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16 USC Sec. 470h 01/08/2008
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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1A - HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
SUBCHAPTER II - NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Part A - Programs
HEAD
Sec. 470h. Historic Preservation Fund; establishment;
appropriations; source of revenue
STATUTE
To carry out the provisions of this subchapter, there is hereby
established the Historic Preservation Fund (hereafter referred to
as the "fund") in the Treasury of the United States.
There shall be covered into such fund $24,400,000 for fiscal year
1977, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, $100,000,000 for fiscal
year 1979, $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, and $150,000,000 for
fiscal year 1981, and $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1982
through 2015, from revenues due and payable to the United States
under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (67 Stat. 462, 469), as
amended (43 U.S.C. 1338), and/or under section 7433(b) of title 10,
notwithstanding any provision of law that such proceeds shall be
credited to miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. Such moneys
shall be used only to carry out the purposes of this subchapter and
shall be available for expenditure only when appropriated by the
Congress. Any moneys not appropriated shall remain available in the
fund until appropriated for said purposes: Provided, That
appropriations made pursuant to this paragraph may be made without
fiscal year limitation.
SOURCE
(Pub. L. 89-665, title I, Sec. 108, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 917;
Pub. L. 91-243, Sec. 1(a), May 9, 1970, 84 Stat. 204; Pub. L. 93-
54, Sec. 1(a), July 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 94-422, title
II, Sec. 201(4), Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1320; Pub. L. 96-515,
title II, Sec. 205, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2995; Pub. L. 100-127,
Oct. 9, 1987, 101 Stat. 800; Pub. L. 102-575, title XL, Sec. 4011,
Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4760; Pub. L. 106-208, Secs. 2, 5(a)(7),
May 26, 2000, 114 Stat. 318, 319; Pub. L. 109-453, Sec. 1(c), Dec.
22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3367.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, referred to in second
par., is act Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, 67 Stat. 462, as amended, which
is classified generally to subchapter III (Sec. 1331 et seq.) of
chapter 29 of Title 43, Public Lands. Section 9 of the Act (43
U.S.C. 1338) provides for the disposition of revenues. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 1331 of Title 43 and Tables.
CODIFICATION
"Section 7433(b) of title 10" substituted in text for "the Act of
June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 813), as amended (30 U.S.C. 191)", which was
classified to section 524 of former Title 34, Navy, on authority of
act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, Sec. 49(b), 70A Stat. 640, the first
section of which enacted Title 10, Armed Forces.
AMENDMENTS
2006 - Pub. L. 109-453 substituted "2015" for "2005".
2000 - Pub. L. 106-208 substituted "through 2005" for "through
1997" and "(43 U.S.C. 1338)" for "(43 U.S.C. 338)".
1992 - Pub. L. 102-575 substituted "1997" for "1992".
1987 - Pub. L. 100-127 substituted "1992" for "1987".
1980 - Pub. L. 96-515 inserted "and $150,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 1982 through 1987" after "1981".
1976 - Pub. L. 94-422 substituted provisions establishing
Historic Preservation Fund which contains appropriations obtained
from revenues due and payable to United States pursuant to Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act and Act June 4, 1920 to carry out
provisions of sections 470 to 470t of this title for provisions
authorizing appropriations to carry out provisions of sections
470a, 470b, and 470c to 470h of this title of not more than
$15,600,000 in fiscal year 1974, $20,000,000 in fiscal year 1975,
and $24,400,000 in fiscal year 1976 to remain available until
expended.
1973 - Pub. L. 93-54 substituted appropriations authorization of
$15,600,000, $20,000,000 and $24,400,000 for fiscal years 1974
through 1976, respectively, for such authorization of $7,000,000,
$10,000,000, and $15,000,000 for fiscal years 1971 through 1973,
respectively.
1970 - Pub. L. 91-243 substituted provisions authorizing
appropriations of not more than $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1971,
and $10,000,000 and $15,000,000 for fiscal years 1972 and 1973,
respectively, to carry out the provisions of sections 470a, 470b,
and 470c, to 470h of this title for provisions authorizing the
appropriation of not to exceed $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1967 and
not more than $10,000,000 for the three succeeding fiscal years to
carry out the provisions of sections 470 to 470b, and 470c to 470n
of this title.
REVIEW OF OPERATION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND AND NATIONAL
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM; REPORT TO PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS
Section 504 of Pub. L. 96-515 provided that: "The Secretary shall
submit a report directly to the President and the Congress on or
before June 1, 1986, reviewing the operation of the Historic
Preservation Fund and the national historic preservation program
since the enactment of this Act [Dec. 12, 1980] and recommending
appropriate funding levels, the time period for the reauthorization
for appropriations from the fund, and other appropriate legislative
action to be undertaken upon the expiration of the current fund
authorization."