§ 2503. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC2503]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 45--URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM
Sec. 2503. Definitions
When used in this chapter the term--
(a) ``recreational areas and facilities'' means indoor or
outdoor parks, buildings, sites, or other facilities which are
dedicated to recreation purposes and administered by public or
private nonprofit agencies to serve the recreation needs of
community residents. Emphasis shall be on public facilities readily
accessible to residential neighborhoods, including multiple-use
community centers which have recreation as one of their primary
purposes, but excluding major sports arenas, exhibition areas, and
conference halls used primarily for commercial sports, spectator, or
display activities;
(b) ``rehabilitation grants'' means matching capital grants to
local governments for the purpose of rebuilding, remodeling,
expanding, or developing existing outdoor or indoor recreation areas
and facilities, including improvements in park landscapes,
buildings, and support facilities, but excluding routine maintenance
and upkeep activities;
(c) ``innovation grants'' means matching grants to local
governments to cover costs of personnel, facilities, equipment,
supplies, or services designed to demonstrate innovative and cost-
effective ways to augment park and recreation opportunities at the
neighborhood level and to address common problems related to
facility operations and improved delivery of recreation service, and
which shall exclude routine operation and maintenance activities;
(d) ``at-risk youth recreation grants'' means--
(1) rehabilitation grants,
(2) innovation grants, or
(3) matching grants for continuing program support for
programs of demonstrated value or success in providing
constructive alternatives to youth at risk for engaging in
criminal behavior, including grants for operating, or
coordinating recreation programs and services;
in neighborhoods and communities with a high prevalence of crime,
particularly violent crime or crime committed by youthful offenders;
in addition to the purposes specified in subsection (b) of this
section, rehabilitation grants referred to in paragraph (1) of this
subsection may be used for the provision of lighting, emergency
phones or other capital improvements which will improve the security
of urban parks;
(e) ``recovery action program grants'' means matching grants to
local governments for development of local park and recreation
recovery action programs to meet the requirements of this chapter.
Such grants will be for resource and needs assessment, coordination,
citizen involvement and planning, and program development activities
to encourage public definition of goals, and develop priorities and
strategies for overall recreation system recovery;
(f) ``maintenance'' means all commonly accepted practices
necessary to keep recreation areas and facilities operating in a
state of good repair and to protect them from deterioration
resulting from normal wear and tear;
(g) ``general purpose local government'' means any city, county,
town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political
subdivision of a State, including the District of Columbia, and
insular areas;
(h) ``special purpose local government'' means any local or
regional special district, public-purpose corporation or other
limited political subdivision of a State, including but not limited
to park authorities; park, conservation, water or sanitary
districts; and school districts;
(i) ``private, nonprofit agency'' means a community-based, non-
profit organization, corporation, or association organized for
purposes of providing recreational, conservation, and educational
services directly to urban residents on either a neighborhood or
communitywide basis through voluntary donations, voluntary labor, or
public or private grants;
(j) ``State'' means any State of the United States or any
instrumentality of a State approved by the Governor; the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and insular areas; and
(k) ``insular areas'' means Guam, the Virgin Islands, American
Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
(Pub. L. 95-625, title X, Sec. 1004, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3539; Pub.
L. 103-322, title III, Sec. 31502, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1888.)
Amendments
1994--Subsecs. (d) to (k). Pub. L. 103-322 added subsec. (d) and
redesignated former subsecs. (d) to (j) as (e) to (k), respectively.
``Secretary'' Defined
Section 2 of Pub. L. 95-625 provided that: ``As used in this Act
[see Short Title of 1978 Amendment note set out under section 1 of this
title], except as otherwise specifically provided, the term `Secretary'
means the Secretary of the Interior.''
