Subchapter IV—Fees 
§ 101531. Fee for use of transportation services 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where the Service or an enti-
ty under a service contract, cooperative agreement, or other contractual 
agreement with the Service provides transportation to all or a portion of any 
System unit, the Secretary may impose a reasonable and appropriate charge 
to the public for the use of the transportation services in addition to any 
admission fee required to be paid. Collection of the transportation and ad-
mission fees may occur at the transportation staging area or any other rea-
sonably convenient location determined by the Secretary. The Secretary may 
enter into agreements, with public or private entities that qualify to the Sec-
retary’s satisfaction, to collect the transportation and admission fee. Trans-
portation fees collected pursuant to this section shall be retained by the Sys-
tem unit at which the transportation fee was collected, and the amount re-
tained shall be expended only for costs associated with the transportation 
systems at the System unit where the charge was imposed. 
Chapter 1017—Financial Agreements 
Sec. 
101701.
Challenge cost-share agreement authority. 
101702.
Cooperative agreements. 
101703.
Cooperative management agreements. 
101704.
Reimbursable agreements. 
§ 101701. Challenge cost-share agreement authority 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CHALLENGE
COST-SHARE
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘challenge 
cost-share agreement’’ means any agreement entered into between the 
Secretary and any cooperator for the purpose of sharing costs or serv-
ices in carrying out authorized functions and responsibilities of the Sec-
retary with respect to any System unit or System program, any affili-
ated area, or any designated national scenic trail or national historic 
trail. 
(2) COOPERATOR.—The term ‘‘cooperator’’ means any State or local 
government, public or private agency, organization, institution, corpora-
tion, individual, or other entity. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CHALLENGE COST-SHARE AGREE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may negotiate and enter into challenge cost-share 
agreements with cooperators. 
(c) SOURCE OF FEDERAL SHARE.—In carrying out challenge cost-share 
agreements, the Secretary may provide the Federal funding share from any 
funds available to the Service. 
§ 101702. Cooperative agreements 
(a) TRANSFER
OF SERVICE APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—A cooperative 
agreement entered into by the Secretary that involves the transfer of Service 
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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 31. 
(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 train-
ing 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 equip-
ment, 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 procure-
ment 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 condi-
tions 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 re-
spect to living exhibits and interpretive demonstrations in System 
units; and 
(3) credit the proceeds from those sales and contracts to the appro-
priation 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 agree-
ments with State, local, or tribal governments, other Federal agencies, 
other public entities, educational institutions, private nonprofit organi-
zations, or participating private landowners for the purpose of pro-
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tecting 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 wild-
life 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 pro-
vided by the Secretary or other parties to the agreement in sup-
port 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 Sec-
retary 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 pur-
poses 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, mainte-
nance, or operation of infrastructure, except for ancillary support facili-
ties that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the completion 
of projects or activities identified in the agreement. 
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§ 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 ad-
visable, may enter into an agreement with a State or local government agen-
cy 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 manage-
ment 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 Sec-
retary 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 assign-
ment may be for any period of time determined by the Secretary and the 
State or local agency to be mutually beneficial. 
§ 101704. Reimbursable agreements 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out work under reimbursable agreements 
with any State, local, or tribal government, the Secretary, without regard 
to any provision of law or a regulation— 
(1) may record obligations against accounts receivable from those 
governments; and 
(2) shall credit amounts received from those governments to the ap-
propriate account. 
(b) WHEN AMOUNTS SHALL BE CREDITED.—Amounts shall be credited 
within 90 days of the date of the original request by the Service for pay-
ment. 
Chapter 1019—Concessions and 
Commercial Use Authorizations 
Subchapter I—Authority of Secretary 
Sec. 
101901.
Utility services. 
Subchapter II—Commercial Visitor Services 
101911.
Definitions. 
101912.
Findings and declaration of policy. 
101913.
Award of concession contracts. 
101914.
Term of concession contracts. 
101915.
Protection of concessioner investment. 
101916.
Reasonableness of rates and charges. 
101917.
Franchise fees. 
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