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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2172

To establish the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 2, 1995

Mrs. SMITH of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Resources

A BILL

To establish the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, and

for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vancouver National

5 Historic Reserve Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS; PURPOSES.

7 (a) FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.—Congress finds

8 and declares that—

9 (1) the lower Columbia River basin and Van10 couver, Washington, have been the focal point of a

11 number of important periods, themes, and events in
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1 American history and prehistory, including native

2 settlements, westward expansion of the British colo3 nies and the United States from 1763 to 1898, and

4 political and military affairs from 1856 to 1941;

5 (2)(A) the Columbia River is the central feature

6 around which the history of the Vancouver National

7 Historic Reserve and the entire Pacific Northwest

8 revolve and has been an artery for communication

9 and trade since prehistoric times; and

10 (B) the Historic Reserve is located on the

11 shores of the Columbia River 78 miles from the Pa12 cific Ocean;

13 (3) Fort Vancouver was founded in 1825 by the

14 Hudson Bay Company, and its development from

15 1825 to 1860 was seminal to Euro-American settle16 ment of the Northwest;

17 (4) Fort Vancouver National Historic Site was

18 established as a unit of the National Park System

19 in 1948;

20 (5) Vancouver Barracks served as the principal

21 administrative outpost of the United States Army in

22 the Pacific Northwest from 1849 until World War I,

23 served as a command post during the Native Amer24 ican Wars of the mid- to late-19th century, and pro25 vided major facilities for support of United States
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1 military ventures throughout the Pacific during the

2 Spanish-American War and the two World Wars;

3 (6) as part of Vancouver Barracks, Pearson

4 Airfield was the site of significant events in the his5 tory of aviation in the Pacific Northwest during the

6 interwar period between 1923 and 1941;

7 (7) Pearson Airfield continues to be an impor8 tant home to historic aircraft and historic aviation;

9 (8) the Historic Reserve contains a number of

10 discovered as well as unrecovered archaeological sites

11 significant to the history of North America and the

12 growth of the United States;

13 (9) the Historic Reserve is located close to

14 major metropolitan areas, including Portland, Or15 egon, Tacoma, Washington, and Seattle, Washing16 ton, and is immediately adjacent to Interstate Route

17 5, the major north-south interstate highway of the

18 Pacific Northwest;

19 (10) many Federal, State, and local government

20 entities, private organizations, and individuals have

21 expressed a desire to join forces and work together

22 in a cooperative spirit in order to preserve, interpret,

23 and enhance the cultural, recreational, and edu24 cational potential of the Historic Reserve;
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1 (11) the document entitled ‘‘Vancouver Na2 tional Historical Reserve Feasibility Study and Envi3 ronmental Assessment’’, as required by Public Law

4 101–523 (104 Stat. 2297), made certain findings

5 and recommendations, including recommendations

6 that—

7 (A) the Vancouver National Historic Re8 serve be established; and

9 (B) a partnership among Federal, State

10 and local agencies be formed to—

11 (i) manage, enhance, and preserve the

12 historical assets of the area;

13 (ii) plan and develop a new Pearson

14 Airpark Historical Museum; and

15 (iii) continue operation of Pearson

16 Airpark after 2002, with measures and a

17 timetable by which Pearson Airpark will be

18 converted from general aviation to long19 term historical uses; and

20 (12) Congress endorses the findings and rec21 ommendations made in the Vancouver National His22 torical Reserve Feasibility Study and Environmental

23 Assessment.

24 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
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1 (1) to preserve, enhance, and interpret the sig2 nificant aspects of the land, water, structures, and

3 history of the Historic Reserve; and

4 (2) to establish a cooperative arrangement

5 through which an integrated cultural, historical, rec6 reational, and educational land resource manage7 ment program may be developed and implemented to

8 achieve those purposes.

9 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

10 In this Act:

11 (1) CHAIRPERSON.—The term ‘‘Chairperson’’

12 means the Chairperson of the Partnership elected

13 under section 5(e)(3).

14 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘co15 operative agreement’’ means a cooperative agree16 ment entered into under section 5(g).

17 (3) HISTORIC AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘‘historic

18 aircraft’’ means an aircraft that—

19 (A) is based on a design from the World

20 War II era or earlier;

21 (B) is 50 years old or older; or

22 (C) is of historical significance, as deter23 mined by a qualified aviation advisory group se24 lected by the Partnership.
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1 (4) HISTORIC RESERVE.—The term ‘‘Historic

2 Reserve’’ means the Vancouver National Historic

3 Reserve established by section 4.

4 (5) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage5 ment plan’’ means the management plan developed

6 and submitted under section 8.

