GRANTS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO PREVENT CRIME IN PUBLIC PARKS.

SEC. 40133. GRANTS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO PREVENT CRIME IN PUBLIC PARKS. Section 6 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–8) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(h) Capital Improvement and Other Projects to Reduce Crime.— “(1) Availability of funds.— In addition to assistance for planning projects, and in addition to the projects identified in subsection (e), and from amounts appropriated out of the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, the Secretary may provide financial assistance to the States, not to exceed $15,000,000, for projects or combinations thereof for the purpose of making capital improvements and other measures to increase safety in urban parks and recreation areas, including funds to— “(A) increase lighting within or adjacent to public parks and recreation areas; “(B) provide emergency phone lines to contact law enforcement or security personnel in areas within or adjacent to public parks and recreation areas; “(C) increase security personnel within or adjacent to public parks and recreation areas; and “(D) fund any other project intended to increase the security and safety of public parks and recreation areas. “(2) Eligibility.— In addition to the requirements for project approval imposed by this section, eligibility for assistance under this subsection shall be dependent upon a showing of need. In providing funds under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to projects proposed for urban parks and recreation areas with the highest rates of crime and, in particular, to urban parks and recreation areas with the highest rates of sexual assault. “(3) Federal share.— Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary may provide 70 percent improvement grants for projects undertaken by any State for tne purposes described in this subsection, and the remaining share of the cost shall be borne by the State.”.