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CHAPTER 1017— FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS
§ 101702. Cooperative agreements

(a)
Transfer of Service Appropriated Funds.—
A cooperative agreement entered into by the Secretary that involves the
transfer of Service appropriated funds to a State, local, or tribal government or
other public entity, an educational institution, or a private nonprofit organization
to carry out public purposes of a Service program is a cooperative agreement
properly entered into under section 6305 of title
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(b)
Cooperative Research and Training Programs.—
(1)
In general.—
To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary, under such
terms and conditions as the Secretary may consider advisable, may—
(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)
Effect of subsection.—
This subsection does not waive any requirements for research projects that
are subject to Federal procurement regulations.
(c)
Sale of Products and Services Produced in the
Conduct of Living Exhibits and Interpretive Demonstrations.—
To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary, under such terms
and conditions as the Secretary considers advisable, may—
(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)
Cooperative Agreements for System Unit Natural Resource
Protection.—
(1)
In general.—
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 System units
through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside the System units.
(2)
Terms and conditions.—
A cooperative agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide
clear and direct benefits to System unit natural resources and—
(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)
Limitations.—
The Secretary shall not use any funds associated with an agreement entered
into under paragraph (1) 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.

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