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

§307108 Privately Donated Funds

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may accept donated money to pay for projects that buy, restore, protect, or recover data from places on the National Register, as long as the project is owned by a State, a local government, or a nonprofit. When spending the money, the Secretary must consider the project’s national importance, its value to the community, how soon it might be lost, and the donor’s wishes. These donated funds do not have to meet the matching rules in sections 302901 and 302902(b), but recipients may use them to match Historic Preservation Fund grants. With the donor’s consent, unused donated funds may be moved to the Service and used under these same rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 54, §307108

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(a)Projects for Which Funds May Be Used.—
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)Consideration of Factors Respecting Expenditure of Funds.—
(1)In general.—
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 available without regard to matching requirements.—
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)Transfer of Unobligated Funds.—
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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110