(a)
Program.—
The National Park Foundation shall design and implement a comprehensive
program to assist and promote philanthropic programs of support at the
individual System unit level.
(b)
Implementation.—
The program under subsection (a) shall be implemented to—
(1)
assist in the creation of local nonprofit support organizations; and
(2)
provide support, national consistency, and management-improving
suggestions for local nonprofit support organizations.
(c)
Program.—
The program under subsection (a)—
(1)
shall include the greatest number of System units as is practicable;
and
(2)
at a minimum shall include—
(A)
a standard adaptable organizational design format to establish and
sustain responsible management of a local nonprofit support organization
for support of a System unit;
(B)
standard and legally tenable bylaws and recommended money-handling
procedures that can easily be adapted as applied to individual System
units; and
(C)
a standard training curriculum to orient and expand the operating
expertise of personnel employed by local nonprofit support
organizations.
(d)
Annual Report.—
The National Park Foundation shall report the progress of the program under
subsection (a) in the annual report of the Foundation.
(e)
Affiliations.—
(1)
Charter or corporate bylaws.—
Nothing in this section requires—
(A)
a nonprofit support organization or friends group to modify current
practices or to affiliate with the National Park Foundation; or
(B)
a local nonprofit support organization, established as a result of
this section, to be bound through its charter or corporate bylaws to be
permanently affiliated with the National Park Foundation.
(2)
Establishment.—
An affiliation with the National Park Foundation shall be established
only at the discretion of the governing board of a nonprofit organization.
Structure US Code
Title 54— NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Subtitle I— National Park System
DIVISION A— ESTABLISHMENT AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER II— NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
§ 101111. Purpose and establishment of Foundation
§ 101113. Gifts, devises, or bequests
§ 101114. Disposition of property or income
§ 101119. Liability of United States
§ 101120. Promotion of local fundraising support
§ 101121. Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service