54 USC § 200505 - State action

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identifier: "/us/usc/t54/s200505"
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title: "54 USC § 200505 - State action"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "200505"
section_name: "State action"
chapter_number: 2005
chapter_name: "URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM"
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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. 3185.)"
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# § 200505. State action

**(a)** **Additional Match.—** The Secretary may increase rehabilitation grants or innovation grants authorized in section 200503 of this title by providing an additional match equal to the total match provided by a State of up to 15 percent of total project costs. The Federal matching amount shall not exceed 85 percent of total project cost.

**(b)** **Adequate Implementation of Local Recovery Plans.—** The Secretary shall encourage States to assist the Secretary in ensuring—

**(1)** that local recovery plans and programs are adequately implemented by cooperating with the Secretary in monitoring local park and recreation recovery plans and programs; and

**(2)** consistency of the plans and programs, where appropriate, with State recreation policies as set forth in statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plans.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3185.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 200505 | 16 U.S.C. 2507. | Pub. L. 95–625, title X, § 1008, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3542. |

In subsection (a), the words “rehabilitation grants or innovation grants” are substituted for “Federal implementation grants” for clarity. See 36 CFR 72.32(c).