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Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-110

§200511 Funding Limitations

Title 54 › Subtitle II — Outdoor Recreation Programs › CHAPTER 2005 — URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM › § 200511

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Grants from this program cannot give more than 15% of the total yearly grant money to projects in any one State. No more than 3% of the yearly grant money may go to recovery action program grants, and no more than 10% may go to innovation grants. A local government may use at most 25% of the funds it receives for program support. None of the money can be used to buy land or any interest in land.

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Title 54, §200511

National Park Service and Related Programs, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Limitation of Funds.—
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)Recovery Action Program Grants.—
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)Innovation Grants.—
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)Program Support.—
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 Land Acquisition.—
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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110