Title 20EducationRelease 119-73

§5609 Authorization of appropriations

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 66— - MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION › § 5609

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

$2,000,000 per year is authorized for fiscal years 2020–2029 for the Trust Fund. $4,000,000 per year is authorized for 2020–2029 for the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund: $3,000,000 must pay operations (up to $1,000 for official reception and representation) and $1,000,000 must fund grants or arrangements to pay for neutral services and help non‑Federal parties take part in environmental dispute resolution with Federal agencies. A total of $12,300,000 is authorized to carry out section 5604(7) over the five fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2025.

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Title 20, §5609

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(a)There is authorized to be appropriated to the Trust Fund $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029 to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(b)There is authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund established by section 5607a of this title $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029, of which—
(1)$3,000,000 shall be used to pay operations costs (including not more than $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses); and
(2)$1,000,000 shall be used for grants or other appropriate arrangements to pay the costs of services provided in a neutral manner relating to, and to support the participation of non-Federal entities (such as State and local governments, tribal governments, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals) in, environmental conflict resolution proceedings involving Federal agencies.
(c)There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5604(7) of this title $12,300,000 for the 5-fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year 2025.

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2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–47, § 203(1), substituted “2029” for “2023”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–47, § 203(2), substituted “2029” for “2023” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–47, § 203(3), substituted “5-fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year 2025.” for “5-fiscal year period beginning with the fiscal year in which this subsection is enacted.” 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–94, § 309(1), substituted “$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023” for “$40,000,000”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–94, § 309(2), substituted “fiscal years 2020 through 2023” for “fiscal years 2004 through 2008”. 2003—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–160 added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund established under section 5607a of this title— “(1) $4,250,000 for fiscal year 1998, of which— “(A) $3,000,000 shall be for capitalization; and “(B) $1,250,000 shall be for operation costs; and “(2) $1,250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002 for operation costs.” 2000—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–568 added subsec. (c). 1998—Pub. L. 105–156, § 8, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “There is authorized to be appropriated to the Trust Fund” for “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund”, and added subsec. (b).

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20 U.S.C. § 5609

Title 20Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73