PUBLIC LAW 96-489—DEC. 2, 1980
94 STAT. 2553
Public Law 96-489 96th Congress An Act To promote safety and health in skiing and other outdoor winter recreational activities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CHARTER
Dec. 2, 1980 [S. 43]
Skiing and
winter recreational activities, safety
1. National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated, a corporation National Ski organized under the laws of the States of New York and Colorado is Patrol System, hereby recognized as such and granted a Federal charter. i^'^r^J'^^fr^f SECTION
36 USC 1501. POWERS
SEC. 2. National Ski Patrol Svstem, Incorporated (hereinafter 36 USC 1502. referred to as the "corporation) shall have only those powers granted to it through its bylaws and articles of incorporation filed in the States where it is incorporated. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF CORPORATION
SEC. 3. The purposes of the corporation shall be to promote, in any 36 USC 1503. and all ways, patriotic, scientific, educational and civic improvement activities, public safety in skiing, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the dissemination of information with respect thereto and the formation of volunteer local patrols, consisting of competent skiers trained in the administration of first aid, for the purpose of preventing accidents and rendering speedy assistance to persons sustaining accidents; to solicit contributions of money, services, and other property for, and generally to encourage and assist in carrying out, the foregoing purposes in every way. SERVICE OF PROCESS
SEC. 4. With respect to service of process, the corporation shall ^^ use 1504. comply with the laws of the States in which it is incorporated and those States in which it carries on its activities in furtherance of its corporate purposes. MEMBERSHIP
SEC. 5. Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights 36 USC 1505. and privileges of members shall, except as provided in this Act, be as provided in the bylaws of the corporation. BOARD OF D I R E C TO R S: COMPOSITION: RESPONSIBIUTIES
SEC. 6. The board of directors of the corporation and the responsibil- ^6 USC 1506. ities thereof shall be as provided in the articles of incorporation of the corporation and in conformity with the laws of the State or States where incorporated.
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