16 U.S.C. § 1704 | Grants to States

(a)

Projects for preservation of non-Federal public lands and waters; “States” defined

The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly establish a program under which grants shall be made to States to assist them in meeting the cost of projects for the employment of young men and women to develop, preserve, and maintain non-Federal public lands and waters within the States. For purposes of this section, the term “States” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and American Samoa.

(b)

Application requirements for grants; approval by Secretaries

(1)

No grant may be made under this section unless an application therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture. Such application shall be in such form, and submitted in such manner, as the Secretaries shall jointly by regulation prescribe, and shall contain—

(A)

assurances satisfactory to the Secretaries that individuals employed under the project for which the application is submitted shall (i) have attained the age of fifteen but not attained the age of nineteen, (ii) be permanent residents of the United States or its territories, possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, (iii) be employed without regard to the personnel laws, rules, and regulations applicable to full-time employees of the applicant, (iv) be employed for a period of not more than ninety days in any calendar year, and (v) be employed without regard to their sex or social, economic, or racial classification; and

(B)

such other information as the Secretaries may jointly by regulation prescribe.

(2)

The Secretaries may approve applications which they determine (A) to meet the requirements of paragraph (1), and (B) are for projects which will further the development, preservation, or maintenance of non-Federal public lands or waters within the jurisdiction of the applicant.

(c)

Limitation on the amount of grant

(1)

The amount of any grant under this section shall be determined jointly by the Secretaries, except that no grant for any project may exceed 80 per centum of the cost (as determined by the Secretaries) of such project.

(2)

Payments under grants under this section may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement and at such intervals and on such conditions as the Secretaries find necessary.

(d)

Appropriation percentage

section 1706 of this titleThirty per centum of the sums appropriated under for any fiscal year shall be made available for grants under this section for such fiscal year.

Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 104Aug. 13, 197084 Stat. 796 Pub. L. 92–597Oct. 27, 197286 Stat. 1320 Pub. L. 93–408Sept. 3, 197488 Stat. 1067 Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(1)Sept. 21, 1993107 Stat. 848(, formerly § 4, , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered title I, § 104, and amended , (3), (5), , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–82, § 105(5)section 1706 of this title1993—Subsec. (d). , made technical amendment to reference to to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act.

Pub. L. 93–4081974—Subsec. (a). substituted “jointly establish a program” for “jointly establish a pilot grant program”.

Pub. L. 92–5791972— substituted provisions relating to pilot grant program for State projects for provisions relating to Secretarial reports.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–82Oct. 1, 1993section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82 section 1701 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Executive Documents

Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

section 1681 of Title 48For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding , Territories and Insular Possessions.