7 (6) MEMBER AGENCY.—The term ‘‘member

8 agency’’ means—

9 (A) the National Park Service;

10 (B) the Historic Preservation Office of the

11 State of Washington;

12 (C) the Department of the Army; and

13 (D) the city of Vancouver, Washington.

14 (7) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’

15 means the Vancouver National Historic Reserve

16 Partnership described in section 5.

17 (8) PEARSON ECONOMIC PLAN.—The term

18 ‘‘Pearson economic plan’’ means the Pearson Air19 park economic viability and mitigation plan under

20 section 9(b).

21 (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

22 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di23 rector of the National Park Service.
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1 SEC. 4. VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE.

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Van3 couver National Historic Reserve.

4 (b) AREAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE HISTORIC RE5 SERVE.—The Historic Reserve—

6 (1) shall be comprised of approximately 366

7 acres of publicly owned land, as generally depicted

8 on the map entitled ‘‘Vancouver National Historic

9 Reserve—Proposed Reserve Area’’, contained in the

10 report entitled ‘‘Vancouver National Historical Re11 serve Feasibility Study and Environmental Assess12 ment’’ at page 97, published by the Vancouver His13 torical Study Commission and dated April 1993; and

14 (2) shall include the following lands and facili15 ties:

16 (A) Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

17 (B) Vancouver Barracks.

18 (C) Pearson Airfield and Air Museum.

19 (D) Officers Row.

20 (E) Old Apple Tree Park.

21 (F) Marine Park.

22 (G) The area of the Columbia River water23 front identified in the map described in para24 graph (1).
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1 (H) The land and easements dedicated to

2 the city of Vancouver, Washington, for a water3 front trail within the Columbia Shores property.

4 (I) A pedestrian-only path between the

5 Marine Park and the southeastern corner of the

6 Historic Reserve at Columbia Way.

7 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in

8 subsection (b)(1) shall be on file and available for public

9 inspection in the offices of the Director of the National

10 Park Service.

11 SEC. 5. VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE PART12 NERSHIP.

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary and the Sec14 retary of the Army may participate as members of a body

15 to be known as the ‘‘Vancouver National Historic Reserve

16 Partnership’’ in accordance with the terms and conditions

17 stated in this Act.

18 (b) NATURE OF PARTNERSHIP.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Partnership shall serve

20 as a vehicle for cooperation and collaboration among

21 the member agencies in accordance with this Act,

22 but—

23 (A) the Partnership shall not constitute an

24 advisory committee under the Federal Advisory

25 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), an agency of
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1 the United States, or other form of legal entity

2 separate from the member agencies; and

3 (B) the member agencies shall not be

4 treated as partners in a legal sense.

5 (2) RETENTION OF AUTHORITY.—Each member

6 agency shall retain direct management authority

7 over its lands, facilities, and programs in the His8 toric Reserve.

9 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Partnership shall

10 be to oversee the protection, enhancement, and develop11 ment of the Historic Reserve.

12 (d) ACTIVITIES.—The Partnership shall—

13 (1) act as a forum for cooperation and coordi14 nation among the member agencies;

15 (2) make reasonable efforts to minimize staff16 ing, development, and operational costs to each

17 member agency;

18 (3) promote the coordinated protection, use,

19 and interpretation of the cultural, recreational, and

20 educational resources of the Historic Reserve;

21 (4) identify additional opportunities for appro22 priate public use and enjoyment of the Historic Re23 serve; and

24 (5) develop and coordinate implemention of the

25 management plan (including the Pearson economic
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1 plan) and an interpretive plan for the Historic Re2 serve under section 8(b)(2).

3 (e) REPRESENTATIVES.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Partnership shall be

5 comprised of—

6 (A) a representative of the National Park

7 Service, appointed by the Secretary;

8 (B) a representative of the Historic Preser9 vation Office of the State of Washington, ap10 pointed by the Governor of the State of

11 Washington;

12 (C) a representative of the Department of

13 the Army, appointed by the Secretary of the

14 Army;

15 (D) a representative of the city of Van16 couver, Washington, appointed by the mayor of

17 the city of Vancouver; and

18 (E) a representative of the general public,

19 appointed by the Secretary from among citizens

20 of the State of Washington recommended by

21 the Governor of the State of Washington and

22 the mayor of Vancouver, Washington.

23 (2) TERMS OF SERVICE.—

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—A representative to the

25 Partnership—
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1 (i) shall be appointed for terms of 3

2 years; and

3 (ii) may be reappointed.

