---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 410cc–24"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "410cc–24"
heading: "Withholding of funds; criteria"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/410cc-24"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter LIX–A — Lowell National Historical Park"
  - "Part B — Powers and Duties of Secretary"
---

# §410cc–24. Withholding of funds; criteria


The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may refuse to obligate or expend any money appropriated for the purposes described in [section 410cc–13(a)(1)](/usc/16/410cc–13.md?p=a-1) or [section 410cc–13(a)(2) of this title](/usc/16/410cc–13.md) if the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) determines that—

- (a) the city of Lowell has failed to establish regulations or laws consistent with the standards and criteria established pursuant to [section 410cc–32(e) of this title](/usc/16/410cc–32.md?p=e) within one year after the date such standards and criteria have been established, except that the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may extend such one-year period for not more than six months if the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) determines that the city has made a good faith effort to establish such regulations or laws;
- (b) the city of Lowell has failed to notify the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) of (1) applications for building permits or zoning variances respecting any property which is included in the index established pursuant to [section 410cc–32(d) of this title](/usc/16/410cc–32.md?p=d), or (2) any proposals of the city of Lowell to change the regulations or laws described in [paragraph (c)(1)](#c-1) of this subsection;
- (c)
  - (1) during the period before the city of Lowell has established regulations or laws consistent with the standards and criteria established pursuant to [section 410cc–32(e) of this title](/usc/16/410cc–32.md?p=e), the city of Lowell has granted any building permit or zoning variance or has taken any other action respecting any property within the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) or preservation district, which either the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) or the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) consider to be inconsistent with such standards and criteria;
  - (2) after the city of Lowell has established the regulations or laws described in [subparagraph (1)](#c-1) of this paragraph, the city of Lowell has granted any building permit or zoning variance or has taken any other action respecting any property within the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) or preservation district, which either the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) or the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) consider to be inconsistent with such regulations or laws; or
- (d) the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) has not made good faith efforts to (1) provide for the preservation, restoration, management, development, or maintenance of property within the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) and preservation district or (2) carry out the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) preservation plan approved under [section 410cc–32 of this title](/usc/16/410cc–32.md).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 95–290, title II, § 204, June 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 294.)