16-U.S.C.-577H
§577H – Authorization of Appropriations; Limitation On Amount For Purchase of Additional Lands, Water Or Interests Therein; Availability of Other Funds; Annual Report to Congress
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- Reference: Section 577h
- Legend: §577H – Authorization of Appropriations; Limitation On Amount For Purchase of Additional Lands, Water Or Interests Therein; Availability of Other Funds; Annual Report to Congress
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Appropriations authorized; purposes
There are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as are necessary to implement sections 577c, 577d, and 577e to 577h of this title: Provided, That the total appropriations under the authority of said sections shall not exceed $9,000,000 for the purchase and condemnation of lands, water, or interests therein, and that funds made available through the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (78 Stat. 897), as amended [16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.], may also be used for such acquisitions: Provided further, That such appropriations may be used for the payment of court judgments in condemnation actions brought under authority of sections 577c, 577d, and 577e to 577h of this title without regard to the date such actions were initially instituted.
(b) Reports on acquisitions
Not later than March 1 of each year 1977 through 1980, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Congress a report concerning the acquisition of lands or interests in lands under sections 577c, 577d, and 577e to 577h of this title. The final report of the Secretary shall specify whether additional authorizations or appropriations are necessary to carry out the purposes of said sections.
(June 22, 1948, ch. 593, §6, 62 Stat. 570; June 22, 1956, ch. 425, §3, 70 Stat. 328; Pub. L. 87–351, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 772; Pub. L. 94–384, Aug. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1123.)
References in Text
The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 88–578, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 897, as amended, which is classified generally to part B (§460l–4 et seq.) of subchapter LXIX of chapter 1 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 460l–4 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–384 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted implement for carry out the provisions of, $9,000,000 for $4,500,000, and lands, water, or interests therein for land, struck out however after Provided, inserted provision relating to the availability of funds under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act and provision relating to the availability of appropriations for payment of court judgments in condemnation actions regardless of the date of institution of such action, and added subsec. (b).
1961—Pub. L. 87–351 increased appropriation for purchase and condemnation of land from $2,500,000 to $4,500,000.
1956—Act June 22, 1956, increased appropriation for purchase and condemnation of land from $500,000 to $2,500,000.
Availability of Appropriations
Pub. L. 87–351 provided in part that: Funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of the Act [sections 577c, 577d and 577e to 577h of this title] shall remain available until expended.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
16-U.S.C.-576A in the Legal Encyclopedia: Conservation
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16-U.S.C.-576B in the Legal Encyclopedia: Forest
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