Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§429b–5 Funding Limitations; Contracting Authority, Etc.

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LX— NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 429b–5

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Money for buying land and land interests from the Land and Water Conservation Fund becomes available on October 1, 1981. Even if other parts of the law allow actions, the government can only sign contracts, commit to spending money, or make payments for these programs when Congress has already provided the funds in an appropriation law, and only up to the amounts Congress approved.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §429b–5

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(a)Authorizations of moneys to be appropriated under sections 429b to 429b–5 of this title from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for acquisition of properties and interests shall be effective on October 1, 1981.

(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 429b to 429b–5 of this title, authority to enter into contracts, to incur obligations, or to make payments under sections 429b to 429b–5 of this title shall be effective only to the extent, and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 429b–5

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60