Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/907

 PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978

92 STAT. 3539

SEC. 1003. The purpose of this title is to authorize the Secretary to Program establish an urban park and recreation recovery program which would authorization. provide Federal grants to economically hard-pressed communities 16 USC 2502. specifically for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreation areas, facilities, and development of improved recreation programs for a period of five years. This short-term program is intended to complement existing Federal programs such as the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Community Development Grant Programs by encouraging and stimulating local governments to revitalize their park and recreation systems and to make long-term commitments to continuing maintenance of these systems. Such assistance shall be subject Terms and to such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate conditions. and in the public interest to carry out the purposes of this title. DEFINITIONS

16 USC 2503. SEC. 1004. When used in this title 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) "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 title. 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; (e) "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; (f) "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;

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