Are there any prohibitions on use of federal stimulus funds?
Yes. State, local and private entities cannot use federal stimulus funding for a casino or other gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf course or swimming pool. Local school districts and higher education institutions are prohibited from using funds for payment of maintenance costs; stadiums or other facilities primarily used for athletic contests or exhibitions or other events charging admission; purchase or upgrade of vehicles; improvement of stand-alone facilities whose purpose is not the education of children; maintenance of systems, equipment or facilities; modernization, renovation or repair of stadiums or other facilities primarily used for athletic contests or exhibitions or other events for which admission is charged to the public; or modernization, renovation or repair of facilities used for sectarian instruction or religious worship, or in which a substantial portion of the functions of the facilities are subsumed in a religious mission.
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