54 USC § 200308 - Contracts for acquisition of land and water

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title: "54 USC § 200308 - Contracts for acquisition of land and water"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "200308"
section_name: "Contracts for acquisition of land and water"
chapter_number: 2003
chapter_name: "LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3179.)"
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# § 200308. Contracts for acquisition of land and water

section 200303 of this titlesection 200306(a)(2) of this title

Not more than $30,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated from the Fund by  may be obligated by contract during each fiscal year for the acquisition of land, water, or interest in land or water within areas specified in . The contract may be executed by the head of the department concerned, within limitations prescribed by the Secretary. The contract shall be a contractual obligation of the United States and shall be liquidated with money appropriated from the Fund specifically for liquidation of that contract obligation. No contract may be entered into for the acquisition of property pursuant to this section unless the acquisition is otherwise authorized by Federal law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3179.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 200308 | 16 U.S.C. 460l–10a. | Pub. L. 88–578, title I, § 9, formerly § 8, as added Pub. L. 90–401, § 4, July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 355; Pub. L. 91–308, § 3, July 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 410; renumbered § 9, Pub. L. 92–347, § 2, July 11, 1972, 86 Stat. 459; Pub. L. 93–303, § 3, June 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 194. |

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Rescission of Contract Authority

Provisions rescinding contract authority provided for specific fiscal years by  (formerly –10a) were contained in the appropriation acts that were listed in a note under former section 460–10a of Title 16, Conservation, and in the following appropriation acts:

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