(B) provide such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures 
as may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement and accounting 
for Federal funds paid to the State under this chapter. 
(g) RECORDS.—A recipient of assistance under this chapter shall keep such 
records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including records that fully disclose— 
(1) the amount and the disposition by the recipient of the proceeds of 
the assistance; 
(2) the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with 
which the assistance is given or used; and 
(3) the amount and nature of that portion of the cost of the project 
or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will 
facilitate an effective audit. 
(h) ACCESS TO RECORDS.—The Secretary, and the Comptroller General, or 
any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose 
of audit and examination to any records of the recipient that are pertinent 
to assistance received under this chapter. 
(i) PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION.—With respect to property acquired 
or developed with assistance from the Fund, discrimination on the basis of 
residence, including preferential reservation or membership systems, is pro-
hibited except to the extent that reasonable differences in admission and other 
fees may be maintained on the basis of residence. 
(j) COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.—To ensure consistency in 
policies and actions under this chapter with other related Federal programs 
and activities and to ensure coordination of the planning, acquisition, and 
development assistance to States under this section with other related Federal 
programs and activities— 
(1) the President may issue such regulations with respect thereto as 
the President considers desirable; and 
(2) the assistance may be provided only in accordance with the regula-
tions. 
(k) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND OTHER PROJECTS TO REDUCE CRIME.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY AND PURPOSE OF FUNDS.—In addition to assistance 
for planning projects, and in addition to the projects identified in sub-
section (e), and from amounts appropriated out of the Violent Crime Re-
duction Trust Fund, the Secretary may provide financial assistance to 
the States, not to exceed $15,000,000, for projects or combinations thereof 
for the purpose of making capital improvements and other measures to 
increase safety in urban parks and recreation areas, including funds 
to— 
(A) increase lighting within or adjacent to public parks and 
recreation areas; 
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(B) provide emergency telephone lines to contact law enforcement 
or security personnel in areas within or adjacent to public parks 
and recreation areas; 
(C) increase security personnel within or adjacent to public parks 
and recreation areas; and 
(D) fund any other project intended to increase the security and 
safety of public parks and recreation areas. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—In addition to the requirements for project approval 
imposed by this section, eligibility for assistance under this subsection 
shall depend on a showing of need. In providing funds under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects proposed for urban 
parks and recreation areas with the highest rates of crime and, in par-
ticular, to urban parks and recreation areas with the highest rates of sex-
ual assault. 
(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary 
may provide 70 percent improvement grants for projects undertaken by 
a State for the purposes described in this subsection. 
§ 200306. Allocation of Fund amounts for Federal purposes 
(a) ALLOWABLE PURPOSES AND SUBPURPOSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated from the Fund for Federal 
purposes shall, unless otherwise allotted in the appropriation Act making 
them available, be allotted by the President for the purposes and subpur-
poses stated in this subsection. 
(2) ACQUISITION OF LAND, WATER, OR AN INTEREST IN LAND OR 
WATER.— 
(A) SYSTEM UNITS AND RECREATION AREAS ADMINISTERED FOR 
RECREATION PURPOSES.—Amounts shall be allotted for the acquisi-
tion of land, water, or an interest in land or water within the exte-
rior boundary of— 
(i) a System unit authorized or established; and 
(ii) an area authorized to be administered by the Secretary 
for outdoor recreation purposes. 
(B) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Amounts shall be allotted for the acquisi-
tion of land, water, or an interest in land or water within 
inholdings within— 
(I) wilderness areas of the National Forest System; and 
(II) other areas of national forests as the boundaries of 
those forests existed on January 1, 1965, or purchase units 
approved by the National Forest Reservation Commission 
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subsequent to January 1, 1965, all of which other areas 
are primarily of value for outdoor recreation purposes. 
