Does the Act prohibit the use of funds for certain activities?
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. Colleges and univ
