Subchapter II—National Park Foundation
§ 101111. Purpose and establishment of Foundation
To encourage private gifts of real and personal property, or any income from, or other interest in, the property, for the benefit of, or in connection with, the Service, its activities, or its services, and thereby to further the conservation of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or recreational resources for future generations of Americans, there is established a charitable and nonprofit corporation to be known as the National Park Foundation to accept and administer those gifts.
§ 101112. Board
(a) Membership.—The National Park Foundation shall consist of a Board having as members the Secretary, the Director, and no fewer than 6 private citizens of the United States appointed by the Secretary.
(b) Term of Office and Vacancies.—The term of the private citizen members of the Board is 6 years. If a successor is chosen to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of a term, the successor shall be chosen only for the remainder of that term.
(c) Chairman and Secretary.—The Secretary shall be the Chairman of the Board and the Director shall be the Secretary of the Board.
(d) Board Membership Not an Office.—Membership on the Board shall not be an office within the meaning of the statutes of the United States.
(e) Quorum.—A majority of the members of the Board serving at any time shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(f) Seal.—The National Park Foundation shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed.
(g) Meetings.—The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman and there shall be at least one meeting each year.
(h) Compensation and Reimbursement.—No compensation shall be paid to the members of the Board for their services as members, but they shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as members out of National Park Foundation funds available to the Board for those purposes.
§ 101113. Gifts, devises, or bequests
(a) Authority To Accept Gifts, Devises, or Bequests.—
- (1) In general.—The National Park Foundation may accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gifts, devises, or bequests, either absolutely or in trust of real or personal property, or any income from, or other interest in, the gift, devise, or bequest, for the benefit of, or in connection with, the Service, its activities, or its services.
(2) Gift, devise, or bequest that is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests.—A gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the National Park Foundation even though it is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private persons if any current or future interest in the gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the Service, its activities, or its services.
