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Section 2. That the director shall, under the direction of the Secretary 

 of the Interior, have the supervision, management and control of the 

 several national parks, national monuments, the Hot Springs Reserva- 

 tion in the State of Arkansas, and such other national parks, national 

 monuments and reservations of like character as may hereafter be cre- 

 ated or authorized by Congress. 



Section 3. That the Secretary of the Interior shall make and publish 

 such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the 

 use and management of such parks, monuments and reservations, as are 

 hereby or may hereafter be placed under the jurisdiction of the National 

 Park Service, and any violation of any of the rules and regulations au- 

 thorized by this Act shall be punished, as provided for in Section 50 of 

 the Act entitled "An Act to codify and amend the penal laws of the 

 United States," approved March 4, nineteen hundred and nine, as amend- 

 ed by Section Six of the Act of June 25, nineteen hundred and ten, 

 (Thirty-sixth United States Statutes at Large, page 857). He may also 

 upon terms and conditions to be fixed by him, sell or dispose of timber 

 in those cases where the cutting of such timber is requisite for properly 

 controlling the attacks of insects or disease, or of otherwise conserving 

 the scenery or the natural or historic objects in any park, monument or 

 other reservation; grant privileges, leases and permits for the use of 

 land, but only for the accommodation of visitors in the various parks, 

 monuments or other reservations herein provided for, but for periods 

 not exceeding twenty years, and that no natural curiosities, wonders or 

 objects of interest shall be leased, rented or granted to any one on such 

 terms as to interfere with free access to them by the public. It is 

 further provided that in the granting of leases and concessions, and in 

 the general management and development of said parks, monuments and 

 reservations, no action unless specifically provided for by future enact- 

 ments of Congress shall be detrimental to the fundamental object of 

 these aforesaid parks, monuments and reservations, which object is to 

 conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects therein and to 

 provide for the enjoyment of said scenery and objects by the public in 

 any manner and by any means that will leave them unimpaired for the 

 enjoyment of future generations. The funds derived from such sales, 

 leases, permits and privileges, shall be deposited in the treasury as a gen- 

 eral fund to be expended by the director, under the supervision of the 

 Secretary of the Interior, in the administration, maintenance and im- 

 provements of the parks, monuments and reservations herein provided 

 for. 



Section 4. That the expenses incident to the establishment of such 

 National Park Service shall be met out of funds allotted to the Interior 

 Department for similar purposes and shall be submitted in the book of 

 estimates furnished to the House of Representatives by the Department 

 of the Interior. 



Section 5. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are 

 hereby repealed. 



