§544n — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

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For fiscal years after the fiscal year 1986, money is allowed for buying lands, water, and related interests and for certain local payments. Up to $40,000,000 may be used for those land and water purchases, but no more than $10,000,000 of that can be used under section 544h. Those acquisition funds may come from the Land and Water Conservation Fund even if other rules would limit it. Separately, $2,000,000 is available for payments to local governments under section 544l(c). More money becomes available once the management plan is approved under section 544d. Then $10,000,000 is for an interpretive center in Oregon and a conference center in Washington, $10,000,000 is for recreation facilities, $2,800,000 is to restore the Old Columbia River Scenic Highway in Oregon, and $5,000,000 per State is for economic development grants under section 544i. If a State fails to do its required work under section 544c within three years, those grant funds may be used instead to buy land under section 544h. Counties must have a land use ordinance that the Commission and the Secretary find consistent with the management plan to receive the local payments and the funds listed above.

Title 16, §544n

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(a)There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years after the fiscal year 1986 such sums as are described below; 11 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a colon.

(1)For the purpose of acquisition of lands, water and interests therein pursuant to sections 544 to 544p of this title: $40,000,000: Provided, That of this amount no more than $10,000,000 shall be available to acquire lands, water, and interests therein pursuant to section 544h of this title. Such amounts are authorized to be appropriated from amounts covered into the Land and Water Conservation Fund notwithstanding any allocation, apportionment, or limitation contained in chapter 2003 of title 54.

(2)For the purpose of providing payments to local governments pursuant to section 544l(c) of this title: $2,000,000.

(b)There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years after the fiscal year 1986, effective upon concurrence on the management plan pursuant to section 544d of this title:

(1)For the purpose of construction of an interpretive center to be located in the State of Oregon, and a conference center to be located in the State of Washington: $10,000,000.

(2)For the purpose of construction of recreation facilities pursuant to section 544e(d) of this title: $10,000,000.

(3)For the purpose of preparing a program and restoring and reconstructing the Old Columbia River Scenic Highway, Oregon pursuant to section 544j of this title: $2,800,000.

(4)For the purpose of providing economic development grants pursuant to section 544i of this title: $5,000,000 for each State: Provided, That funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this paragraph shall be available for the acquisition of lands and interests therein pursuant to section 544h of this title if, at the expiration of three years, the States have failed to carry out their respective function pursuant to section 544c of this title.

(c)Funds appropriated under subsections (a)(2) and (b) shall not be made available for any county which does not have in effect a land use ordinance which has been found to be consistent by the Commission, and concurred on by the Secretary as consistent with the management plan pursuant to section 544f of this title.

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2014—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–287, which directed amendment of par. (1) by substituting “chapter 2003 of title 54” for “the Land and Water Conservation Fund (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 and following)”, was executed by making the substitution for “the Land and Water Conservation Fund (16 U.S.C. 4601–4 and following)”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

§544n Authorization of Appropriations

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Title 16, §544n

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