S. 1693 · 105th Congress · enacted
National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998
Became Public Law No: 105-391.
Latest official action 1998-11-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: National Park Service Career Development, Training, and Management Title II: National Park System Resource Inventory and Management Title III: Study Regarding Addition of New National Park System Areas Title IV: National Park Service Concessions Management Title V: Fees for Use of National Park System Title VI: National Park Passport Program Title VII: National Park Foundation Support Title VIII: Miscellaneous Provisions National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 - Title I: National Park Service Career Development, Training, and Management - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to continually improve the ability of the National Park Service to provide state-of-the-art management, protection, and interpretation of, and research on, the National Park System (NPS) resources. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to develop: (1) a comprehensive training program for employees in all professional careers in the Service's workforce to assure that it has the best, up-to-date knowledge, skills, and abilities with which to manage, interpret, and protect NPS resources; and (2) a clear management development and training program to enable qualified Service employees from any appropriate academic field to move into park management positions, including the position of NPS unit superintendent. (Sec. 104) Requires: (1) each NPS unit to prepare and make public a five…
Congressional Research Service · 1998-10-13
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