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Calendar No. 395 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1288 

[Report No. 109–233] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements 

to protect natural resources of units of the National Park System 

through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of units of 

the National Park System. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 22, 2005 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. AKAKA) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

APRIL 20, 2006 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of April 7, 2006, by Mr. 

DOMENICI, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 

cooperative agreements to protect natural resources of 

units of the National Park System through collaborative 

efforts on land inside and outside of units of the National Park System. 


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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 ‘‘Natural Resource Pro5 tection Cooperative Agreement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR NATIONAL PARK 

7 NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (re9 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may enter into 

10 cooperative agreements with State, local, or tribal govern11 ments, other Federal agencies, other public entities, edu12 cational institutions, private nonprofit organizations, or 

13 willing private landowners to protect natural resources of 

14 units of the National Park System through collaborative 

15 efforts on land inside and outside of National Park System 

16 units. 

17 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A cooperative agree18 ment entered into under subsection (a) shall— 

19 (1) provide for— 

20 (A) the conservation of natural resources 

21 in units of the National Park System; 

22 (A) clear and direct benefits to natural re23 sources of a unit of the National Park System; 


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1 (B) the preservation, conservation, and 

2 restoration of coastal and riparian systems, wa3 tersheds, and wetlands; 

4 (C) preventing, controlling or eradicating 

5 invasive exotic species that occupy land within 

6 a unit of the National Park System or adjacent 

7 to a unit of the National Park System; or 

8 (D) restoration of natural resources, in9 cluding native wildlife habitat; 

10 (2) include a statement of purpose dem11 onstrating how the agreement will— 

12 (A) enhance science-based natural resource 

13 stewardship at the unit of the National Park 

14 System; and 

15 (B) benefit the parties to the agreement; 

16 (3) specify any staff required and technical as17 sistance to be provided by the Secretary or other 

18 parties to the agreement in support of activities in19 side and outside the unit of the National Park Sys20 tem that will— 

21 (A) protect natural resources of the unit; 

22 and 

23 (B) benefit the parties to the agreement; 


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1 (4) identify any materials, supplies, or equip2 ment that will be contributed by the parties to the 

3 agreement or by other Federal agencies; 

4 (5) describe any financial assistance to be pro5 vided by the Secretary or the partners to implement 

6 the agreement; 

7 (6) ensure that any expenditure by the Sec8 retary pursuant to the agreement is determined by 

9 the Secretary to support the purposes of natural re10 source stewardship at a unit of the National Park 

11 System; and 

12 (7) shall include such terms and conditions that 

13 are agreed to by the Secretary and the other parties 

14 to the agreement. 

15 (c) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary shall not use any 

16 amounts associated with an agreement entered into under 

17 subsection (b) (a) for the purposes of land acquisition, reg18 ulatory activity, or the development, maintenance, or oper19 ation of infrastructure, except for ancillary support facili20 ties that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the 

21 completion of projects or activities identified in the agree22 ment. 

23 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

24 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec25 essary to carry out this Act. 


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Calendar No. 395 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1288 

[Report No. 109

–233] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter 

outside of units of the National Park System. through collaborative efforts on land inside and resources of units of the National Park System into cooperative agreements to protect natural 

APRIL 20, 2006 

Reported with amendments 


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