Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-102
§200507 Conversion of Recreation Property
Title 54 › Subtitle II — Outdoor Recreation Programs › CHAPTER 2005 — URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM › § 200507
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Chapter-assisted property can't be taken out of public recreation without the Secretary's approval; approval must fit the local plan and ensure replacement similarly located and useful.
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Title 54, §200507
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No property improved or developed with assistance under this chapter shall, without the approval of the Secretary, be converted to other than public recreation uses. The Secretary shall approve such a conversion only if the Secretary finds it to be in accord with the then-current local park and recreation recovery action program and only on such conditions as the Secretary considers necessary to ensure the provision of adequate recreation properties and opportunities of reasonably equivalent location and usefulness.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 20050716 U.S.C. 2509.Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1010, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3543. The words “then current” are substituted for “current” for clarity.
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54 U.S.C. § 200507
Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102