115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2897 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Mayor of the District of Columbia and 
the Director of the National Park Service to enter into 
cooperative management agreements for the operation, 
maintenance, and management of units of the National 
Park System in the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA AND NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR 
OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND MANAGE-
MENT OF UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYS-
TEM IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Mayor of the District of 
Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service 
may enter into cooperative management agreements under 
section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, for the 
operation, maintenance, and management of units of the 
National Park System located in the District of Columbia, 
including the design and construction of improvements to 
such units. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A cooperative man-
agement agreement entered into under this section may 
include such terms and conditions as may be agreed to 
by the Mayor and Director, including terms and conditions 
relating to— 
(1) the allocation of responsibility for the oper-
ation, maintenance, and management of a unit of 
the National Park System between the District of 
Columbia and the National Park Service; and 
(2) the payment of funds by the National Park 
Service and the District of Columbia in support of 
the agreement.
(c) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS 
A STATE FOR PURPOSES OF COOPERATIVE MANAGE-
MENT
AGREEMENTS
UNDER
TITLE
54.—Section 
101703 of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF STATE.—For the purposes of 
this section, the term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States and the District of Columbia.’’. 
(2) ANTI-DEFICIENCY
ACT.—Nothing in sub-
chapter III of chapter 13 or subchapter II of chap-
ter 15 of title 31, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Anti-Deficiency Act’’) may be con-
strued to prohibit the payment or use of funds by 
the District of Columbia or the National Park Serv-
ice to carry out a cooperative management agree-
ment entered into under this Act, in accordance with 
the terms and conditions of the agreement. 
(3) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT.— 
Nothing in section 602(a)(3) of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.03(a)(3), D.C. 
Official Code) may be construed to prohibit the Dis-
trict of Columbia from operating, maintaining, or 
managing a unit of the National Park System in ac-
cordance with the terms and conditions of a coopera-
tive management agreement entered into under this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 16, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2897 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
and the Director of the National Park Service to 
enter into cooperative management agreements 
for the operation, maintenance, and management 
of units of the National Park System in the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and for other purposes.