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§ 200310. Transfers to and from Fund 
(a) MOTORBOAT FUEL TAXES.—There shall be set aside in the Fund the 
amounts specified in section 9503(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(c)(3)(B)). 
(b) REFUNDS OF TAXES.—There shall be paid from time to time from the 
Fund into the general fund of the Treasury amounts estimated by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury as equivalent to— 
(1) the amounts paid before April 1, 2013, under section 6421 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6421) with respect to gasoline 
used after December 31, 1964, in motorboats, on the basis of claims filed 
for periods ending before April 1, 2012; and 
(2) 80 percent of the floor stocks refunds made before April 1, 2013, 
under section 6412(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 6412(a)(1)) with respect to gasoline to be used in motorboats. 
Chapter 2005—Urban Park and Recreation 
Recovery Program 
Sec. 
200501.
Definitions. 
200502.
Federal assistance. 
200503.
Rehabilitation grants and innovation grants. 
200504.
Recovery action programs. 
200505.
State action. 
200506.
Non-Federal share of project costs. 
200507.
Conversion of recreation property. 
200508.
Coordination of program. 
200509.
Recordkeeping. 
200510.
Inapplicability of matching provisions. 
200511.
Funding limitations. 
§ 200501. Definitions 
In this chapter: 
(1) AT-RISK YOUTH RECREATION GRANT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘at-risk youth recreation grant’’ 
means a grant in a neighborhood or community with a high preva-
lence of crime, particularly violent crime or crime committed by 
youthful offenders. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘at-risk youth recreation grant’’ in-
cludes— 
(i) a rehabilitation grant; 
(ii) an innovation grant; and 
(iii) a matching grant for continuing program support for 
a program of demonstrated value or success in providing con-
structive alternatives to youth at risk for engaging in criminal 
behavior, including a grant for operating, or coordinating, a 
recreation program or service. 
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(C) ADDITIONAL USES OF REHABILITATION GRANT.—In addition 
to the purposes specified in paragraph (8), a rehabilitation grant 
that serves as an at-risk youth recreation grant may be used for the 
provision of lighting, emergency phones, or any other capital im-
provement that will improve the security of an urban park. 
(2) GENERAL PURPOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘general pur-
pose local government’’ means— 
(A) a city, county, town, township, village, or other general pur-
pose political subdivision of a State; and 
(B) the District of Columbia. 
(3) INNOVATION
GRANT.—The term ‘‘innovation grant’’ means a 
matching grant to a local government to cover costs of personnel, facili-
ties, equipment, supplies, or services designed to demonstrate innovative 
and cost-effective ways to augment park and recreation opportunities at 
the neighborhood level and to address common problems related to facil-
ity operations and improved delivery of recreation service, not including 
routine operation and maintenance activities. 
(4) MAINTENANCE.—The term ‘‘maintenance’’ means all commonly ac-
cepted practices necessary to keep recreation areas and facilities oper-
ating in a state of good repair and to protect them from deterioration 
resulting from normal wear and tear. 
(5) PRIVATE, NONPROFIT
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘private, nonprofit 
agency’’ means a community-based, nonprofit organization, corporation, 
or association organized for purposes of providing recreational, conserva-
tion, and educational services directly to urban residents on a neighbor-
hood or communitywide basis through voluntary donations, voluntary 
labor, or public or private grants. 
(6) RECOVERY ACTION PROGRAM GRANT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘recovery action program grant’’ 
means a matching grant to a local government for development of 
local park and recreation recovery action programs to meet the re-
quirements of this chapter. 
(B) USE.—A recovery action program grant shall be used for re-
source and needs assessment, coordination, citizen involvement and 
planning, and program development activities to— 
(i) encourage public definition of goals; and 
(ii) develop priorities and strategies for overall recreation 
system recovery. 
(7) RECREATION AREA OR FACILITY.—The term ‘‘recreation area or fa-
cility’’ means an indoor or outdoor park, building, site, or other facility 
that is dedicated to recreation purposes and administered by a public 
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or private nonprofit agency to serve the recreation needs of community 
residents. Emphasis shall be on public facilities readily accessible to resi-
dential neighborhoods, including multiple-use community centers that 
have recreation as one of their primary purposes, but excluding major 
sports arenas, exhibition areas, and conference halls used primarily for 
commercial sports, spectator, or display activities. 
(8) REHABILITATION GRANT.—The term ‘‘rehabilitation grant’’ means 
a matching capital grant to a local government for rebuilding, remod-
eling, expanding, or developing an existing outdoor or indoor recreation 
area or facility, including improvements in park landscapes, buildings, 
and support facilities, but excluding routine maintenance and upkeep 
activities. 
(9) SPECIAL PURPOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘special purpose local government’’ 
means a local or regional special district, public-purpose corpora-
tion, or other limited political subdivision of a State. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘special purpose local government’’ 
includes— 
(i) a park authority; 
(ii) a park, conservation, water, or sanitary district; and 
(iii) a school district. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State, an instrumentality of 
a State approved by the Governor of the State, Puerto Rico, Guam, 
American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 
§ 200502. Federal assistance 
(a) ELIGIBILITY DETERMINED BY SECRETARY.—Eligibility of general pur-
pose local governments for assistance under this chapter shall be based on need 
as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
Register a list of local governments eligible to participate in this program, 
to be accompanied by a discussion of criteria used in determining eligibility. 
Criteria shall be based on factors that the Secretary determines are related 
to deteriorated recreational facilities or systems and physical and economic 
distress. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE GENERAL PURPOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—In 
addition to eligible local governments established in accordance with sub-
section (a), the Secretary may establish eligibility, in accord with the findings 
and purpose of the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 (Public 
Law 95–625, 92 Stat. 3538), of other general purpose local governments in 
metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget. 
(c) PRIORITY CRITERIA FOR PROJECT SELECTION AND APPROVAL.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish priority criteria for 
project selection and approval that consider such factors as— 
(A) population; 
(B) condition of existing recreation areas and facilities; 
(C) demonstrated deficiencies in access to neighborhood recreation 
opportunities, particularly for minority and low- and moderate-in-
come residents; 
(D) public participation in determining rehabilitation or devel-
opment needs; 
(E) the extent to which a project supports or complements target 
activities undertaken as part of a local government’s overall commu-
nity development and urban revitalization program; 
(F) the extent to which a proposed project would provide— 
(i) employment opportunities for minorities, youth, and low- 
and moderate-income residents in the project neighborhood; 
(ii) for participation of neighborhood, nonprofit, or tenant 
organizations in the proposed rehabilitation activity or in sub-
sequent maintenance, staffing, or supervision of recreation 
areas and facilities; or 
(iii) both; and 
(G) the amount of State and private support for a project as evi-
denced by commitments of non-Federal resources to project construc-
tion or operation. 
(2) AT-RISK YOUTH RECREATION GRANTS.—For at-risk youth recre-
ation grants, the Secretary shall give a priority to each of the following 
criteria: 
(A) Programs that are targeted to youth who are at the greatest 
risk of becoming involved in violence and crime. 
(B) Programs that teach important values and life skills, includ-
ing teamwork, respect, leadership, and self-esteem. 
(C) Programs that offer tutoring, remedial education, mentoring, 
and counseling in addition to recreation opportunities. 
(D) Programs that offer services during late night or other non-
school hours. 
(E) Programs that demonstrate collaboration between local park 
and recreation, juvenile justice, law enforcement, and youth social 
service agencies and nongovernmental entities, including the private 
sector and community and nonprofit organizations. 
(F) Programs that leverage public or private recreation invest-
ments in the form of services, materials, or cash. 
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