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priated funds to State, local, and tribal governments, other public entities, 
educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations pursuant to 
section 6305 of title 31 to carry out public purposes of Service programs. 
(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) COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the administration of the System, 
the Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary con-
siders advisable, may enter into an agreement with a State or local gov-
ernment agency to provide for the cooperative management of the Fed-
eral and State or local park areas where a System unit is located adja-
cent to or near a State or local park area, and cooperative management 
between the Service and a State or local government agency of a por-
tion 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 responsibil-
ities for any System unit under this paragraph. 
(2) PROVISION
OF
GOODS
AND
SERVICES.—Under a cooperative 
management 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 co-
operative management of land. 
(3) ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEE.—An assignment arranged by the 
Secretary under section 3372 of title 5 of a Federal, State, or local em-
ployee for work on any Federal, State, or local land or an extension 
of the assignment may be for any period of time determined by the 
Secretary and the State or local agency to be mutually beneficial. 
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(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-
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 
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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. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this sub-
section. 
§ 1017.03. 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 
Subchapter I—Authority of Secretary 
Sec. 
1019.01.
Authority of Secretary to carry out certain activities. 
Subchapter II—Concession Management 
1019.11.
Definitions. 
1019.12.
Findings and declaration of policy. 
1019.13.
Award of concession contracts. 
1019.14.
Terms of concession contracts. 
1019.15.
Protection of concessioner investment. 
1019.16.
Reasonableness of rates and charges. 
1019.17.
Franchise fees. 
1019.18.
Transfer or conveyance of concession contracts or leasehold surrender interests. 
1019.19.
National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board. 
1019.20.
Contracting for services. 
1019.21.
Multiple contracts within a System unit. 
1019.22.
Special rule for service contract to provide transportation services. 
1019.23.
Use of nonmonetary consideration in concession contracts. 
1019.24.
Recordkeeping requirements. 
1019.25.
Promotion of sale of Indian, Alaska Native, Native Samoan, and Native Hawaiian 
handicrafts. 
1019.26.
Commercial use authorizations. 
1019.27.
Regulations. 
Subchapter I—Authority of Secretary 
§ 1019.01. Authority of Secretary to carry out certain activi-
ties 
To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary, under such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers advisable, may carry out 
the following activities: 
(1) SALE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN THE CONDUCT 
OF LIVING EXHIBITS AND INTERPRETATIVE DEMONSTRATIONS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— 
(i) sell at fair market value, without regard to the require-
ments 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 demonstra-
tions in System units; 
(ii) enter into contracts (including cooperative arrange-
ments) with respect to those living exhibits and interpretive 
demonstrations; and 
(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), credit the proceeds from 
those sales and contracts to the appropriation bearing the 
cost of the exhibits and demonstrations. 
(B) GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK.— 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subparagraph— 
(I) CERTAIN
PERMITTEE.—The term ‘‘certain per-
mittee’’ means a permittee that provides overnight ac-
commodations for at least 500 passengers for an 
itinerary of at least 3 nights. 
(II) PERMITTEE.—The term ‘‘permittee’’ means a 
concessionaire providing visitor services within Glacier 
Bay. 
(ii) LIMITATION ON USE OF FEES.—Sixty percent of the 
fees paid by permittees for the privilege of entering into Gla-
cier Bay shall be deposited in a special account and shall be 
available— 
(I) to the extent determined to be necessary, to ac-
quire and pre-position necessary and adequate emergency 
response equipment to prevent harm or the threat of 
harm to aquatic park resources from permittees; and 
(II) to conduct investigations to quantify any effect of 
permittees’ activity on wildlife and other natural resource 
values of Glacier Bay National Park. 
(iii) PURPOSE
OF
INVESTIGATIONS.—The investigations 
provided for in this subparagraph shall be designed to provide 
information of value to the Secretary in determining any ap-
propriate limitations on permittees’ activity in Glacier Bay. 
(iv) NO ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO BE IMPOSED.—The 
Secretary may not impose any additional permittee operating 
conditions in the areas of air, water, and oil pollution beyond 
those determined and enforced by other appropriate agencies. 
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