Us Code § 101702 - Cooperative agreements
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§ 101702. Cooperative agreements
(a)
(b)
(1)
(A) enter into cooperative agreements with public or private educational institutions, States, and political subdivisions of States to develop adequate, coordinated, cooperative research and training programs concerning the resources of the System; and
(B) pursuant to an agreement, accept from and make available to the cooperator technical and support staff, financial assistance for mutually agreed upon research projects, supplies and equipment, facilities, and administrative services relating to cooperative research units that the Secretary considers appropriate.
(2)
(c)
(1) sell at fair market value, without regard to the requirements of chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41, products and services produced in the conduct of living exhibits and interpretive demonstrations in System units;
(2) enter into contracts, including cooperative arrangements, with respect to living exhibits and interpretive demonstrations in System units; and
(3) credit the proceeds from those sales and contracts to the appropriation bearing the cost of the exhibits and demonstrations.
(d)
(1)
(2)
(A) provide for—
(i) the preservation, conservation, and restoration of coastal and riparian systems, watersheds, and wetlands;
(ii) preventing, controlling, or eradicating invasive exotic species that are within a System unit or adjacent to a System unit; or
(iii) restoration of natural resources, including native wildlife habitat or ecosystems;
(B) include a statement of purpose demonstrating how the agreement will—
(i) enhance science-based natural resource stewardship at the System unit; and
(ii) benefit the parties to the agreement;
(C) specify any staff required and technical assistance to be provided by the Secretary or other parties to the agreement in support of activities inside and outside the System unit that will—
(i) protect natural resources of the System unit; and
(ii) benefit the parties to the agreement;
(D) identify any materials, supplies, or equipment and any other resources that will be contributed by the parties to the agreement or by other Federal agencies;
(E) describe any financial assistance to be provided by the Secretary or the partners to implement the agreement;
(F) ensure that any expenditure by the Secretary pursuant to the agreement is determined by the Secretary to support the purposes of natural resource stewardship at a System unit; and
(G) include such other terms and conditions as are agreed to by the Secretary and the other parties to the agreement.
(3)
(Pub. L. 113–287, §3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3135.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 101702(a) | 16 U.S.C. 1g. | Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(d) [title I (3d undesignated par. under heading " |
| 101702(b) | 16 U.S.C. 1a–2 (matter before (a)). | Pub. L. 91–383, §3 (matter before (a)), Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 826. |
| 16 U.S.C. 1a–2(j). | Pub. L. 91–383, §3(j), as added Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, §818, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4201; Pub. L. 106–176, title I, §118(5), Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 28. | |
| 101702(c) | 16 U.S.C. 1a–2 (matter before (a)). | |
| 16 U.S.C. 1a–2(g). | Pub. L. 91–383, §3(g), Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 827; Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VII, §703, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4185; Pub. L. 106–176, title I, §118(1), (2), Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 28. | |
| 101702(d) | 16 U.S.C. 1j(a) through (c). | Pub. L. 110–229, title III, subtitle A, §301(a) through (c), May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 768. |
In subsection (a), the word "Secretary" is substituted for "National Park Service" to reflect the transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of the Department of the Interior to the Secretary by sections 1 and 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.). The words "in fiscal year 1997 and thereafter" are omitted as obsolete. The words "for the public purpose of carrying out National Park Service programs" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "is a cooperative agreement properly entered into under section 6305 of title 31" are substituted for "pursuant to section 6305 of title 31" for clarity.
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