Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§410y–6 Availability of Funds; Authorization of Appropriations; Adjustment of Appropriations

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LVI— CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 410y–6

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may use any funds available for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal property to run the park. Congress can provide up to $28,400,000 for land and $17,000,000 (1970 prices) for development, plus or minus adjustments for ordinary construction‑cost changes shown by engineering cost indexes.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §410y–6

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(a)Any funds that may be available for purposes of administration of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal property may hereafter be used by the Secretary for the purposes of the park.
(b)There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter, not to exceed $28,400,000 for land acquisition and not to exceed $17,000,000 (1970 prices) for development, plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indices applicable to the types of construction involved herein.

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Amendments

1978—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–625 substituted “$28,400,000” for “$20,400,000”.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 410y–6

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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