US Code
CHAPTER 1017— FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS
§ 101703. Cooperative management agreements

(a)
In General.—
To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary, under such terms
and conditions as the Secretary considers advisable, may enter into an agreement
with a State or local government agency to provide for the cooperative management of
the Federal and State or local park areas where a System unit is located adjacent to
or near a State or local park area, and cooperative management between the Service
and a State or local government agency of a portion of either the System unit or
State or local park will allow for more effective and efficient management of the
System unit and State or local park. The Secretary may not transfer administration
responsibilities for any System unit under this paragraph.
(b)
Provision of Goods and Services.—
Under a cooperative management agreement, the Secretary may acquire from and
provide to a State or local government agency goods and services to be used by the
Secretary and the State or local governmental agency in the cooperative management
of land.
(c)
Assignment of Employee.—
An assignment arranged by the Secretary under
section 3372 of title 5
of a Federal, State, or local employee for work on any Federal, State, or local
land or an extension of the assignment may be for any period of time determined by
the Secretary and the State or local agency to be mutually beneficial.

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