54 USC § 302505 - Eligibility and responsibility of certified local government

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title: "54 USC § 302505 - Eligibility and responsibility of certified local government"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "302505"
section_name: "Eligibility and responsibility of certified local government"
chapter_number: 3025
chapter_name: "CERTIFICATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3198.)"
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# § 302505. Eligibility and responsibility of certified local government

Any local government—

**(1)** that is certified under this chapter shall be eligible for funds under section 302902(c)(4) of this title; and

**(2)** that is certified, or making efforts to become certified, under this chapter shall carry out any responsibilities delegated to it in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary or advisable.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3198.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 302505 | 16 U.S.C. 470a(c)(3). | Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(c)(3), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 91–383, § 11, as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1942; Pub. L. 93–54, § 1(d), July 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 96–205, title VI, § 608(a)(1), (2), Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 92; Pub. L. 96–515, title II, § 201(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2992. |

The words “or which is making efforts to become so certified” are omitted in paragraph (1) for consistency with section 302902(c)(4) of the new title.