43 U.S.C. § 422c

Proposals; submission; payment for cost of examination

Any organization desiring to avail itself of the benefits provided in this subchapter shall submit a proposal therefor to the Secretary in such form and manner as he shall prescribe. Each such proposal shall be accompanied by a payment of $5,000 to defray, in part, the cost of examining the proposal.

( Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 972, § 3 , 70 Stat. 1044 ; Pub. L. 99–546, title III, § 303 , Oct. 27, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3053 .)