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Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73not60

§307108 Privately Donated Funds

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle III— National Preservation Programs › Chapter 3071— MISCELLANEOUS › § 307108

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary may accept donated money for projects to acquire, restore, preserve, or recover data from National Register properties owned by State, local, or nonprofit. Secretary must consider national and local importance, risk of loss, and donor intent. Donations need not meet matching rules in sections 302901 and 302902(b) and may match Historic Preservation Fund grants. With donor consent, unused donations may be transferred to the Service and used under this division.

Full Legal Text

Title 54, §307108

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(a)In furtherance of the purposes of this division, the Secretary may accept the donation of funds that may be expended by the Secretary for projects to acquire, restore, preserve, or recover data from any property included on the National Register, as long as the project is owned by a State, any unit of local government, or any nonprofit entity.
(b)(1)In expending the funds, the Secretary shall give due consideration to—
(A)the national significance of the project;
(B)its historical value to the community;
(C)the imminence of its destruction or loss; and
(D)the expressed intentions of the donor.
(2)Funds expended under this subsection shall be made available without regard to the matching requirements established by section 302901 and 302902(b) of this title, but the recipient of the funds shall be permitted to utilize them to match any grants from the Historic Preservation Fund.
(c)The Secretary may transfer unobligated funds previously donated to the Secretary for the purposes of the Service, with the consent of the donor, and any funds so transferred shall be used or expended in accordance with this division.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30710816 U.S.C. 470h–1.Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 109, as added Pub. L. 96–244, § 1, May 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 346. In subsection (a), the word “included” is substituted for “listed” for consistency in the revised subtitle.

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54 U.S.C. § 307108

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60