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16 U.S.C. § 1704 — Grants to States
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**(a) 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.
**(b) Application requirements for grants; approval by Secretaries**
(1) 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—
(A) 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
(B) such other information as the Secretaries may jointly by regulation prescribe.
(2) The Secretaries may approve applications w
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**(a) 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.
**(b) Application requirements for grants; approval by Secretaries**
(1) 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—
(A) 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
(B) such other information as the Secretaries may jointly by regulation prescribe.
(2) 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.
**(c) Limitation on the amount of grant**
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
**(d) Appropriation percentage** Thirty per centum of the sums appropriated under [section 1706 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1706&num=0&edition=prelim) for any fiscal year shall be made available for grants under this section for such fiscal year.
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The Congress finds that the Youth Conservation Corps has demonstrated a high degree of success as a pilot program wherein American youth, representing all segments of society, have benefited by gainful employment in the healthful outdoor atmosphere of the national park system, the national forest system, other public land and water areas of the United States and by their employment have developed, enhanced, and maintained the natural resources of the United States, and whereas in so doing the youth have gained an understanding and appreciation of the Nation’s environment and heritage equal to one full academic year of study, it is accordingly the purpose of this subchapter to expand and make permanent the Youth Conservation Corps and thereby further the development and maintenance of the natural resources by America’s youth, and in so doing to prepare them for the ultimate responsibility of maintaining and managing these resources for the American people.
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There are authorized to be appropriated amounts not to exceed $60,000,000 for each fiscal year, which amounts shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out this subchapter shall remain available for obligation and expenditure until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which appropriated.
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**(a)** Until Congress shall further provide for the government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, all executive, legislative, and judicial authority necessary for the civil administration of the Trust Territory shall continue to be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner and through such agency or agencies as the President of the United States may direct or authorize.
**(b)** The head of any department, corporation, or other agency of the executive branch of the Government may, upon the request of the Secretary of the Interior, extend to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, with or without reimbursement, scientific, technical, and other assistance under any program administered by such agency, or extend to the Trust Territory any Federal program administered by such agency, if the assistance or program will promote the welfare of the Trust Territory, notwithstanding any provision of law under which the Trust Territory may otherwise be ineligible for the assistance or program: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall not request assistance pursuant to this subsection that involves, in the aggregate, an estimated nonreimbursable cost in any one fiscal year in excess of $150,000: Provided further, That the cost of any program extended to the Trust Territory under this subsection shall be reimbursable out of appropriations authorized and made for the government of the Trust Territory pursuant to section 2 of this Act, as amended. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to financial assistance under a grant-in-aid program.
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Page 1981
TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1704
entity or organization using the facility and
shall not be a responsibility of the Secretaries
or the Corps.
(b) Use of unoccupied Federal facilities and
equipment
Existing but unoccupied Federal facilities and
surplus or unused equipment (or both), of all
types including military facilities and equip-
ment, shall be utilized for the purposes of the
Corps, where appropriate and with the approval
of the Federal agency involved. To minimize
transportation costs, Corps members shall be
employed on conservation projects as near to
their places of residence as is feasible.
(c) Contracts for the operation of projects
The Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may contract with any
public agency or organization or any private
nonprofit agency or organization which has been
in existence for at least five years for the oper-
ation of any Youth Conservation Corps project.
(Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 103, formerly § 3, Aug. 13,
1970, 84 Stat. 795; Pub. L. 92–597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86
Stat. 1319; Pub. L. 93–408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat.
1067; renumbered title I, § 103, and amended Pub.
L. 103–82, title I, § 105(1)–(3), Sept. 21, 1993, 107
Stat. 848.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–82, § 105(2), substituted
‘‘subchapter’’ for ‘‘chapter’’ in introductory provisions.
1974—Pub. L. 93–408 reenacted existing provisions
with minor changes.
1972—Pub. L. 92–597 substantially reenacted existing
provisions and inserted provisions requiring the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
to determine and select appropriate work and edu-
cation programs and projects for participation by mem-
bers of the Corps and to provide that permanent or
semipermanent facilitie
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