US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 410jjj–4

Authorization of appropriations; general management plan

(a)

In general

section 410jjj(b) of this titleThe Secretary may not expend more than $60,500,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for land acquisition nor more than $2,000,000 for the development of essential facilities. The Secretary may expend such additional sums as are necessary from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for acquisition of lands described in .

(b)

General management plan

Within three years from the effective date of this subchapter the Secretary shall, after consulting with the Governor of the State of South Carolina, develop and transmit to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress a general management plan for the use and development of the park consistent with the purposes of this subchapter, indicating:
(1)
the lands and interests in lands adjacent or related to the park which are deemed necessary or desirable for the purposes of resource protection, scenic integrity, or management and administration of the area in furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter, and the estimated cost thereof;
(2)
the number of visitors and types of public use within the park which can be accommodated in accordance with the protection of its resources;
(3)
the location and estimated cost of facilities deemed necessary to accommodate such visitors and uses.
(c)

Authorization of appropriations

Notwithstanding subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for construction and development within the park.

Pub. L. 94–545, § 590 Stat. 2518Pub. L. 98–141, § 697 Stat. 909Pub. L. 100–524, § 6102 Stat. 2607Pub. L. 108–108, title I, § 135117 Stat. 1270(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 94–545The effective date of this subchapter, referred to in subsec. (b), probably means the date of enactment of , which was approved on .

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–524, § 6(a)1988—Subsec. (a). , inserted sentence at end relating to expenditure of additional sums for acquisition of lands.

Pub. L. 100–524, § 6(b)Subsec. (c). , added subsec. (c).

Pub. L. 98–1411983—Subsec. (a). substituted “$60,500,000” for “$35,500,000” and “$2,000,000” for “$500,000”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Pub. L. 108–108, § 135section 410jjj of this titleIn subsecs. (b) and (c), “park” substituted for “monument” pursuant to , which is set out as a note under and which redesignated the Congaree Swamp National Monument as the Congaree National Park.

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate abolished and replaced by Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, effective . See Rule XXV of Standing Rules of the Senate, as amended by Senate Resolution No. 4 (popularly cited as the “Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977”), approved .

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives on , by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Third Congress.