This page lists laws cited in Management Policies, Director's Orders, and Policy Memoranda.
- Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 (43 USC 2101 - 2106)
- Acquired Lands Mineral Leasing Act (30 USC 301 - 306)
- Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 USC 551 et seq.)
- Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) (16 USC 3101 - 3233)
- American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) (42 USC 1996 - 1996a)
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) (42 USC 12101 - 12213)
- Animal Welfare Act (7 USC 2131 - 2159)
- Anti-Deficiency Act (31 USC 1341)
- Antiquities Act of 1906 (54 USC 320301 - 320303)
- Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA) (16 USC 470aa - 470mm)
- Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 USC 4151 - 4156)
- Clean Air Act (CAA) (42 USC 7401 - 7671q)
- Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 USC 1451 - 1466)
- Commemorative Works Act (40 USC 8901 - 8909)
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 1980 (CERCLA) (42 USC 9601)
- Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (specifically, 54 USC 101702(d))
- Credit CARD Act of 2009 (specifically, 54 USC 104906)
- Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 USC 1531 - 1544)
- Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 USC 13201 - 13574)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 (42 USC 2000e - 16(a))
- Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act (EXPLORE Act) (Public Law No: 118-234)
- Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) ( (5 USC 1001 - 1014)
- Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988 (FCRPA) (16 USC 4301 - 4310)
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 USC 136 - 136y)
- Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA) (16 USC 6801 - 6814)
- Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (31 USC 3512(d))
- Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 (23 USC 138)
- Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) (33 USC 1251 - 1387)
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552)
- General Mining Act of 1872 (30 USC 22 et seq.)
- Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 USC 1001 - 1028)
- Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) (31 USC 1115 et seq.)
- Great American Outdoors Act (Public Law 116-152)
- Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 USC 5101 - 5127)
- Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act (54 USC 320101 et seq.) (popularly known as the Historic Sites Act)
- Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (54 USC 200301 - 200310)
- Mineral Leasing Act (30 USC 181 - 287)
- Mining in the Parks Act (54 USC 100731 - 100737)
- Museum Act (54 USC 102501 - 102504)
- National Cemeteries Act of 1973 (38 USC 2400 - 2410)
- National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 USC 4321 - 4370d)
- National Heritage Area Act (PL 117-339)
- National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (54 USC 300101 et seq.)
- National Park Service Centenial Act (PL 114-289)
- National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 (54 USC 101911 - 1019)
- National Park Service Organic Act (54 USC 100101 et seq.)
- National Park System Donor Acknowledgment (54 USC 101101 Note)
- National Park System General Authorities Act (54 USC 100101(b) et seq.)
- National Park System Resource Protection Act (54 USC 100721 - 100725)
- National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (title VIII of PL 106-181)
- National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (54 USC 100701 et seq.)
- National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (54 USC 100502)
- National Trails System Act (16 USC 1241 - 1251)
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 USC 3001 - 3013)
- Negotiated Rulemaking Act (5 USC 561 - 570a)
- Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 USC 4901 - 4918)
- NPS Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 (54 USC 101911 - 101926)
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 USC 651 - 678)
- Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 USC 2701 - 2762)
- Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (specifically, 54 USC 101702)
- Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (PL 111-11; 123 Stat. 991; H.R. 146)
- Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 (54 USC 200101 - 200104)
- Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (16 USC 470aaa - 470aaa-11)
- Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a)
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC 701 - 796l)
- Reorganization Act of 1933 (which resulted in expansion of the National Park System)
- Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 (33 USC 401)
- Safe Drinking Water Act (42 USC 300f - 300j26)
- Solid Waste Disposal Act (includes RCRA) (42 USC 6901 - 6992k)
- Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 USC 3701 - 3722)
- Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 USC 1201 - 1328)
- Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 USC 332 note; section 704(c) of PL 104-104)
- The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 USC 5121 - 5208)
- Toxic Substances Control Act (15 USC 2601 - 2697)
- Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 (54 USC 102301)
- Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 USC 1271 - 1287)
- Wilderness Act (16 USC 1131 - 1136)
Last updated: September 11, 2025