USC Subchapter I

in effect

54 U.S.C. § 101301 Maintenance management system

The Service shall implement a maintenance management system in the maintenance and operations programs of the System. The system shall include the following elements: (1) A workload inventory of assets including detailed information that quantifies for all assets (including buildings, roads, utility systems, and grounds that must be maintained) the characteristics affecting the type of maintenance work performed. (2) A set of maintenance tasks that describe the maintenance work in each System unit. (3) A description of work standards including—(A) frequency of maintenance; (B) measurable quality standard to which assets should be maintained; (C) methods for accomplishing work; (D) required labor, equipment, and material resources; and (E) expected worker production for each maintenance task. (4) A work program and performance budget that develops an annual work plan identifying maintenance needs and financial resources to be devoted to each maintenance task. (5) A work schedule that identifies and prioritizes tasks to be done in a specific time period and specifies required labor resources. (6) Work orders specifying job authorizations and a record of work accomplished that can be used to record actual labor and material costs. (7) Reports and special analyses that compare planned versus actual accomplishments and costs and that can be used to evaluate maintenance operations.

54 U.S.C. § 101302 Authority of Secretary to carry out certain activities

(a) In General.—To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may consider advisable, may carry out the activities described in this section. (b) Transportation.—The Secretary may provide transportation of employees located at an isolated area of the System and to members of their families, if—(1) the area is not adequately served by commercial transportation; and (2) the transportation is incidental to official transportation services. (c) Recreation Facilities, Equipment, and Services.—The Secretary may provide recreation facilities, equipment, and services for use by employees and their families located at an isolated area of the System. (d) Field and Special Purpose Equipment.—The Secretary may purchase field and special purpose equipment required by employees for the performance of assigned functions. The purchased equipment shall be regarded and listed as System equipment. (e) Meals and Lodging.—The Secretary may provide meals and lodging, as the Secretary considers appropriate, for members of the United States Park Police and other employees of the Service, as the Secretary may designate, serving temporarily on extended special duty in System units. For this purpose the Secretary may use funds appropriated for the expenses of the Department of the Interior.

54 U.S.C. § 101303 Medical attention for employees

(a) In General.—In the administration of the Service, the Secretary may contract for medical attention and service for employees and to make necessary payroll deductions agreed to by the employees for that medical attention and service. (b) Employees Located at Isolated Situations.—The Secretary may provide, out of amounts appropriated for the general expense of the System units, medical attention for employees of the Service located at isolated situations, including—(1) moving the employees to hospitals or other places where medical assistance is available; and (2) in case of death, to remove the bodies of deceased employees to the nearest place where they can be prepared for shipment or for burial.

54 U.S.C. § 101304 Personal equipment and property

(a) Purchase of Personal Equipment and Supplies.—The Secretary may purchase personal equipment and supplies for employees of the Service and make deductions for the equipment and supplies from amounts appropriated for salary payments or otherwise due the employees. (b) Lost, Damaged, or Destroyed Property.—The Secretary, in the administration of the Service, may reimburse employees and other owners of horses, vehicles, and other equipment lost, damaged, or destroyed while in the custody of the employee or the Department of the Interior, under authorization, contract, or loan, for necessary firefighting, trail, or other official business. Reimbursement shall be made from any available funds in the appropriation to which the hire of the equipment would be properly chargeable. (c) Equipment Required To Be Furnished by Field Employees.—The Secretary may—(1) require field employees of the Service to furnish horses, motor and other vehicles, and miscellaneous equipment necessary for the performance of their official work; and (2) provide, at Federal Government expense, forage, care, and housing for animals, and housing or storage and fuel for vehicles and other equipment required to be furnished. (d) Hire, Rental, and Purchase of Property.—The Secretary, under regulations the Secretary may prescribe, may authorize the hire, rental, or purchase of property from employees of the Service whenever it would promote the public interest to do so.

54 U.S.C. § 101305 Travel expenses of System employees and dependents of deceased employees

In the administration of the System, the Secretary may, under regulations the Secretary may prescribe, pay the travel expenses (including the costs of packing, crating, and transporting (including draying) personal property) of— (1) employees, on permanent change of station of the employees; and (2) dependents of deceased employees—(A) to the nearest housing reasonably available that is of a standard not less than that which is vacated, including compensation for not to exceed 60 days rental cost, in the case of an employee who occupied Federal Government housing and whose death requires the housing to be promptly vacated; and (B) to the nearest port of entry in the conterminous 48 States in the case of an employee whose last permanent station was outside the conterminous 48 States.