SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR NATIONAL PARK 
NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (re-
ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may enter into 
cooperative agreements with State, local, or tribal govern-
ments, other Federal agencies, other public entities, edu-
cational institutions, private nonprofit organizations, or 
participating private landowners for the purpose of pro-
tecting natural resources of units of the National Park 
System through collaborative efforts on land inside and 
outside of National Park System units. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A cooperative agree-
ment entered into under subsection (a) shall provide clear 
and direct benefits to park natural resources and— 
(1) provide for— 
(A) the preservation, conservation, and res-
toration of coastal and riparian systems, water-
sheds, and wetlands; 
(B) preventing, controlling, or eradicating 
invasive exotic species that are within a unit of 
the National Park System or adjacent to a unit 
of the National Park System; or 
(C) restoration of natural resources, in-
cluding native wildlife habitat or ecosystems; 
(2) include a statement of purpose dem-
onstrating how the agreement will— 
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(A) enhance science-based natural resource 
stewardship at the unit of the National Park 
System; and 
(B) benefit the parties to the agreement; 
(3) specify any staff required and technical as-
sistance to be provided by the Secretary or other 
parties to the agreement in support of activities in-
side and outside the unit of the National Park Sys-
tem that will— 
(A) protect natural resources of the unit of 
the National Park System; and 
(B) benefit the parties to the agreement; 
(4) identify any materials, supplies, or equip-
ment and any other resources that will be contrib-
uted by the parties to the agreement or by other 
Federal agencies; 
(5) describe any financial assistance to be pro-
vided by the Secretary or the partners to implement 
the agreement; 
(6) ensure that any expenditure by the Sec-
retary pursuant to the agreement is determined by 
the Secretary to support the purposes of natural re-
source stewardship at a unit of the National Park 
System; and 
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(7) include such other terms and conditions as 
are agreed to by the Secretary and the other parties 
to the agreement. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary shall not use any 
funds associated with an agreement entered into under 
subsection (a) for the purposes of land acquisition, regu-
latory activity, or the development, maintenance, or oper-
ation 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 agree-
ment. 
(d) FUNDING.—Funds available to carry out the pro-
visions of this Act shall be limited to programs and 
amounts specified in the statute for such use in the annual 
appropriation Act for the National Park Service. 
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