4 (B) VACANCIES.—A representative to the

5 Partnership appointed to fill a vacancy occur6 ring before the expiration of the term for which

7 the representative’s predecessor was appointed

8 shall be appointed only for the remainder of the

9 term.

10 (C) CONTINUED SERVICE UNTIL APPOINT11 MENT OF SUCCESSOR.—A representative to the

12 Partnership appointed for a definite term may

13 serve after the expiration of the representative’s

14 term until the representative’s successor has

15 taken office.

16 (3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Partnership shall have

17 a Chairperson who—

18 (A) shall be elected by the representatives

19 to the Partnership for a term of 2 years; and

20 (B) shall coordinate and preside over meet21 ings, discussions, and other activities of the

22 Partnership.

23 (f) MEETINGS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Partnership shall meet

2 at least quarterly at the call of the Chairperson or

3 a majority of the representatives to the Partnership.

4 (2) OPEN MEETINGS.—Meetings of the Part5 nership shall be held in accordance with the prin6 ciples embodied in section 552b of title 5, United

7 States Code, adapted as appropriate to apply to the

8 Partnership.

9 (3) HEARINGS.—The Partnership may, for the

10 purposes of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit

11 and act at such times and places, take such testi12 mony, and receive such evidence as the Partnership

13 considers appropriate.

14 (g) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after

16 the Partnership conducts its first meeting, the Part17 nership shall prepare and submit to the Secretary

18 for review and approval a cooperative agreement to

19 govern the operations of the Partnership.

20 (2) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The cooperative

21 agreement shall be prepared with public participa22 tion.

23 (3) CONTENTS.—The cooperative agreement

24 shall—
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1 (A) describe the goals and objectives of the

2 Historic Reserve and the basic responsibilities

3 of the members of the Partnership, in fulfilling

4 the purposes and carrying out the activities of

5 the Partnership;

6 (B) contain a brief outline of the objectives

7 that are likely to be included in the manage8 ment plan in order to achieve the purposes of

9 the Historic Reserve; and

10 (C) provide for the making available by the

11 member agencies of such staffing, administra12 tive support services, and facilities for the use

13 of the Partnership as will enable the Partner14 ship to perform its functions.

15 (4) APPROVAL.—The cooperative agreement

16 shall become effective on approval by the Secretary.

17 SEC. 6. STAFFING, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, AND USE OF

18 FACILITIES.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The member agencies shall pro20 vide staffing, administrative support services, and facilities

21 for the Partnership as specified in the cooperative agree22 ment (including facilities leased by a member agency and

23 made available for use by the Partnership).

24 (b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Secretary

25 may procure and make available to the Partnership tem-
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1 porary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of

2 title 5, United States Code, but at rates determined by

3 the Partnership to be reasonable.

4 (c) STAFF OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.—

5 (1) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—On request of the

6 Secretary, the head of any Federal agency may de7 tail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel

8 of the agency to the Secretary to assist the Partner9 ship in carrying out the Partnership’s activities.

10 (2) STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES.—The Part11 nership may accept the service of personnel detailed

12 from the State, or any political subdivision or re13 gional planning organization, and may reimburse the

14 State, political subdivision, or regional planning or15 ganization for those services.

16 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Ad17 ministrator of the General Services Administration shall

18 provide to the Partnership on a reimbursable basis such

19 administrative support services as the Secretary may re20 quest.

21 (e) MAILS.—The Secretary may use the United

22 States mails for correspondence of the Partnership in the

23 performance of the activities of the Partnership in the

24 same manner and under the same conditions as for cor-
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1 respondence of the Department of the Interior in the per2 formance of activities of the Department of the Interior.

3 SEC. 7. REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.

4 (a) ACCEPTANCE.—For purposes of carrying out its

5 activities, the Partnership may—

6 (1) seek, accept, and dispose of donations of

7 real property (including an interest in real property),

8 money or other personal property, or services re9 ceived from any source; and

10 (2) acquire real property (including an interest

11 in real property) by purchase from a willing seller

12 with donated funds or funds appropriated to the

13 Secretary and made available for the purposes of the

14 Historic Reserve.

15 (b) TREATMENT.—Any real property or money or

16 other personal property accepted or acquired by the Part17 nership under subsection (a)—

18 (1) shall be held by a member agency des19 ignated by the Partnership in trust for the Partner20 ship pending disposition of the property under sub21 section (c); and

22 (2) shall be treated as a charitable contribution

23 under section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code

24 of 1986.

