§200502 — Title 54 National Park Service and Related Programs | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary will decide which cities and counties can get federal help under this program based on need. The Secretary must publish a list of eligible local governments in the Federal Register and explain the rules used. Eligibility rules will focus on signs of worn-out parks or systems and on physical and economic distress. The Secretary may also allow other local governments in metropolitan areas to be eligible under the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–625, 92 Stat. 3538). When picking projects, the Secretary will set priorities based on factors like population, condition of facilities, lack of nearby recreation especially for minority and low- and moderate-income people, public input, how a project fits local revitalization plans, whether it creates jobs or involves neighborhood and nonprofit groups, and state or private support. For grants aimed at at-risk youth, priority goes to programs serving the highest-risk youth, teaching life skills, offering tutoring or mentoring, operating during late-night or nonschool hours, working with justice and social service agencies and community groups, leveraging other investments, and showing chances to continue without federal funds or to be a model. Grants to discretionary applicants allowed under the metropolitan-area rule may not exceed 15 percent of the total money for rehabilitation grants, innovation grants, and recovery action program grants.

Title 54, §200502

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(a)Eligibility of general purpose local governments for assistance under this chapter shall be based on need as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a list of local governments eligible to participate in this program, to be accompanied by a discussion of criteria used in determining eligibility. Criteria shall be based on factors that the Secretary determines are related to deteriorated recreational facilities or systems and physical and economic distress.

(b)In addition to eligible local governments established in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary may establish eligibility, in accord with the findings and purpose of the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–625, 92 Stat. 3538), of other general purpose local governments in metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

(c)(1)The Secretary shall establish priority criteria for project selection and approval that consider such factors as—

(A)population;

(B)condition of existing recreation areas and facilities;

(C)demonstrated deficiencies in access to neighborhood recreation opportunities, particularly for minority and low- and moderate-income residents;

(D)public participation in determining rehabilitation or development needs;

(E)the extent to which a project supports or complements target activities undertaken as part of a local government’s overall community development and urban revitalization program;

(F)the extent to which a proposed project would provide—

(i)employment opportunities for minorities, youth, and low- and moderate-income residents in the project neighborhood;

(ii)for participation of neighborhood, nonprofit, or tenant organizations in the proposed rehabilitation activity or in subsequent maintenance, staffing, or supervision of recreation areas and facilities; or

(iii)both; and

(G)the amount of State and private support for a project as evidenced by commitments of non-Federal resources to project construction or operation.

(2)For at-risk youth recreation grants, the Secretary shall give a priority to each of the following criteria:

(A)Programs that are targeted to youth who are at the greatest risk of becoming involved in violence and crime.

(B)Programs that teach important values and life skills, including teamwork, respect, leadership, and self-esteem.

(C)Programs that offer tutoring, remedial education, mentoring, and counseling in addition to recreation opportunities.

(D)Programs that offer services during late night or other nonschool hours.

(E)Programs that demonstrate collaboration between local park and recreation, juvenile justice, law enforcement, and youth social service agencies and nongovernmental entities, including the private sector and community and nonprofit organizations.

(F)Programs that leverage public or private recreation investments in the form of services, materials, or cash.

(G)Programs that show the greatest potential of being continued with non-Federal funds or that can serve as models for other communities.

(d)Grants to discretionary applicants under subsection (b) may not be more than 15 percent of the total amount of funds appropriated under this chapter for rehabilitation grants, innovation grants, and recovery action program grants.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 20050216 U.S.C. 2504.Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1005, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3540; Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31503, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1889. In subsection (a), the words “Within one hundred and twenty days after November 10, 1978” are omitted as obsolete. In subsection (b), the word “standard” is omitted as obsolete. The words “the Director of the Office of Management and Budget” are substituted for “census”. See 31 U.S.C. 1104(d), Executive Order No. 10253 (31 U.S.C. 1104 note), and 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3).

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–625, 92 Stat. 3538), referred to in subsec. (b), is title X of Pub. L. 95–625, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3538, which was classified generally to chapter 45 (§ 2501 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. The Act was substantially repealed and restated as this chapter by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3180, 3272. The findings and purposes of the Act are contained in section 1002 and 1003 of the Act. section 1002 was classified to section 2501 of Title 16 and was omitted from the Code. section 1003 is set out as a note under section 200501 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of Title 16, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of this title.

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