Pub. L. 102-569, tit. III, sec. 310

SPECIAL RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS.

EnactedYear: 1992Length: 451 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 310. SPECIAL RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. (a) Grants.— Section 316(a) (29 U.S.C. 777f(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the first sentence— (i) by striking “part or all” and inserting “the Federal share”; and (ii) by inserting “employment,” before “mobility,”; and (B) in the second sentence, by inserting “vocational skills development,” before “leisure education,”; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “a minimum of a three-year period.” and inserting “a period of not more than 3 years. Such a grant shall not be renewable, except that the Commissioner may renew such a grant if the Commissioner determines that the grant recipient will continue to develop model or innovative programs of exceptional merit or will contribute substantially to the development or improvement of special recreational programs in other locations.”; (3) in paragraph (3), by striking “to be made, and that” and all that follows and inserting “to be made.”; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: “(4) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State, agency, or organization shall submit an application to the Commissioner at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Commissioner may require, including a description of— “(A) the manner in which the findings and results of the project will be made generally available; and “(B) the means by which the service program will be continued after Federal assistance ends. “(5) Recreation programs funded under this section shall maintain, at a minimum, the same level of services over a 3-year project period. “(6) The Commissioner shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992, develop means to objectively evaluate, and encourage the replication of, activities assisted by this section. “(7) The Commissioner shall require each recipient of a grant under this section to annually prepare and submit a report on 106 STAT. 4421the results of the activities assisted by the grant. The Commissioner shall not make financial assistance available to a grant recipient for a subsequent year until the Commissioner has received and evaluated such a report from the recipient regarding the current year. “(8) The Commissioner shall annually issue and provide for the dissemination of a report describing the findings and results of programs funded by this section. “(9) The Federal share of the costs of the recreation programs shall be 100 percent for the first year of the grant, 75 percent for the second year, and 50 percent for the third year.”. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 316(b) (29 U.S.C. 777f(b)) is amended by striking “$2,330,000” and all that follows and inserting “such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1997.”.
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