25 (c) DISPOSITION.—
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1 (1) USE OF FUNDS AS MATCHING FUNDS.—The

2 Partnership may use its funds to obtain money from

3 any source under any program or law requiring the

4 recipient of such money to make a contribution in

5 order to receive such money.

6 (2) CONVEYANCE.—As soon as practicable after

7 real property or personal property is accepted or ac8 quired by the Partnership under subsection (a)—

9 (A) the Partnership shall determine wheth10 er the property should be conveyed to 1 of the

11 member agencies, on condition that the prop12 erty be used for the benefit of the Historic Re13 serve, or sold to raise funds to be used for the

14 benefit of the Historic Reserve; and

15 (B) the member agency holding the prop16 erty in trust shall effectuate the conveyance or

17 sale.

18 SEC. 8. HISTORIC RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

19 (a) DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION TO SEC20 RETARY.—Not later than 3 years after the Partnership

21 conducts its first meeting, the Partnership shall develop

22 a Historic Reserve management plan and submit the plan

23 to the Secretary for review and approval.

24 (b) CONTENTS.—The management plan shall—
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1 (1) define a timetable for actions of the Part2 nership and for development of the specific programs

3 and facilities of the Historic Reserve;

4 (2) establish requirements for an interpretive

5 plan for the Historic Reserve, to be developed by the

6 Partnership, that—

7 (A) provides a framework for all the insti8 tutions within the Historic Reserve to incor9 porate information on the overlapping contin10 uum of history represented in the Historic Re11 serve area; and

12 (B) addresses coordination of facilities pro13 grams; and

14 (3) include the Pearson economic plan.

15 (c) APPROVAL.—The management plan shall become

16 effective on approval by the Secretary.

17 (d) AMENDMENT AND REVIEW.—As appropriate, the

18 Partnership shall evaluate the progress made in imple19 menting the management plan and shall submit to the

20 Secretary a revised management plan for the Secretary’s

21 review and approval.

22 (e) MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT.—For purposes of

23 carrying out the management plan, the Partnership may

24 enter into a memorandum of agreement with a State, po25 litical subdivision of a State, or private person or organiza-
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1 tion that, at a minimum, establishes procedures for pro2 viding notice to the Partnership of any action proposed

3 by the State, political subdivision, or person or organiza4 tion that may affect implementation of the management

5 plan.

6 SEC. 9. PEARSON AIRPARK.

7 (a) CONDITIONS ON CONTINUED GENERAL AVIATION

8 USE.—General aviation at Pearson Airpark, as permitted

9 to be conducted on National Park Service property on the

10 date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted after the

11 year 2002 subject to the following conditions:

12 (1) MUSEUM.—Pearson Airfield and Air Mu13 seum shall be operated by the city of Vancouver,

14 Washington, or its designated entity.

15 (2) FEE AND RENTAL.—The city of Vancouver,

16 Washington, shall pay the National Park Service—

17 (A) a fee of $1 per year for the continued

18 use and occupancy of Pearson Airpark on Na19 tional Park Service property; and

20 (B) the appraised fair market land rental

21 value of the portion of the National Park Serv22 ice property that is used for development of the

23 Pearson Airpark Historical Museum, as deter24 mined in consultation with the Partnership.
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1 (3) REMOVAL OF EXTRANEOUS BUILDINGS AND

2 DEVICES.—All nonhistoric aviation-related facilities

3 and equipment, including T-hangars and associated

4 taxiways, shall be removed by the city of Vancouver

5 from National Park Service property by April 6,

6 2003, except those necessary for navigation and

7 safety.

8 (4) NO COMPENSATION.—The city of Vancouver

9 shall not be compensated for historic aviation-related

10 facilities or equipment remaining on National Park

11 Service property, but shall be liable and responsible

12 for continued use and maintenance of those facilities

13 and that equipment.

14 (5) IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS.—The ap15 proval of the Secretary shall be required for all im16 provements and additions to facilities or equipment

17 of the Air Museum located on property of the Na18 tional Park Service.

19 (6) HELICOPTERS.—Helicopters shall not be

20 based at Pearson Airpark except as necessary to ac21 commodate emergency, disaster, or national security

22 needs.

23 (7) NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT.—The number of

24 airworthy aircraft based at Pearson Airpark shall be

25 determined under the Pearson economic plan.
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1 (b) PEARSON ECONOMIC PLAN.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Partnership shall pre3 pare an economic viability and mitigation plan for

4 Pearson Airpark and include the plan in the man5 agement plan.

6 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Pearson economic

7 plan shall require the following:

8 (A) A report, through the Secretary, to

9 Congress by the year 2022 regarding the advis10 ability of continuing to base some general avia11 tion aircraft at Pearson Airpark, taking into ac12 count their impact on National Park Service

13 operations, the needs of the community, and

14 whether or not general aviation aircraft are nec15 essary to support the economic viability of the

16 historic aircraft mission within the Historic Re17 serve.

