§469h — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary can give Wisconsin technical help to plan and develop the reserve. The Secretary can also pay money for projects: up to 25% of each project's actual cost, with a total cap of $2,500,000. Under an agreement with Wisconsin, the Secretary may pay up to 50% of the yearly costs to manage, protect, maintain, and repair the reserve. If the Secretary finds the reserve is not being properly managed or required matching funds are not provided by the State or other non-Federal sources, the Secretary can stop contributions under sections 469d to 469i.

Title 16, §469h

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(a)The Secretary is authorized to provide technical assistance to the State of Wisconsin for planning and development of the reserve in accordance with the comprehensive plan.

(b)In addition to grants made pursuant to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965,11 See References in Text note below. the Secretary is authorized to make grants of not to exceed 25 per centum of the actual cost of each development project within the reserve in accordance with the comprehensive plan: Provided, That the maximum amount of such grants for all projects shall not exceed $2,500,000.

(c)The Secretary, pursuant to an agreement with the State of Wisconsin, may pay up to 50 per centum of the annual cost of management, protection, maintenance, and rehabilitation of the reserve.

(d)Whenever the Secretary determines that appropriate management and protection set down in the comprehensive plan are not being afforded the nationally significant values within the reserve or that funds are not being provided on the prescribed matching basis by the State of Wisconsin or other non-Federal sources, he may terminate contributions under sections 469d to 469i of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 88–578, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 897, which was classified principally to part B (§ 460l–4 et seq.) of subchapter LXIX of chapter 1 of this title. section 2, 3, 4(i)(1)(C), (j) to (n), 5 to 10, and 201 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 100506(c) and 100904 and chapter 2003 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs, by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.

Amendments

1980—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–199 substituted “$2,500,000” for “$425,000”. 1970—Pub. L. 91–483 substituted provisions authorizing the Secretary to provide technical assistance and financial grants in addition to those under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, not exceeding 25 percent of the actual cost of each development project and up to a maximum of $425,000 and to share equally the annual costs of management, protection, maintenance and rehabilitation of the reserve for provisions for part recovery of the funds granted in case of conversion, and use or disposal contrary to the purposes of the establishment of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve, and reenacted provisions for the termination of the grants.

§469h Comprehensive Plan for Reserve Development