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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§450ss–5 Limitations on funding

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXI— - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 450ss–5

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can give the rest of $5,000,000 from the National Park Service’s National Recreation and Preservation account to start an endowment fund. That money stays available until it is used. Any federal dollars spent under these rules must be matched by at least one non‑Federal dollar for every Federal dollar. Gifts to the Foundation for making, keeping up, running, or funding the Memorial count toward that match, no matter what year the gift was made.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §450ss–5

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Authorization of Appropriations: 11 So in original. “Appropriations” probably should not be capitalized.
(1)In furtherance of the purposes of sections 450ss to 450ss–7 of this title, the Secretary may provide, from the National Park Service’s National Recreation and Preservation account, the remainder of the sum of $5,000,000 for an endowment fund subject to paragraph (2), to remain available until expended.
(2)Amounts appropriated in any fiscal year to carry out the provisions of sections 450ss to 450ss–7 may only be expended on a matching basis in a ratio of at least one non-Federal dollar to every Federal dollar. For the purposes of this provision, each non-Federal dollar donated to the Foundation for the creation, maintenance, operation, or endowment of the Memorial shall satisfy the matching dollar requirement without regard to the fiscal year in which such donation is made.

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Amendments

2021—Par. (1). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “the Secretary may provide, from the National Park Service’s National Recreation and Preservation account, the remainder of” for “there is hereby authorized”. 2004—Par. (1). Pub. L. 108–199, § 544(f)(1), inserted “for an endowment fund subject to paragraph (2)” after “the sum of $5,000,000”. Par. (2). Pub. L. 108–199, § 544(f)(2), struck out “Trust or to the Oklahoma City Memorial” after “each non-Federal dollar donated to the” and substituted “operation, or endowment” for “or operation”.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 450ss–5

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73