responding map of the qualifying Federal lands over 
which the State seeks to manage; 
(2) the proposed cooperative agreement that is 
the subject of the petition; 
(3) documentation that demonstrates the ability 
of the State to provide sufficient funds to administer 
such lands for the duration of the cooperative agree-
ment; and 
(4) any other documentation that the Secretary 
concerned may require. 
(g) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT CONTENTS.—A coop-
erative agreement submitted under subsection (e)(2) shall 
contain— 
(1) a statement that the State shall manage 
certain qualifying Federal lands located in that 
State after the effective date of the transfer of man-
agement to the State for a specified term of years; 
(2) a cost-sharing requirement stating that the 
State shall provide a certain amount (equal to not 
less than 50 percent), in cash or in-kind, of the total 
amount required for the management of the quali-
fying Federal lands concerned; 
(3) the amount to be contributed by the State 
shall be determined by the Governor of the State 
and the Secretary concerned, only after the Sec-
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retary concerned submits to the State a categorical 
assessment of all costs, in the recent past and antici-
pated during the duration of the cooperative agree-
ment, of managing the qualifying Federal lands con-
cerned, including employee salary data; 
(4) in the event of a natural disaster, as cat-
egorized by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the State shall assume authority over recov-
ery initiatives (nullifying any existing established 
Federal response protocol) so that— 
(A) the cost of damages to any structure 
on the qualifying Federal lands concerned be 
shared by both State and Federal entities at a 
ratio in accordance to the cost-sharing agree-
ment; and 
(B) the cost and administration of repair 
of damages resulting from natural disasters, 
not including structures referred to in subpara-
graph (A), shall be assumed by the State rather 
than the Federal Government; 
(5) all revenue accrued from fees, royalties, and 
other revenues related to the qualifying Federal 
lands concerned shall be distributed to the State and 
Federal entities in accordance to the percentages 
dictated by the cost-sharing agreement and shall be 
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used so that the percentage of funds designated to 
the Federal entity shall be made available to the 
Secretary concerned for use at the sole discretion of 
the Secretary concerned; 
(6) the procedures to be followed for purposes 
of the transition from Federal to State management 
of the qualifying Federal lands concerned, includ-
ing— 
(A) a guarantee that all Federal employees 
managing the qualifying Federal lands con-
cerned may remain employed without infringe-
ment upon their existing conditions of employ-
ment; 
(B) a guarantee that the State may use its 
percentage of the amounts required for the 
management of the qualifying Federal lands 
concerned to hire additional staff whose terms 
of employment shall be decided by the peti-
tioning State; and 
(C) authority over the qualifying Federal 
lands concerned shall be directed by the State 
that submitted the petition and a State-ap-
pointed manager, but the implementation of its 
directives may include the existing Federal su-
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perintendent concerned and performed in con-
junction with State employees; 
(7) the transfer of any special use permits 
issued to the Secretary concerned with respect to the 
qualifying Federal lands concerned to the State; 
(8) a provision stating that lands currently 
open to mineral entry under the Act of May 10, 
1872 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘General Mining 
Act of 1872’’ (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.)), shall remain 
open to mineral entry under State law unless subse-
quently changed by a State mineral closing order; 
and 
(9) if the qualifying Federal lands concerned 
cross State lines, all States involved shall submit a 
joint petition or the States must agree to divide the 
park by State lines to enable State authority in ac-
cordance to the cost-sharing agreement. 
(h) APPLICABILITY OF STATE LAW ON QUALIFYING 
FEDERAL LANDS UNDER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
State environmental, wildlife, and land management laws 
shall supercede Federal environmental, wildlife, and land 
management laws on the qualifying Federal lands admin-
istered by a State under a cooperative agreement in place 
under this section to the extent that such laws are more 
restrictive than the corresponding Federal laws. 
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(i) OWNERSHIP.—Notwithstanding a State manage-
ment of qualified Federal lands under a cooperative agree-
ment entered into under this section, the United States 
shall retain all right, title, and interest in and to such 
lands. 
(j) TERMINATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
A cooperative agreement applicable under this section 
shall terminate, at the discretion of the Secretary con-
cerned, under the following circumstances: 
(1) The State concerned defaults on a payment, 
thereby requiring Federal entities to assume respon-
sibility for the financial liabilities. 
(2) The State concerned is in substantial 
breach of the cooperative agreement as determined 
by the Secretary concerned. 
(3) The cooperative agreement terminates 
under a term contained in that agreement. 
(k) INTENTIONAL TERMINATION OF COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENT.— 
(1) If the State no longer finds that the cooper-
ative agreement is beneficial or in the best interest 
of the State, the State must submit a petition to the 
Secretary concerned exhibiting credible purpose and 
reason for such intent. 
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(2) Not later than 90 days after receiving a pe-
tition under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned 
shall determine whether to approve or deny the peti-
tion. 
Æ 
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