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16 USC Sec. 460l-7 01/05/99

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND
SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXIX - OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS
Part B - Land and Water Conservation Fund

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Sec. 460l-7. Allocation of land and water conservation fund for
State and Federal purposes

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ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

SEC. 5. Of the amounts made available for each fiscal year to carry out this Act--

(1) 50 percent shall be available for Federal purposes authorized (in this 
Act referred to as the `Federal portion'); and

(2) 50 percent shall be available for grants to States.

There shall be submitted with the annual budget of the United
States a comprehensive statement of estimated requirements during
the ensuing fiscal year for appropriations from the fund. Not less
than 40 per centum of such appropriations shall be available for
Federal purposes. Those appropriations from the fund up to and
including $600,000,000 in fiscal year 1978 and up to and including
$750,000,000 in fiscal year 1979 shall continue to be allocated in
accordance with this section. There shall be credited to a special
account within the fund $300,000,000 in fiscal year 1978 and
$150,000,000 in fiscal year 1979 from the amounts authorized by
section 460l-5 of this title. Amounts credited to this account
shall remain in the account until appropriated. Appropriations
from the special account shall be available only with respect to
areas existing and authorizations enacted prior to the convening of
the Ninety-fifth Congress, for acquisition of lands, waters, or
interests in lands or waters within the exterior boundaries, as
aforesaid, of -
(1) the national park system;
(2) national scenic trails;
(3) the national wilderness preservation system;
(4) federally administered components of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System; and
(5) national recreation areas administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture.

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(Pub. L. 88-578, title I, Sec. 5, formerly Sec. 4, Sept. 3, 1964,
78 Stat. 900; Pub. L. 90-401, Sec. 3, July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 355;
renumbered Sec. 5, Pub. L. 92-347, Sec. 2, July 11, 1972, 86 Stat.
459; amended Pub. L. 94-273, Sec. 3(4), Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat.
376; Pub. L. 94-422, title I, Sec. 101(2), Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat.
1314; Pub. L. 95-42, Sec. 1(2), June 10, 1977, 91 Stat. 210.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The convening of the Ninety-fifth Congress, referred to in text,
took place on Jan. 4, 1977.

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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 5 of Pub. L. 88-578 was renumbered section 6 and
is classified to section 460l-8 of this title.
AMENDMENTS
1977 - Pub. L. 95-42 inserted last four sentences providing that
appropriations from the fund up to and including $600,000,000 in
fiscal year 1978 and up to and including $750,000,000 in fiscal
year 1979 continue to be allocated in accordance with this section,
that there be credited to a special account within the fund
$300,000,000 in fiscal year 1978 and $150,000,000 in fiscal year
1979 from the amounts authorized by section 460l-5 of this title,
that amounts credited to this account remain in the account until
appropriated, and that appropriations from the special account be
available only with respect to areas existing and authorizations
enacted prior to the convening of the Ninety-fifth Congress, for
acquisition of lands, waters, or interests in lands or waters
within the exterior boundaries of the national park system,
national scenic trails, the national wilderness preservation
system, federally administered components of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System, and national recreation areas administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture.
1976 - Pub. L. 94-422 revised subsec. (a), striking out
designation ''(a)'' and striking out provisions relating to the
authority of the President to vary percentages of the fund to be
made available to the States and Federal government, and struck out
subsec. (b) relating to advance appropriations to be allocated for
State and Federal purposes and the schedule and procedure for
repayment of such appropriations.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-273 substituted ''October'' for ''July''
wherever appearing.
1968 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-401 substituted ''until the end of
fiscal year 1969'' for ''for a total of eight years'' in provision
spelling out the term during which the advance appropriations are
authorized from moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
in amounts averaging not more than $60,000,000 for each fiscal
year.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 79c, 398f, 1249 of this
title.