Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§4602 Gifts and Bequests
Title 16 › Chapter 66— TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA PROGRAM › § 4602
Summary
The Secretary may accept and manage donations of money or personal property for the TPIA Program, including investing them in government securities. Those donations are treated as gifts to the United States and are not subject to sequestration. The Secretary must keep records, and donations and any proceeds must be used as closely as possible to the donor’s instructions.
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Title 16, §4602
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(a)The Secretary may solicit, accept, hold, administer, invest in government securities, and use gifts and bequests of money and other personal property to aid or facilitate the purposes of the TPIA Program. Property so donated and accepted shall not be subject to sequestration.
(b)The Secretary shall maintain a full accounting of such gifts and bequests.
(c)For purposes of Federal law, property accepted pursuant to this section shall be considered as a gift, bequest, or devise to the United States.
(d)Any property and the proceeds thereof shall be used as nearly as practicable in accordance with the terms of the gift or bequest.
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16 U.S.C. § 4602
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60