(ii) ADJACENT LAND.—Land outside but adjacent to an ex-
isting national forest boundary, not to exceed 3,000 acres in 
the case of any one forest, that would comprise an integral part 
of a forest recreational management area may also be acquired 
with amounts appropriated from the Fund. 
(iii) LIMITATION.—Except for areas specifically authorized 
by Act of Congress, not more than 15 percent of the acreage 
added to the National Forest System pursuant to this section 
shall be west of the 100th meridian. 
(C) ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THREATENED SPECIES; FISH AND 
WILDLIFE REFUGE AREAS; NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.— 
Amounts shall be allotted for the acquisition of land, water, or an 
interest in land or water for— 
(i) endangered species and threatened species authorized 
under section 5(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1534(a)); 
(ii) areas authorized by section 2 of the Refuge Recreation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 460k–1); 
(iii) national wildlife refuge areas under section 7(a)(4) of 
the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(a)(4)) and 
wetlands acquired under section 304 of the Emergency Wet-
lands Resources Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 3922); and 
(iv) any area authorized for the National Wildlife Refuge 
System by specific Acts. 
(3) PAYMENT AS OFFSET OF CAPITAL COSTS.—Amounts shall be allot-
ted for payment into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury as a partial 
offset for capital costs, if any, of Federal water development projects au-
thorized to be constructed by or pursuant to an Act of Congress that are 
allocated to public recreation and the enhancement of fish and wildlife 
values and financed through appropriations to water resource agencies. 
(4) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Appropriations allotted for 
the acquisition of land, water, or an interest in land or water as set forth 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall be available for 
those acquisitions notwithstanding any statutory ceiling on the appro-
priations contained in any other provision of law enacted prior to Janu-
ary 4, 1977, or, in the case of national recreation areas, prior to Janu-
ary 15, 1979, except that for any such area expenditures shall not exceed 
a statutory ceiling during any one fiscal year by 10 percent of the ceil-
ing or $1,000,000, whichever is greater. 
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(b) ACQUISITION RESTRICTIONS.—Appropriations from the Fund pursuant 
to this section shall not be used for acquisition unless the acquisition is other-
wise authorized by law. Appropriations from the Fund may be used for 
preacquisition work where authorization is imminent and where substantial 
monetary savings could be realized. 
§ 200307. Availability of Fund amounts for publicity pur-
poses 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts derived from the sources listed in section 
200302 of this title shall not be available for publicity purposes. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR TEMPORARY SIGNING.—In a case where significant ac-
quisition or development is initiated, appropriate standardized temporary 
signing shall be located on or near the affected site, to the extent feasible, so 
as to indicate the action taken is a product of funding made available through 
the Fund. The signing may indicate the percentage amounts and dollar 
amounts financed by Federal and non-Federal funds, and that the source of 
the funding includes amounts derived from Outer Continental Shelf receipts. 
The Secretary shall prescribe standards and guidelines for the usage of the 
signing to ensure consistency of design and application. 
§ 200308. Contracts for acquisition of land and water 
Not more than $30,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
from the Fund by section 200303 of this title 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 section 200306(a)(2) of this title. The con-
tract may be executed by the head of the department concerned, within limita-
tions prescribed by the Secretary. The contract shall be a contractual obliga-
tion of the United States and shall be liquidated with money appropriated 
from the Fund specifically for liquidation of that contract obligation. No con-
tract may be entered into for the acquisition of property pursuant to this sec-
tion unless the acquisition is otherwise authorized by Federal law. 
§ 200309. Contracts for options to acquire land and water in 
System 
The Secretary may enter into contracts for options to acquire land, water, 
or interests in land or water within the exterior boundaries of any area the 
acquisition of which is authorized by law for inclusion in the System. The 
minimum period of any such option shall be 2 years, and any sums expended 
for the purchase of an option shall be credited to the purchase price of the 
area. Not more than $500,000 of the sum authorized to be appropriated from 
the Fund by section 200303 of this title may be expended by the Secretary 
in any one fiscal year for the options. 
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