338 



to be Federal employees other than for the pur- 

 pose of chapter 171 of Title 28, and chapter 81 of 

 Title 5. 



(4) provide for such transportation, lodging, 

 subsistence, and other services and equipment as 

 they mav deem necessary or appropriate for the 

 needs of members of the Corps In their duties: 



(5) promulgate regulation to Insure the safety, 

 health, and welfare of the Corps members: and 



(6) provide to the extent possible, that per- 

 manent or semipermanent facilities used as Corps 

 camps be made available to local schools, school 

 districts. State junior colleges and universities, 

 and other education institutions for use as envi- 

 ronmental/ecological education camps during 

 periods of nonuse by the Corps program. 



Costs for operations maintenance, and staffing of 

 Corps camp facilities during periods of use by non- 

 Corps programs as well as any liability for personal 

 Injury or property damage stemming from such use 

 shall be the responsibility of the entity or organiza- 

 tion using the facility and shall not be a responsi- 

 bility of the Secretaries or the Corps. 



(b) Use of unoccupied Federal facilities and equip- 

 ment. 



Existing but unoccupied Federal facilities and 

 surplus or unused equipment (or both) , of all types 

 including military facilities and equipment, shall 

 be utilized for the purposes of the Corps, where ap- 

 propriate and with the approval of the Federal 

 agency Involved. To minimize transportation costs. 

 Corps memljers shall be employed on conservation 

 projects as near to their places of residence as is 

 feasible. 



(c) Contracts for the operation of projects. 



The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 

 Agriculture may contract with any public agency or 

 organization or any private nonprofit agency or 

 organization which has been in existence for at least 

 five years for the operation of any Youth Conserva- 

 tion Corps project. (Pub. L. 91-378, § 3, Aug. 13, 1970, 

 84 Stat. 795, amended Pub. L. 92-597, Oct. 27, 1972, 

 86 Stat. 1319; Pub. L. 93-408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 



1067.) 



Amindments 



1974 — Pub. L. 93-408 reenacted existing provisions wltto 

 minor changes. 



1972 — Pub. L. 92-697 substantially reenacted existing 

 provisions and added provladons requiring the Secretary 

 of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to deter- 

 mine and select appropriate work and education programs 

 and projects for participation by members of the Corps 

 and to provide that permanent or semipermanent facili- 

 ties used as Corps camps be made available to local schools, 

 school districts, and such other Institutions for use as 

 environmental education camps during periods of nonuse 

 by the Corps program, that the costs of operation, mainte- 

 nance, and staffing of Corps camp facilities during periods 

 of use by non-Corps programs and liabilities arising from 

 such use shall be the responsibility of the organization 

 using the facility and. struck out provisions requiring 

 preparation and submission to the President of a report 

 not later than Aug. 13, 1971. for transmittal to the Con- 

 gress for review and appropriate action, and that the pro- 

 visions of Title II of the Revenue and Expenditure Con- 

 trol Act of 1968 shall not apply to appointments made to 



the Corps, to temporary supervisory peraoimel, or to 

 temporary program support staff. 



§ 1704. Grants to States. 



(a) Projects for preservation of non-Federal public 

 lands and waters; definition; 



The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 

 Agriculture shall jointly establish a program under 

 which grants shall be made to States to assist them 

 In meeting the cost of projects for the employment 

 of young men and women to develop, preserve, and 

 maintain non-Federal public lands and waters within 

 the States. For purposes of this section, the term 

 "States" Includes the District of Columbia, the Com- 

 monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 

 the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and Amer- 

 ican Samoa. 



(b) Application requirements for grants; approval by 

 Secretaries. 



(1) No grant may be made imder this section un- 

 less an application therefor has been submitted to, 

 and approved by, the Secretary of the Interior and 

 the Secretary of Agriculture. Such application shall 

 be in such form, and submitted in such manner, as 

 the Secretaries shall jointly by regulation prescribe, 

 and shall contain — 



(A) assurances satisfactory to the Secretaries 

 that individuals employed under the project for 

 which the application is submitted shall (1) have 

 attained the age of fifteen but not attained the age 

 of nineteen, (11) be permanent residents of the 

 United States or its territories, possessions, or the 

 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, (ill) be em- 

 ployed without regard to the personnel laws, rules, 

 and regulations applicable to full-time employees 

 of the applicant, (Iv) be employed for a period of 

 not more than ninety dnys in any calendar year, 

 and (v) be employed without regard to their sex 

 or social, economic, or racial classification; and 



(B) such other Information as the Secretaries 

 may Jointly by regulation prescribe. 



i(2) The Secretaries may approve applications 

 which they determine (A) to meet the requirements 

 of paragraph (1) , and (B) are for projects which will 

 further the development, preservation, or mainte- 

 nance of non-Federal public lands or waters within 

 the jurisdiction of the applicant. 



(c) Limitation on the amount of grant. 



(1) The amount of any grant under this section 

 shall be determined joiintly by the Secretaries, ex- 

 cept that no grant for any project may exceed 80 

 per centum of the cost (as determined by the Secre- 

 taries) of such project. 



(2) Payments under grants under this section 

 may be made In advance or by way of reimbursement 

 and at such Intervals and on such conditions as the 

 Secretaries find necessary. 



(d) Appropriation percentage. 



Thirty per centum of the sums appropriated under 

 section 1706 of this title for any fiscal year shall be 

 made available for grants under this section for such 

 fiscal year. (Pub. L. 91-378, S 4, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 SUt. 

 796, amended Pub. L. 92-597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 

 1320; Pub. L. 93-408, Sept. 3. 1974. 88 Stat. 1067.) 



