Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Park District Community Support Grant Program Act”.
Park District Community Support Grant Program Act
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Park District Community Support Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Park District Community Support Grant Program
Establishment— The Secretary shall establish a Park District Community Support Grant Program under which the Secretary may award grants to eligible entities for projects to—
maintain land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes;
operate new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities; and
build, operate, maintain, or refurbish indoor or outdoor facilities owned and operated, in whole or in part by a park district and used by or to support the public.
Matching requirement—
In general— As a condition of receiving a grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall provide matching funds in the form of cash or in-kind contributions in an amount equal to not less than 100 percent of the amounts made available under the grant.
Sources— The matching amounts referred to in paragraph (1) may include amounts made available from State, local, nongovernmental, or private sources.
Waiver— The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that—
no reasonable means are available through which an applicant can meet the matching requirement; and
the probable benefit of such project outweighs the public interest in such matching requirement.
Definitions— In this section:
Eligible entity— The term eligible entity means a special purpose district, including park districts.
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
Authorization of appropriations— There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $100,000,000 to carry out this section.