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§ 1013.18. Leasing of seasonal employee quarters 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may lease quarters at or near 
a System unit for use as seasonal quarters for field employees if the Sec-
retary finds that there is a shortage of adequate and affordable seasonal 
quarters at or near the System unit and that— 
(1) the requirement for the seasonal field employee quarters is tem-
porary; or 
(2) leasing would be more cost-effective than construction of new 
seasonal field employee quarters. 
(b) RENT.—The rent charged to field employees under the lease shall be 
a rate based on the reasonable value of the quarters in accordance with re-
quirements applicable under section 5911 of title 5. 
(c) UNRECOVERED COSTS.—The Secretary may pay the unrecovered 
costs of leasing seasonal quarters under this section from annual appropria-
tions for the year in which the lease is made. 
§ 1013.19. General leasing provisions 
(a) EXEMPTION FROM LEASING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1033.01 of 
this title and section 1302 of title 40 shall not apply to leases issued by 
the Secretary under this section. 
(b) PROCEEDS FROM LEASES.—The proceeds from any lease under sec-
tion 1013.16(a)(1) of this title and any lease under section 1013.18 of this 
title shall be retained by the Service and deposited in the special fund estab-
lished for maintenance and operation of quarters. 
§ 1013.20. Assessment and priority listing 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) complete a condition assessment for all field employee housing, 
including the physical condition of the housing and the necessity and 
suitability of the housing for carrying out the mission of the Service, 
using existing information; and 
(2) develop a Service-wide priority listing, by structure, identifying 
the units in greatest need for repair, rehabilitation, replacement, or ini-
tial construction. 
§ 1013.21. Use of funds 
(a) EXPENDITURE SHALL FOLLOW PRIORITY LISTING.—Expenditure of 
any funds authorized and appropriated for new construction, repair, or re-
habilitation of housing under this chapter shall follow the housing priority 
listing established by the Secretary under section 1013.20 of this title, in 
sequential order, to the maximum extent practicable. 
(b) NONCONSTRUCTION FUNDS IN ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMITTAL.—The 
President’s proposed budget to Congress shall include identification of non-
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construction funds to be spent for Service housing maintenance and oper-
ations that are in addition to rental receipts collected. 
CHAPTER 1015—TRANSPORTATION 
Subchapter I—Airports 
Sec. 
1015.01.
Airports in or near System units. 
Subchapter II—Roads and Trails 
1015.11.
Roads and trails. 
Subchapter III—Public Transportation Programs for System Units 
1015.21.
Findings and purpose. 
1015.22.
Transportation service and facility programs. 
1015.23.
Transportation projects. 
1015.24.
Procedures applicable to transportation plans and projects. 
Subchapter IV—Fees 
1015.31.
Fee for use of transportation services. 
Subchapter I—Airports 
§ 1015.01. Airports in or near System units 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘airport’’, ‘‘project’’, 
‘‘project costs’’, ‘‘public agency’’, and ‘‘sponsor’’ have the meanings given 
the terms in subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 49. 
(b) ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRPORTS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may plan, acquire, establish, 
construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and 
protect airports in the continental United States in, or in close prox-
imity to, System units, when the Secretary determines that the airports 
are necessary to the proper performance of the functions of the Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
(2) INCLUSION IN NATIONAL PLAN.—The Secretary shall not ac-
quire, establish, or construct an airport under this section unless the 
airport is included in the national plan of integrated airport systems 
formulated by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 
47103 of title 49. 
(3) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MUST ACCORD WITH STANDARDS 
AND REGULATIONS OF SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.—The oper-
ation and maintenance of airports under this section shall be in accord-
ance with the standards and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Transportation. 
(c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, the Secretary may— 
(A) acquire necessary land and interests in or over land; 
(B) contract for the construction, improvement, operation, and 
maintenance of airports and incidental facilities; 
(C) enter into agreements with other public agencies providing 
for the construction, operation, or maintenance of airports by 
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those agencies or jointly by the Secretary and those agencies on 
mutually satisfactory terms; and 
(D) enter into other agreements and take other action with re-
spect to the airports as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
(2) CONSENT REQUIRED.—This section does not authorize the Sec-
retary to acquire any land, or interest in or over land, by purchase, 
condemnation, grant, or lease, without first obtaining the consent of 
the Governor of the State, and the consent of the State political sub-
division, in which the land is located. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION TO SPONSOR AIRPORT PROJECTS.—To carry out 
this section, the Secretary may— 
(1) sponsor projects under subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 49 
independently or jointly with other public agencies; and 
(2) use, for payment of the sponsor’s share of the project costs of 
those projects, any funds that may be— 
(A) contributed or otherwise made available to the Secretary for 
those purposes; or 
(B) appropriated or otherwise specifically authorized for that 
purpose. 
(e) JURISDICTION OVER AIRPORTS.—All airports under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, shall be oper-
ated as public airports, available for public use on fair and reasonable terms 
and without unjust discrimination. 
Subchapter II—Roads and Trails 
§ 1015.11. Roads and trails 
(a) CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary, in the administration of the Service, 
may construct, reconstruct, and improve roads and trails, inclusive of nec-
essary bridges, in System units. 
(b) APPROACH ROADS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—When the Secretary determines it to be in the 
public interest, the Secretary may designate, as System unit approach 
roads and as supplementary parts of the highway systems of any Sys-
tem unit, roads whose primary value is to carry System unit travel and 
that lead across land at least 90 percent owned by the Federal Govern-
ment and that will connect the highways within a System unit with a 
convenient point on or leading to the National Highway System. 
(2) LIMIT ON LENGTH OF APPROACH ROADS.—A designated ap-
proach road shall not exceed— 
(A) 60 miles in length between a System unit gateway and a 
point on or leading to the nearest convenient National Highway 
System road; or 
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(B) 30 miles in length if the approach road is on the National 
Highway System. 
(3) COUNTY LIMIT.—Not to exceed 40 miles of any one approach 
road shall be designated in any one county. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS AND TRAILS WITHIN 
SYSTEM UNITS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may construct, reconstruct, 
and improve roads and trails within System units. 
(B) AUTHORITY
NOT
LIMITED.—This subsection and sub-
sections (a), (b), and (d) do not limit the authority of the Sec-
retary to construct, reconstruct, improve, and maintain roads and 
trails within System units. 
(2) SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.—Under agreement with the Sec-
retary, the Secretary of Commerce may carry out any provision of this 
subsection. 
(3) ALLOCATION.—Not to be exceed $1,500,000 shall be allocated 
annually for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of Sys-
tem unit approach roads. 
(d) APPROVAL OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REQUIRED.—When an 
approach road is proposed across or within any national forest, the Sec-
retary shall secure the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture before con-
struction begins. 
(e) CONVEYANCE TO STATES OF ROADS LEADING TO CERTAIN HISTOR-
ICAL AREAS.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘State’’ includes 
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 
(2) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary may, subject to con-
ditions as may seem proper to the Secretary, convey by proper quit-
claim deed to any State, county, municipality, or proper agency of a 
State, county, or municipality, in which the road is located, all the 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any Federal 
Government owned or controlled road leading to any national cemetery, 
national military park, national historical park, national battlefield 
park, or national historic site administered by the Service. 
(3) NOTIFICATION BY STATE, AGENCY, OR MUNICIPALITY.—Prior to 
the delivery of any conveyance under this section, the State, county, 
or municipality to which the conveyance is to be made shall notify the 
Secretary in writing of its willingness to accept and maintain the roads 
included in the conveyance. 
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