18 (B) Incentives and regulations to encour19 age a transition from basing predominantly

20 general aviation aircraft to basing only historic

21 aircraft by April 6, 2022, after which date no

22 general aviation aircraft shall be allowed at

23 Pearson Airpark unless a continuation of gen24 eral aviation is expressly authorized by Act of
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1 Congress enacted after the date of enactment of

2 this Act.

3 (C) A program, coordinated with the Fed4 eral Aviation Administration and other agen5 cies, to mitigate or eliminate any conflicts relat6 ed to the operation of Pearson Airpark and

7 other activities within the Historic Reserve, that

8 addresses noise, safety, visual intrusion, and the

9 location of new facilities.

10 (D) A Pearson Airpark Historical Museum

11 plan, including budgetary strategies by which

12 proceeds from general aviation and other

13 sources will fund the museum and other avia14 tion curation activities.

15 SEC. 10. DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE SECRETARY.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Park Service shall

17 have the lead Federal agency role for—

18 (1) implementing the management plan; and

19 (2) planning, designing, constructing, and su20 pervising Historic Reserve facilities.

21 (b) ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING THE COOPERATIVE

22 AGREEMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN.—On request of

23 the Partnership, the Secretary may—
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1 (1) through the Director of the National Park

2 Service, provide matching funds to assist the Part3 nership in development of the management plan; and

4 (2) provide technical assistance in preparing

5 and developing the management plan.

6 (c) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF COOPERATIVE

7 AGREEMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve

9 or disapprove a proposed cooperative agreement or

10 management plan not later than 90 days after re11 ceiving the proposed cooperative agreement manage12 ment plan.

13 (2) DISAPPROVAL.—If the Secretary dis14 approves a cooperative agreement or management

15 plan, the Secretary shall advise the Partnership in

16 writing of the reasons for the disapproval and shall

17 make recommendations for revisions of the agree18 ment or plan.

19 (3) REVISION.—The Secretary shall approve or

20 disapprove a proposed revision not later than 90

21 days after the date on which the revision is submit22 ted.

23 (d) AMENDMENTS TO MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The

24 Secretary shall review, and approve or disapprove, sub25 stantial amendments to the management plan.
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1 (e) ASSISTANCE IN IMPLEMENTING THE MANAGE2 MENT PLAN.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, on re4 quest of the Partnership, provide technical and fi5 nancial assistance in developing and implementing

6 the management plan.

7 (2) NONFEDERALLY OWNED PROPERTY.—The

8 Secretary, through the Director of the National

9 Park Service, may make grants to pay not more

10 than 50 percent of the cost of renovation or repair

11 of nonfederally owned property in the Historic Re12 serve consistent with the management plan.

13 (3) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—In cooperation

14 with other Federal agencies, the Secretary shall pro15 vide the public with information regarding the loca16 tion and character of components of the Historic Re17 serve.

18 SEC. 11. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Any Federal entity conducting or

20 supporting activities directly affecting the Historic Re21 serve, and any unit of government acting pursuant to a

22 grant of Federal funds or a Federal permit or agreement

23 conducting or supporting such activities, shall, to the max24 imum extent practicable—
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1 (1) consult with the Secretary and the Partner2 ship with respect to such activities;

3 (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Part4 nership in carrying out activities under this Act and

5 coordinate those activities with the carrying out of

6 activities under this Act; and

7 (3) conduct or support activities in a manner

8 that is consistent with the management plan unless

9 the Federal entity, after consultation with the Part10 nership, determines that there is no practicable al11 ternative.

12 (b) ASSISTANCE UNDER OTHER LAW.—Nothing in

13 this Act shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary or

14 other units of government from providing technical or fi15 nancial assistance as authorized under any other law.

16 SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro18 priated, in addition to amounts authorized to be appro19 priated for the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

20 under other law, such sums as are necessary to carry out

21 this Act.

22 (b) COST SHARE.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the

24 costs of activities of the Partnership for any fiscal
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1 year may not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of

2 the activities of the Partnership for that fiscal year.

3 (2) FORM.—The Federal and non-Federal

4 share of the costs for activities of the Partnership

5 may be in the form of cash, services, or in-kind con6 tributions, fairly valued.

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