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[CITE: 16USC4601]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                CHAPTER 66--TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA PROGRAM
 
Sec. 4601. 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 (hereinafter 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 chapter referred to as the 
    ``Secretary''), have distinguished themselves in the activities 
    described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(Pub. L. 101-628, title XI, Sec. 1102, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4502.)

                       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, Nov. 28, 1990, 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.


                               Short Title

    Section 1101 of title XI of Pub. L. 101-628 provided that: ``This 
title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the `Take Pride in America 
Act'.''
