Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-102
§200309 Contracts for Options to Acquire Land and Water in System
Title 54 › Subtitle II — Outdoor Recreation Programs › CHAPTER 2003 — LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND › § 200309
Summary
Secretary may buy options to acquire land or water in areas approved for the System. Options must last at least 2 years, their cost counts toward the purchase, and spending is capped at $500,000 per fiscal year from Fund section 200303.
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Title 54, §200309
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The Secretary may enter into contracts for options to acquire land, water, or interests in land or water within the exterior boundaries of any area the acquisition of which is authorized by law for inclusion in the System. The minimum period of any such option shall be 2 years, and any sums expended for the purchase of an option shall be credited to the purchase price of the area. Not more than $500,000 of the sum authorized to be appropriated from the Fund by section 200303 of this title may be expended by the Secretary in any one fiscal year for the options.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 20030916 U.S.C. 460l–10b.Pub. L. 88–578, title I, § 10, formerly § 9, as added Pub. L. 90–401, § 4, July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 355; renumbered § 10, Pub. L. 92–347, § 2, July 11, 1972, 86 Stat. 459.
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54 U.S.C. § 200309
Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102