Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-110
§101102 Authority to Accept and Use Funds to Consolidate Federal Land Ownership
Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1011 — DONATIONS › SUBCHAPTER I — AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY › § 101102
Summary
The Secretary can accept and spend donated money to help combine federal land inside the current boundaries of any System unit. Donations may be sought, but they can only be used if Congress provides an equal amount of federal money, and up to $500,000 may be appropriated each fiscal year to match donated funds.
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Title 54, §101102
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(a)In General.—
The Secretary may—
(1)accept and use funds that may be donated in order to consolidate Federal land ownership within the existing boundaries of any System unit; and
(2)encourage the donation of funds for that purpose, subject to the condition that donated funds are to be expended for purposes of this section only if Federal funds in an amount equal to the amount of the donated funds are appropriated for the purposes of this section.
(b)Authorization of Appropriations.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year not more than $500,000 to match funds that are donated for those purposes.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10110216 U.S.C. 452a.Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1163, 68 Stat. 1037. In subsection (b), the words “not more than $500,000” are substituted for “such funds as may be necessary” and the text of 16 U.S.C. 45a (proviso) to eliminate unnecessary words.
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54 U.S.C. § 101102
Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110