2011 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES (§§ 1 - 460zzz-7)
Subchapter I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (§§ 1 - 18f-3)
Section 1j - Cooperative agreements for national park natural resource protection
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Sec. 1j - Cooperative agreements for national park natural resource protection |
Contains | section 1j |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-229, title III, §301, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 768. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 122 Stat. 768 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 110-229 |
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The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) may enter into cooperative agreements with State, local, or tribal governments, other Federal agencies, other public entities, educational institutions, private nonprofit organizations, or participating private landowners for the purpose of protecting natural resources of units of the National Park System through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of National Park System units.
(b) Terms and conditionsA cooperative agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall provide clear and direct benefits to park natural resources and—
(1) provide for—
(A) the preservation, conservation, and restoration of coastal and riparian systems, watersheds, and wetlands;
(B) preventing, controlling, or eradicating invasive exotic species that are within a unit of the National Park System or adjacent to a unit of the National Park System; or
(C) restoration of natural resources, including native wildlife habitat or ecosystems;
(2) include a statement of purpose demonstrating how the agreement will—
(A) enhance science-based natural resource stewardship at the unit of the National Park System; and
(B) benefit the parties to the agreement;
(3) 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 unit of the National Park System that will—
(A) protect natural resources of the unit of the National Park System; and
(B) benefit the parties to the agreement;
(4) 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;
(5) describe any financial assistance to be provided by the Secretary or the partners to implement the agreement;
(6) 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 unit of the National Park System; and
(7) include such other terms and conditions as are agreed to by the Secretary and the other parties to the agreement.
(c) LimitationsThe Secretary shall not use any funds associated with an agreement entered into under subsection (a) for the purposes of land acquisition, regulatory activity, or the development, maintenance, or operation of infrastructure, except for ancillary support facilities that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the completion of projects or activities identified in the agreement.
(d) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 110–229, title III, §301, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 768.)
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