in the Parks Act

Museum Act

National Cemeteries Act of 1973

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998

National Park Service Organic Act (16 USC sections 1 through 4)

National Park System General Authorities Act

National Park System Resource Protection Act (commonly known as)

National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (title VIII of PL 106-181)

National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998

National Trails System Act

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)

Negotiated Rulemaking Act

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

Oil Pollution Act of 1990

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (commonly known as)

Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-11; 123 Stat. 991; H.R. 146)

Privacy Act of 1974

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899

Safe Drinking Water Act

Solid Waste Disposal Act (includes RCRA)

Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

Telecommunications Act of 1996 (section 704(c) of PL 104-104)

The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

Toxic Substances Control Act

Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Wilderness Act

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