Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 66 — Take Pride in America Program
§ 4601. Establishment of Take Pride in America Program
Statutory text
In general
There is hereby established the Take Pride in America Program within the Department of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “TPIA Program”).
Purposes
The purposes of the TPIA Program shall include the following:
To establish and maintain a public awareness campaign in cooperation with public and private organizations and individuals—
to instill in the public the importance of the appropriate use of, and appreciation for Federal, State, and local lands, facilities, and natural and cultural resources;
to encourage an attitude of stewardship and responsibility toward these lands, facilities, and resources; and
to promote participation by individuals, organizations, and communities of a conservation ethic in caring for these lands, facilities, and resources.
To conduct a national awards program to honor those individuals and entities which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Secretary”), have distinguished themselves in the activities described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Take Pride in America Act
Pub. L. 101–628 title XI § 1102 · 104 Stat. 4469
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 4601
(Pub. L. 101–628, title XI, § 1102, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4502.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–628, title XI, § 1102, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4502.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1102. ESTABLISHMENT OF TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA PROGRAM. (a) In General.— There is hereby established the Take Pride in America Program within the Department of the Interior (herein-after referred to as the “TPIA Program”). (b) Purposes.— The purposes of the TPIA Program shall include the following: (1) To establish and maintain a public awareness campaign in cooperation with public and private organizations and individuals— (A) to instill in the public the importance of the appropriate use of, and appreciation for Federal, State, and local lands, facilities, and natural and cultural resources; (B) to encourage an attitude of stewardship and responsibility toward these lands, facilities, and resources; and (C) to promote participation by individuals, organizations, and communities of a conservation ethic in caring for these lands, facilities, and resources. (2) To conduct a national awards program to honor those individuals and entities which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”), have distinguished themselves in the activities described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was in the original “this Act”, and was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title XI of Pub. L. 101–628, , 104 Stat. 4502, known as the Take Pride in America Act, which is classified generally to this chapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 101–628, title XI, § 1101, , 104 Stat. 4502, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Take Pride in America Act’.”