§ 1704. Grants to States

Statutory text

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.

Application requirements for grants; approval by Secretaries

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—

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

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

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.

Limitation on the amount of grant

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.

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.

Appropriation percentage

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

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1970
Pub. L. 91–378 title I § 104 · 84 Stat. 794
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1704
Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 104, formerly § 4, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 796
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 104, formerly § 4, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 796
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 4. secretarial reports Upon completion of each year’s pilot program, the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare a joint report detailing the contribution of the program toward achieving the purposes of the Act and providing recommendations. Each report shall be submitted to the President not later than one hundred and eighty days following completion of that year’s pilot program. The President shall transmit the report to the Congress for review and appropriate action.
1972
Pub. L. 92–579 · 86 Stat. 1275
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1704
Pub. L. 92–579 substituted provisions relating to pilot grant program for State projects for provisions relating to Secretarial reports
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 92–579 substituted provisions relating to pilot grant program for State projects for provisions relating to Secretarial reports.
1974
Pub. L. 93–408 · [88 Stat. 1066]
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1704(a)
Pub. L. 93–408 substituted “jointly establish a program” for “jointly establish a pilot grant program”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–408 substituted “jointly establish a program” for “jointly establish a pilot grant program”.
1993
National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993
Pub. L. 103–82 § 105(5) · 107 Stat. 785
Changed · 16 U.S.C. § 1704(d)
Pub. L. 103–82, § 105(5), made technical amendment to reference to section 1706 of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–82, § 105(5), made technical amendment to reference to section 1706 of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(5) in section 104 (as so redesignated), by striking “section 6” in subsection (d) and inserting “section 106”; and
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.

2 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments1972–1993 · 3 rounds

1993

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

1974

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–408 substituted “jointly establish a program” for “jointly establish a pilot grant program”.

1972

Pub. L. 92–579 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

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

Executive Documents

Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

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

Credits

1970–1993 · 4 acts

1970Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 104, formerly § 4, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 796
1972Pub. L. 92–597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1320
1974Pub. L. 93–408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1067
1993renumbered title I, § 104, and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(1), (3), (5), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848.

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(Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 104, formerly § 4, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 796; Pub. L. 92–597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1320; Pub. L. 93–408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1067; renumbered title I, § 104, and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(1), (3), (5), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848.)