Natural Resource Reference Desk
Laws and Related Material
- Mineral Leasing Act
- NPS Legislative and Congressional Affairs
- Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act)
- National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000
- What Does the 1916 Organic Act Require of the National Park Service?
- National Park System Resource Protection Act (commonly known as 19jj)
- Wilderness.net Public Law Library
- National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)
- The Thomas Bill - National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998, P.L. 105-391 (16 USC 5901 et seq.)
- National Trails System Act
- General Mining Act of 1872
- Clean Air Act
- Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
- Comp. Env. Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)
- The Organic Act and the Stewardship of Resources within Park Boundaries
- National Park Service: The First 75 Years - Preface
- Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
- Section 1.4 of the Management Policies
- Endangered Species Act of 1973
- National Park Service Organic Act
- Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (P.L. 90-542, as amended) (16 U.S.C. 1271-1287)
- Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA)
- Federal Cave Resources protection Act of 1988 (FCRPA)
- Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899
- The National Park System Timeline
- Mining in the Parks Act
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
- Wilderness Act
Executive Orders
- Executive Order No. 11988 -- Floodplain Management (Amended by EO 12148)
- Executive Order 13158 - Marine Protected Areas
- Search for Executive Orders
- Executive Order 11644 - Off-road vehicles on public lands (Amended by EO 11989 )
- Executive Order 13089 - Coral Reef Protection
- Executive Order 13112 - Invasive Species (Amended by: EO 13286)
- Executive Order 11990 - Protection of wetlands
Regulations
NPS Management Policies
Departmental Manual
Director's Orders - Natural Resource Director's Orders
- Director's Order #77-4: Use of Pharmaceuticals for Wildlife
- Director's Order #77-2: Floodplain Management
- Director's Order #14: Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
- Director's Order #47: Sound Preservation and Noise Management
- Director's Order #78: Social Science
- Director's Order #12: Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and Decision-making
- Director's Order #13A: Environmental Management Systems
- Director's Order #77-1: Wetland Protection
Director's Orders - Related Director's Orders
- Director's Orders Main Webpage
- Director's Order #53: Special Park Uses
- Director's Order #1: NPS Directives System
- Director's Order #35A: Sale or Lease of Park Services, Resources, or Water in Support of Activities Outside the Boundaries of National Park Areas
- Director's Order #18: Wildland Fire Management
- Director's Order #41 Wilderness Preservation and Management
- Director's Order #83: Public Health
- Director's Order #21: Donations and Fundraising
- Director's Order #70: Internet and Intranet Publishing
- Director's Order #52A: Communicating the National Park Service Mission
- Director's Order #5: Paper and Electronic Communications
- Director's Order #19: Records Management
- Director's Order #24: Museum Collections Management
- Director's Order # 32: Cooperating Associations
- Director's Order #2: Park Planning
- Director's Order #20: Agreements
Natural Resource Management Guidance (RM#77)
Procedures/Manuals - Natural Resource Procedures/Manuals
- Reference Manual #13A: Environmental Management Systems
- Handbook to Director's Order #14 - Damage Assessment and Restoration
- Procedural Manual #77-2: Floodplain Management
- Handbook to Director's Order #12 - Handbook for Environmental Impact Analysis
- Handbook to Director's Order #12 - Handbook for Environmental Impact Analysis
- Procedural Manual #77-1: Wetland Protection
- Integrated Pest Management Manual
Procedures/Manuals - Related Procedures/Manuals
- Reference Manual to Director's Order #83 - Bathing Beaches
- Reference Manual to Director's Order #41, Wilderness Preservation and Management
- Reference Manual to Director's Order #32: Cooperating Associations
- Reference Manual to Director's Order #83 - Backcountry Sanitation Guidelines
- Records Disposition Schedule
- Reference Manual #18: Wildland Fire Management
- Agreements Handbook
- Reference Manual to Director's Order #53 - Special Park Uses
- Tools for Park Planning
Last Updated: February 25, 2012
