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16 U.S.C. 429b–5: Funding limitations; contracting authority, etc.Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 1-NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
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§429b–5. Funding limitations; contracting authority, etc.

(a)  Effective date of authorizations

Authorizations of moneys to be appropriated under sections 429b to 429b–5 of this title from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for acquisition of properties and interests shall be effective on October 1, 1981.

(b)  Authority limited by appropriations

Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 429b to 429b–5 of this title, authority to enter into contracts, to incur obligations, or to make payments under sections 429b to 429b–5 of this title shall be effective only to the extent, and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

( Apr. 17, 1954, ch. 153, § 6 , as added Pub. L. 96–442, § 2 , Oct. 13, 1980 , 94 Stat. 1887 .)