(a) Effective date of authorizations

Authorizations of moneys to be appropriated under sections 429b to 429b-5 of this title from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for acquisition of properties and interests shall be effective on October 1, 1981.

(b) Authority limited by appropriations

Terms Used In 16 USC 429b-5

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization

Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 429b to 429b-5 of this title, authority to enter into contracts, to incur obligations, or to make payments under sections 429b to 429b-5 of this title shall be effective only to the extent, and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.