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to have waived any benefits under sections 4623, 

 4624, 4625, and 4626 of Title 42 and for the pur- 

 poses of those sections such owner shall not be 

 considered a displaced person as defined in section 

 4601(6) of Title 42. 



(2) For development of basic outdoor recrea- 

 tion facilities to serve the general public, includ- 

 ing the developmient of Federal lands under lease 

 to States for terms of twenty -five years or more: 

 Provided, That no assistance shall be available 

 under section 460Z-4 to 460Z-11 of this title to 

 enclose or shelter facilities normally used for out- 

 door recreation activities, but the Secretary may 

 permit local funding, and after the date of enact- 

 ment of this proviso not to exceed 10 per centum 

 of the total amount allocated to a State in any 

 one year to be used for sheltered facilities for 

 swimming pools and ice skating rinks in areas 

 where the Secretary determines that the severity 

 of climatic conditions and the increased public 

 use thereby made possible justifies the construc- 

 tion of such facilities. 



(f) Requirements for project approval; conditions; 

 progress payments; payments to Governors or 

 State officials or agencies; State transfer of funds 

 to public agencies; conversion of property to other 

 uses; reports to Secretary; accounting; records; 

 audit. 

 Payments may be made to States by the Secretary 

 only for those planning, acquisition, or development 

 projects that are approved by him. No payment 

 may be made by the Secretary for or on account 

 of any project with respect to which financial assist- 

 ance has been given or promised under any other 

 Federal program or activity, and no financial assist- 

 ance may be given under any other Federal pro- 

 gram or activity for or on account of any project 

 with respect to which such assistance has been given 

 or promised under sections 460Z-4 to 460J-11 of this 

 title. The Secretary may make payments from time 

 to time in keeping with the rate of progress toward 

 the satisfactory completion of individual projects: 

 Provided, That the approval of all projects and all 

 payments, or any commitments relating thereto, 

 shall be withheld until the Secretary receives appro- 

 priate written assurance from the State that the 

 State has the ability and intention to finance its 

 share of the cost of the particular project, and to 

 operate and maintain by acceptable standards, at 

 State expense, the particular properties or facilities 

 acquired or developed for public outdoor recreation 

 use. 



(2) Payments for all projects shall be made by 

 the Secretary to the Governor of the State or to a 

 State official or agency designated by the Governor 

 or by State law having authority and responsibility 

 to accept and to administer funds paid hereunder 

 for approved projects. If consistent with an ap- 

 proved project, funds may be transferred by the 

 State to a political subdivision or other appropriate 

 public agency. 



(3) No property acquired or developed with as- 

 sistance under this section shall, without the ap- 

 proval of the Secretary, be converted to other than 



public outdoor recreation uses. The Secretary shall 

 approve such conversion only if he finds it to be in 

 accord with the then existing comprehensive state- 

 wide outdoor recreation plan and only upon such 

 conditions as he deems necessary to assure the sub- 

 stitution of other recreation properties of at least 

 equal fair market value and of reasonably equiva- 

 lent usefulness and location. 



(4) No payment shall be made to any State until 

 the State has agreed to (1) provide such reports 

 to the Secretary, in such form and containing such 

 information, as may be reasonably necessary to 

 enable the Secretary to perform his duties under 

 sections 460Z-4 to 460Z-11 of this title, and (2) 

 provide such fiscal control and fund accounting 

 procedures as may be necessary to assure proper 

 disbursement and accounting for Federal funds 

 paid to the State under sections 460Z-4 to 460Z-11 of 

 this title. 



(5) Each recipient of assistance under sections 

 460Z-4 to 460Z-11 of this title shall keep such 

 records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including 



(6) The Secretary and the Comptroller Gen- 

 eral of the United States, or any of their duly 

 authorized representatives, shall have access for 

 the purpose of audit and examination to any 



(7) Each State shall evaluate its grant programs 

 annually under guidelines set forth by the Secre- 

 tary and shall transmit such evaluation to the 

 Secretary, together with a list of all projects funded 

 during that fiscal year, including, but not limited 

 to, a description of each project, the amount of 

 Federal funds employed in such project, the source 

 of other funds, and the estimated cost of comple- 

 tion of the project. Such evaluation and the publi- 

 cation of same shall be eligible for funding on a 

 50-50 matching basis. The results of the evalua- 

 tion shall be annually reported on a fiscal year 

 basis to the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, which 

 agency shall forward a summary of such reports to 

 the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of 

 the United States Congress. Such report to the 

 committees shall also include an analysis of the 

 accomplishments of the fund for the period re- 

 ported, and may also include recommendations as 

 to future improvements for the operation of the 

 Land and Water Conservation Fund program. 



(8) With respect to property acquired or devel- 

 oped with assistance from the fund, discrimination 

 on the basis of residence, including preferential 

 reservation or membership systems, is prohibited 

 except to the extent that reasonable differences in 

 adminission and other fees may be maintained 

 on the basis of residence. 



(g) Coordination with Federal agencies. 



In order to assure consistency in policies and 

 actions under sections 460/-4 to 460/-1 1 of this title, 

 with other related Federal programs and activities 

 (including those conducted pursuant to sections 

 1500 to 1500e of Title 42 and section 461 of Title 40) 

 and to assure coordination of the planning, acquisi- 

 tion, and development assistance to States under 

 this section with other related Federal programs 



