CFR > Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property > CHAPTER I—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > PART 72—URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY ACT OF 1978 > SUBPART A—General (§72.1 to §72.4-72.9) > 72.2—Legislative authority.

72.2—Legislative authority.

The policies and procedures of this rule are created to implement the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, Title X of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-625, 16 U.S.C. 2501-251 4. The Act provides Federal grants to economically hard-pressed communities specifically for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreation areas and facilities, and for the development of improved recreation services this program is authorized for a period of five years.