54 USC § 101102 - Authority to accept and use funds to consolidate Federal land ownership

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identifier: "/us/usc/t54/s101102"
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title: "54 USC § 101102 - Authority to accept and use funds to consolidate Federal land ownership"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "101102"
section_name: "Authority to accept and use funds to consolidate Federal land ownership"
chapter_number: 1011
chapter_name: "DONATIONS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3119.)"
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# § 101102. Authority to accept and use funds to consolidate Federal land ownership

**(a)** **In General.—** The Secretary may—

**(1)** accept and use funds that may be donated in order to consolidate Federal land ownership within the existing boundaries of any System unit; and

**(2)** encourage the donation of funds for that purpose, subject to the condition that donated funds are to be expended for purposes of this section only if Federal funds in an amount equal to the amount of the donated funds are appropriated for the purposes of this section.

**(b)** **Authorization of Appropriations.—** There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year not more than $500,000 to match funds that are donated for those purposes.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3119.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 101102 | 16 U.S.C. 452a. | Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1163, 68 Stat. 1037. |

In subsection (b), the words “not more than $500,000” are substituted for “such funds as may be necessary” and the text of  (proviso) to eliminate unnecessary words.