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

§302905 Religious Property

Title 54 › Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs › CHAPTER 3029 — GRANTS › § 302905

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Grants can pay to preserve, stabilize, restore, or repair religious properties on the National Register if the work is non-religious, does not promote religion, and protects historic features. Funds cannot be used to buy those properties.

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Title 54, §302905

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(a)In General.—

Grants may be made under this chapter for the preservation, stabilization, restoration, or rehabilitation of religious property listed on the National Register if the purpose of the grant—

(1)is secular;

(2)does not promote religion; and

(3)seeks to protect qualities that are historically significant.

(b)Effect of Section.—

Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the use of any funds made available under this subdivision for the acquisition of any religious property listed on the National Register.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30290516 U.S.C. 470a(e)(4).Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(e)(4), as added Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4007(2), Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4758.

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 302905

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110