tion, all civil claims against all the other parties to the agreement 
and, subject to available appropriations, indemnify and save harm-
less the other parties to the agreement from all claims by third 
parties for property damage or personal injury, that may arise out 
of the parties’ activities outside their respective jurisdictions under 
the agreement; and 
(C) provide limited reimbursement, to a State or political sub-
divisions of a State, in accordance with such regulations as the 
Secretary may prescribe, where the State has ceded concurrent 
legislative jurisdiction over the affected area of the System, for ex-
penditures incurred in connection with its activities within the Sys-
tem that were rendered pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(3) SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY; DELEGATION OF SERVICE LAW EN-
FORCEMENT
RESPONSIBILITIES
NOT
AUTHORIZED.—Paragraphs (1) 
and (2) supplement the law enforcement responsibilities of the Service 
and do not authorize the delegation of law enforcement responsibilities 
of the Service to State or local governments. 
(4) SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS NOT DEEMED FEDERAL EMPLOY-
EES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, a law enforcement officer of a State or political subdivi-
sion of a State designated to act as a special police officer under 
paragraph (1) shall not be deemed a Federal employee and shall 
not be subject to the provisions of law relating to Federal employ-
ment, including those relating to hours of work, rates of com-
pensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal bene-
fits. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—A law enforcement officer of a State or po-
litical subdivision of a State, when acting as a special police officer 
under paragraph (1), is deemed to be— 
(i) a Federal employee for purposes of sections 1346(b) 
and 2401(b) and chapter 171 of title 28; and 
(ii) a civil service employee of the United States within the 
meaning of the term ‘‘employee’’ as defined in section 8101 
of title 5, for purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 
5, relating to compensation to Federal employees for work in-
juries, and the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 81 of 
title 5 shall apply. 
(c) FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE JURISDICTION
AND STATE CIVIL
AND 
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION NOT PREEMPTED.—This section and sections 
100101(b), 100502, 100507, 100751(b), 100754, 100901(b) and (c), 
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100906(a) and (d), 101302(b)(1) and (c) to (e), 101306, 101702(b) and 
(c), 101901, 102102, and 102702 of this title shall not be construed or ap-
plied to limit or restrict the investigative jurisdiction of any Federal law en-
forcement agency other than the Service, and nothing shall be construed or 
applied to affect any right of a State or political subdivision of a State to 
exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within the System. 
§ 102702. Crime prevention assistance 
(a) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary shall direct 
the chief official responsible for law enforcement within the Service to— 
(1) compile a list of System units with the highest rates of violent 
crime; 
(2) make recommendations concerning capital improvements, and 
other measures, needed within the System to reduce the rates of violent 
crime, including the rate of sexual assault; and 
(3) publish the information required by paragraphs (1) and (2) in 
the Federal Register. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Based on the recommendations and list 
issued pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute the funds 
authorized by subsection (d) throughout the System. Priority shall be given 
to areas with the highest rates of sexual assault. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this section may be used— 
(1) to increase lighting within or adjacent to System units; 
(2) to provide emergency phone lines to contact law enforcement or 
security personnel in areas within or adjacent to System units; 
(3) to increase security or law enforcement personnel within or adja-
cent to System units; or 
(4) for any other project intended to increase the security and safety 
of System units. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated out of the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund not more than 
$10,000,000 for the Secretary to take all necessary actions to seek to re-
duce the incidence of violent crime in the System. 
Subchapter II—Emergency Assistance 
§ 102711. Authority of Secretary to use applicable appro-
priations for the System to render assistance to 
nearby law enforcement and fire prevention agen-
cies and for related activities outside the System 
To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary may use ap-
plicable appropriations for the System to render emergency rescue, fire-
fighting, and cooperative assistance to nearby law enforcement and fire pre-
vention agencies and for related purposes outside the System. 
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§ 102712. Aid to visitors, grantees, permittees, or licensees 
in emergencies 
(a) VISITORS.—The Secretary may aid visitors within a System unit in 
an emergency, when no other source is available for the procurement of food 
or supplies, by the sale, at cost, of food or supplies in quantities sufficient 
to enable the visitors to reach safely a point where food or supplies can be 
purchased. Receipts from the sales shall be deposited as a refund to the ap-
propriation current at the date of the deposit and shall be available for the 
purchase of similar food or supplies. 
