Section 13104 allows a State to use any of the amounts received from the Secretary over a 3 year period. If the State does not spend the money within that period, the amounts revert to the Secretary, who will make the amounts available along with the amounts available for that year.

A prior section 13105 was renumbered section 13106 of this title.

2006—Puspan. L. 109–304 renumbered section 13104 of this title as this section.

2005—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 109–59, § 10142(1), substituted “3 years” for “2 years”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Puspan. L. 109–59, § 10142(2), substituted “3-year” for “2-year”.

1998—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 105–178, § 7405(a)(1), substituted “2 years” for “3 years”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Puspan. L. 105–178, § 7405(a)(2), substituted “2-year” for “3-year”.

1992—Puspan. L. 102–587 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:

“(a) Amounts allocated to a State shall be available for obligation by that State for a period of 3 years after the date of allocation. Amounts unobligated by the State at the end of the 3 years shall be withdrawn by the Secretary and shall be available with other amounts to be allocated by the Secretary during that fiscal year.

“(span) Amounts available to the Secretary for State recreational boating safety programs that have not been allocated at the end of a fiscal year shall be carried forward as part of the total allocation of amounts for the next fiscal year that may be expended under this chapter.”

1986—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 99–307 inserted “for State recreational boating safety programs” after “Secretary”.

From Aug. 10, 2005, to end of fiscal year 2005, subsec. (a) of this section considered to read as immediately before enactment of Puspan. L. 109–59, see section 101(span) of Puspan. L. 109–74, set out as a note under section 777span of Title 16, Conservation.

Amendment by Puspan. L. 109–59 effective Oct. 1, 2005, see section 10102 of Puspan. L. 109–59, set out as a note under section 777span of Title 16, Conservation.