2002 U.S. Code
Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 5C - CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON GOVERNMENT LANDS
SUBCHAPTER I - CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
Sec. 670c-1 - Cooperative agreements for land management on Department of Defense installations
§670c–1. Cooperative agreements for land management on Department of Defense installations (a) Authority of Secretary of a military department
The Secretary of a military department may enter into cooperative agreements with States, local governments, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals to provide for the maintenance and improvement of natural resources on, or to benefit natural and historic research on, Department of Defense installations.
(b) Multiyear agreementsFunds appropriated to the Department of Defense for a fiscal year may be obligated to cover the cost of goods and services provided under a cooperative agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section or through an agency agreement under section 1535 of title 31 during any 18-month period beginning in that fiscal year, without regard to whether the agreement crosses fiscal years.
(c) Availability of funds; agreements under other lawsCooperative agreements entered into under this section shall be subject to the availability of funds and shall not be considered, nor be treated as, cooperative agreements to which chapter 63 of title 31 applies.
(Pub. L. 86–797, title I, §103a, as added Pub. L. 101–189, div. B, title XXVIII, §2845(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1664; amended Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, §2908, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2021.)
Amendments1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–85, §2908(1), substituted “Secretary of a military department” for “Secretary of Defense”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–85, §2908(2), added heading and text of subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “A cooperative agreement shall provide for the Secretary of Defense and the other party or parties to the agreement—
“(1) to contribute funds on a matching basis to defray the cost of programs, projects, and activities under the agreement; or
“(2) to furnish services on a matching basis to carry out such programs, projects, and activities,
or to do both.”
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 670f of this title.