(b) GRANTEES, PERMITTEES, AND LICENSEES.—The Secretary may in 
an emergency, when no other source is available for the immediate procure-
ment of supplies, materials, or special services, aid grantees, permittees, or 
licensees conducting operations for the benefit of the public in a System unit 
by the sale, at cost, including transportation and handling, of supplies, ma-
terials, or special services as may be necessary to relieve the emergency and 
ensure uninterrupted service to the public. Receipts from the sales shall be 
deposited as a refund to the appropriation current at the date of the deposit 
and shall be available for expenditure for System unit purposes. 
Chapter 1029—Land Transfers 
Sec. 
102901.
Conveyance of property and interests in property in System units or related areas. 
§ 102901. Conveyance of property and interests in property 
in System units or related areas 
(a) FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INTERESTS.—With respect to any prop-
erty acquired by the Secretary within a System unit or related area, except 
property within national parks or within national monuments of scientific 
significance, the Secretary may convey a freehold or leasehold interest in the 
property, subject to such terms and conditions as will ensure the use of the 
property in a manner that is, in the judgment of the Secretary, consistent 
with the purpose for which the System unit or related area was authorized 
by Congress. The Secretary shall convey the interest to the highest bidder, 
in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. The 
conveyance shall be at not less than the fair market value of the interest, 
as determined by the Secretary, except that if the conveyance is proposed 
within 2 years after the property to be conveyed is acquired by the Sec-
retary, the Secretary shall allow the last owner of record of the property 
30 days following the date on which the owner is notified by the Secretary 
in writing that the property is to be conveyed within which to notify the 
Secretary that the owner wishes to acquire the interest. On receiving the 
timely request, the Secretary shall convey the interest to the person, in ac-
cordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, on payment 
or agreement to pay an amount equal to the highest bid price. 
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(b) EXCHANGE OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept title to any non-Fed-
eral property or interest in property within a System unit or related 
area under the Secretary’s administration in exchange for any Feder-
ally-owned property or interest under the Secretary’s jurisdiction that 
the Secretary determines is suitable for exchange or other disposal and 
that is located in the same State as the non-Federal property to be ac-
quired. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Timberland subject to harvest under a sustained 
yield program shall not be exchanged under paragraph (1). 
(3) PUBLIC HEARING.—On request of a State or a political subdivi-
sion thereof, or of a party in interest, prior to an exchange under this 
subsection the Secretary shall hold a public hearing in the area where 
the properties to be exchanged are located. 
(4) VALUES OF PROPERTIES EXCHANGED.—The values of the prop-
erties exchanged— 
(A) shall be approximately equal; or 
(B) if they are not approximately equal, shall be equalized by 
the payment of cash to the grantor from funds appropriated for 
the acquisition of land for the area, or to the Secretary, as the 
circumstances require. 
(c) PROCEEDS
CREDITED
TO
LAND
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION 
FUND.—The proceeds received from any conveyance under this section shall 
be credited to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 
Chapter 1031—Appropriations and 
Accounting 
Sec. 
103101.
Availability and use of appropriations. 
103102.
Appropriations authorized and available for certain purposes. 
103103.
Amounts provided by private entities for utility services. 
103104.
Recovery of costs associated with special use permits. 
§ 103101. Availability and use of appropriations 
(a) CREDITS
OF RECEIPTS
FOR MEALS
AND QUARTERS FURNISHED 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN THE FIELD.—Cash collections and 
payroll deductions made for meals and quarters furnished by the Service to 
employees of the Federal Government in the field and to cooperating agen-
cies may be credited as a reimbursement to the current appropriation for 
the administration of the System unit in which the accommodations are fur-
nished. 
(b) AVAILABILITY FOR EXPENSE OF RECORDING DONATED LAND.—Ap-
propriations made for the Service shall be available for any expenses inci-
dent to the preparation and recording of title evidence covering land to be 
donated to the United States for administration by the Service. 
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