Section 1999 - Appropriations for recreation and historic and museum projects(a) The board of commissioners of any county may appropriate from county funds moneys for grants to assist municipal corporations and authorities within the county, as well as nonprofit organizations, in the purchase, acquisition, improvement, equipping or landscaping of lands, buildings and facilities, and, in the case of buildings and facilities, demolition of the same, for parks, recreation areas, open space projects and other such outdoor projects and for historic and museum projects.(b) As used in this section, the term "nonprofit organizations" shall mean entities which are tax exempt under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(a) ), as amended, or any successor provisions thereto, not operated for profit and organized to:(1) preserve or conserve open space, natural resources or natural habitats;(2) promote outdoor recreation and the acquisition and development of facilities related thereto; or(3) preserve sites of historical significance.Amended by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 154, § 68, eff. 12/24/2018.1955, Aug. 9, P.L. 323, art. XIX, § 1999, added 1965, May 3, P.L. 37, § 1.