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Laws and Related Material

Mineral Leasing Act
NPS Legislative and Congressional Affairs
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act)
National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000
What Does the 1916 Organic Act Require of the National Park Service?
National Park System Resource Protection Act (commonly known as 19jj)
Wilderness.net Public Law Library
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)
'The Thomas Bill' - National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998, P.L. 105-391 (16 USC 5901 et seq.)
National Trails System Act
General Mining Act of 1872
Clean Air Act
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
Comp. Env. Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)
The Organic Act and the Stewardship of Resources within Park Boundaries
National Park Service: The First 75 Years - Preface
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
Section 1.4 of the Management Policies
Endangered Species Act of 1973
National Park Service Organic Act
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (P.L. 90-542, as amended) (16 U.S.C. 1271-1287)
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA)
Federal Cave Resources protection Act of 1988 (FCRPA)
Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899
The National Park System Timeline
Mining in the Parks Act
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Wilderness Act

Executive Orders

Executive Order No. 11988 -- Floodplain Management (Amended by EO 12148)
Executive Order 13158 - Marine Protected Areas
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Executive Order 11644 - Off-road vehicles on public lands (Amended by EO 11989 )
Executive Order 13089 - Coral Reef Protection
Executive Order 13112 - Invasive Species (Amended by: EO 13286)
Executive Order 11990 - Protection of wetlands

Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36

NPS Management Policies

Things to Know About NPS Policy
NPS Management Policies

Departmental Manual

Departmental Manual

Director's Orders - Natural Resource Director's Orders

Director's Order #77-4: Use of Pharmaceuticals for Wildlife
Director's Order #77-2: Floodplain Management
Director's Order #14: Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
Director's Order #47: Sound Preservation and Noise Management
Director's Order #78: Social Science
Director's Order #12: Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and Decision-making
Director's Order #13A: Environmental Management Systems
Director's Order #77-1: Wetland Protection

Director's Orders - Related Director's Orders

Director's Orders Main Webpage
Director's Order #53: Special Park Uses
Director's Order #1: NPS Directives System
Director's Order #35A: Sale or Lease of Park Services, Resources, or Water in Support of Activities Outside the Boundaries of National Park Areas
Director's Order #18: Wildland Fire Management
Director's Order #41 Wilderness Preservation and Management (downloadable)
Director's Order #83: Public Health
Director's Order #21: Donations and Fundraising
Director's Order #70: Internet and Intranet Publishing
Director's Order #52A: Communicating the National Park Service Mission
Director's Order #5: Paper and Electronic Communications
Director's Order #19: Records Management
Director's Order #24: Museum Collections Management
Director's Order # 32: Cooperating Associations
Director's Order #2: Park Planning
Director's Order #20: Agreements

Natural Resource Management Guidance (RM#77)

Natural Resource Management Reference Manual #77

Procedures/Manuals - Natural Resource Procedures/Manuals

Reference Manual #13A: Environmental Management Systems
Handbook to Director's Order #14 - Damage Assessment and Restoration
Procedural Manual #77-2: Floodplain Management
Handbook to Director's Order #12 - Handbook for Environmental Impact Analysis
Handbook to Director's Order #12 - Handbook for Environmental Impact Analysis - Zipped Word 8.0 File
Procedural Manual #77-1: Wetland Protection
Integrated Pest Management Manual

Procedures/Manuals - Related Procedures/Manuals

Reference Manual to Director's Order #83 - Bathing Beaches (PDF format)
Reference Manual to Director's Order #41, Wilderness Preservation and Management (downloadable)
Reference Manual to Director's Order #32: Cooperating Associations (Zipped Word 8.0)
Reference Manual to Director's Order #83 - Backcountry Sanitation Guidelines (PDF format)
Records Disposition Schedule
Reference Manual #18: Wildland Fire Management
Agreements Handbook
Reference Manual to Director's Order #53 - Special Park Uses (~918k zipped file containing 69 files in Microsoft Word and Excel)
Tools for Park Planning

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