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Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73

§200511 Funding limitations

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Outdoor Recreation Programs › Chapter CHAPTER 2005— - URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM › § 200511

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Limits how grant money can be spent under the program. No single State can get more than 15% of the program’s grant funds in any fiscal year. No more than 3% of the yearly grant money can go to recovery action program grants, and no more than 10% can go to innovation grants. Local governments may use at most 25% of the funds they receive under the program for program support. None of the program funds may be used to buy land or any interest in land.

Full Legal Text

Title 54, §200511

National Park Service and Related Programs — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The amount of grants made under this chapter for projects in any one State for any fiscal year shall not be more than 15 percent of the amount made available for grants to all of the States for that fiscal year.
(b)Not more than 3 percent of the amount made available for grants under this chapter for a fiscal year shall be used for recovery action program grants.
(c)Not more than 10 percent of the amount made available for grants under this chapter for a fiscal year shall be used for innovation grants.
(d)Not more than 25 percent of the amount made available under this chapter to any local government shall be used for program support.
(e)No funds made available under this chapter shall be used for the acquisition of land or an interest in land.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 200511(a)16 U.S.C. 2512(a) (1st paragraph 1st, 3d, last sentences).Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1013(a) (1st paragraph), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3544; Pub. L. 98–454, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1736; Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31505(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1889. 200511(b), (c)16 U.S.C. 2512(a) (1st paragraph 2d sentence). 200511(d)16 U.S.C. 2512(b).Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1013(b), as added Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31505(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1890. 200511(e)16 U.S.C. 2513.Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1014, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3544. In subsection (a), the text of 16 U.S.C. 2512(a) (1st paragraph 1st and last sentences) is omitted as obsolete. The words “in the aggregate” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “amount made available for grants to all of the States” are substituted for “aggregate amount of funds authorized to be appropriated” for clarity and for consistency in the section. In subsections (b) and (c), the words “made available for grants” are substituted for “authorized” for clarity and for consistency in the section. In subsection (b), the words “local park and recreation” are omitted as unnecessary because of the defined term.

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 200511

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73