Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73not60
§200511 Funding Limitations
Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle II— Outdoor Recreation Programs › Chapter 2005— URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM › § 200511
Summary
No State may receive more than 15% of this chapter's grant funds in a year. At most 3% may fund recovery action program grants, 10% may fund innovation grants, and local governments may use up to 25% for program support. Grants cannot buy land or land interests.
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Title 54, §200511
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(a)The amount of grants made under this chapter for projects in any one State for any fiscal year shall not be more than 15 percent of the amount made available for grants to all of the States for that fiscal year.
(b)Not more than 3 percent of the amount made available for grants under this chapter for a fiscal year shall be used for recovery action program grants.
(c)Not more than 10 percent of the amount made available for grants under this chapter for a fiscal year shall be used for innovation grants.
(d)Not more than 25 percent of the amount made available under this chapter to any local government shall be used for program support.
(e)No funds made available under this chapter shall be used for the acquisition of land or an interest in land.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 200511(a)16 U.S.C. 2512(a) (1st paragraph 1st, 3d, last sentences).Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1013(a) (1st paragraph), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3544; Pub. L. 98–454, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1736; Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31505(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1889. 200511(b), (c)16 U.S.C. 2512(a) (1st paragraph 2d sentence). 200511(d)16 U.S.C. 2512(b).Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1013(b), as added Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31505(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1890. 200511(e)16 U.S.C. 2513.Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1014, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3544. In subsection (a), the text of 16 U.S.C. 2512(a) (1st paragraph 1st and last sentences) is omitted as obsolete. The words “in the aggregate” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “amount made available for grants to all of the States” are substituted for “aggregate amount of funds authorized to be appropriated” for clarity and for consistency in the section. In subsections (b) and (c), the words “made available for grants” are substituted for “authorized” for clarity and for consistency in the section. In subsection (b), the words “local park and recreation” are omitted as unnecessary because of the defined term.
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54 U.S.C. § 200511
Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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