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§200308 Contracts for Acquisition of Land and Water

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Outdoor Recreation Programs › Chapter 2003— LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND › § 200308

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

No more than $30,000,000 each fiscal year from the Fund described in section 200303 may be used to enter contracts to buy land, water, or interests in land or water in the areas named in section 200306(a)(2). The head of the department may sign those contracts under limits the Secretary sets. The contracts are legal obligations of the United States and must be paid with Fund money set aside for that purpose. Purchases can only happen if another federal law allows them.

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Title 54, §200308

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Not more than $30,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated from the Fund by section 200303 of this title may be obligated by contract during each fiscal year for the acquisition of land, water, or interest in land or water within areas specified in section 200306(a)(2) of this title. The contract may be executed by the head of the department concerned, within limitations prescribed by the Secretary. The contract shall be a contractual obligation of the United States and shall be liquidated with money appropriated from the Fund specifically for liquidation of that contract obligation. No contract may be entered into for the acquisition of property pursuant to this section unless the acquisition is otherwise authorized by Federal law.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 20030816 U.S.C. 460l–10a.Pub. L. 88–578, title I, § 9, formerly § 8, as added Pub. L. 90–401, § 4, July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 355; Pub. L. 91–308, § 3, July 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 410; renumbered § 9, Pub. L. 92–347, § 2, July 11, 1972, 86 Stat. 459; Pub. L. 93–303, § 3, June 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 194.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Rescission of Contract AuthorityProvisions rescinding contract authority provided for specific fiscal years by 54 U.S.C. 200308 (formerly 16 U.S.C. 460l–10a) were contained in the appropriation acts that were listed in a note under former section 460l–10a of Title 16, Conservation, and in the following appropriation acts: Pub. L. 115–31, div. G, title I, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 443. Pub. L. 114–113, div. G, title I, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2532. Pub. L. 113–235, div. F, title I, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2402. Pub. L. 113–76, div. G, title I, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 295.

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 200308

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60