Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73
§200507 Conversion of recreation property
Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Outdoor Recreation Programs › Chapter CHAPTER 2005— - URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM › § 200507
Summary
Property improved under this chapter must remain public recreation unless the Secretary approves a change that fits the local recovery plan and ensures replacement recreation of similar location and usefulness.
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Title 54, §200507
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No property improved or developed with assistance under this chapter shall, without the approval of the Secretary, be converted to other than public recreation uses. The Secretary shall approve such a conversion only if the Secretary finds it to be in accord with the then-current local park and recreation recovery action program and only on such conditions as the Secretary considers necessary to ensure the provision of adequate recreation properties and opportunities of reasonably equivalent location and usefulness.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 20050716 U.S.C. 2509.Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1010, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3543. The words “then current” are substituted for “current” for clarity.
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54 U.S.C. § 200507
Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73