§582a–3 Matching Funds; Reapportionment to Other Qualifying Institutions; Reductions

Summary

Federal payments to state-certified colleges and universities for forestry research must not be more in any fiscal year than the amount those schools budget from non-Federal sources for forestry research in that same year. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1971, and June 30, 1972, the Virgin Islands and Guam did not have to provide matching funds, and money authorized for those years could cover the full cost of their forestry research. The Secretary may make payments when the college or university official in charge certifies the research expenses. If a certified school does not budget as much non-Federal money as it could receive, the Secretary must give the unused Federal funds to other eligible schools in the same State, or if there are none, to qualifying schools in other States. If a State cuts the amount it gives a certified school (including revenue-sharing money) because the Federal allotment went up, the school’s next Federal payment must be reduced by the same amount, and that reduced amount is reapportioned the same way.