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[CITE: 16USC460l-7]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
              SUBCHAPTER LXIX--OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS
 
                Part B--Land and Water Conservation Fund
 
Sec. 460l-7. Allocation of land and water conservation fund for 
        State and Federal purposes
        
    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.

(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.)

                       References in Text

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


                            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.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 79c, 398f, 1249 of this 
title.
