(1) USE OF RECEIPTS.—Any receipts that are 
generated by a project described in subsection (c) 
that are normally deposited in the General Fund of 
the Treasury shall be available for expenditure by 
the Secretary concerned, without further appropria-
tion or fiscal year limitation, for the use described 
in subsection (c)(4). 
(2) CONTRACTORS.—The Secretary concerned 
may noncompetitively hire a contractor included on 
the list maintained under subsection (b)(1) to con-
duct the analysis described in subsection (c)(1). 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSES.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
OF
THE
SECRETARY
CON-
CERNED.—The Secretary concerned shall— 
(A) determine the sufficiency of any docu-
ments prepared by a contractor under sub-
section (c)(2); and 
(B) retain responsibility for any author-
izing decision relating to a proposed project de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT 
THIRD
PARTIES.—The Secretary concerned shall 
verify that there is no conflict of interest between— 
(A) a person that submits a proposal 
under subsection (c); and 
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(B) a contractor that the Secretary con-
cerned hires under paragraph (2) of that sub-
section to carry out an analysis with respect to 
that proposal. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—The Secretary 
concerned— 
(A) shall only use the funding provided to 
the Secretary concerned under subsection (c)(1) 
to pay a contractor pursuant to subsection 
(c)(2); and 
(B) shall not use any portion of the fund-
ing provided to the Secretary concerned under 
subsection (c)(1) to cover any other expense or 
cost incurred by the Secretary concerned, in-
cluding administrative costs. 
(4) LIMITATIONS ON REIMBURSEMENTS.—If in-
sufficient receipts are generated by a project de-
scribed in subsection (c) to reimburse the person 
that provided funding under paragraph (1) of that 
subsection, the Secretary concerned shall not provide 
additional funding to the person. 
(f) PROMOTION.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned 
shall provide guidance to each local field office of the Sec-
retary concerned for— 
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(1) making stakeholders aware of the authority 
under this Act; and 
(2) encouraging use of that authority to meet 
land management goals. 
(g) TREATMENT OF COLLABORATIVE MEMBERS.— 
For purposes of a civil action relating to a project de-
scribed in subsection (c), any person that participated in 
the collaborative process to develop the proposal for the 
project shall be— 
(1) entitled to intervene, as of right, in any sub-
sequent civil action; and 
(2) considered to be a full participant in any 
settlement negotiation relating to the project. 
(h) SUNSET.—The requirements described in sub-
section (b) and the authority to enter into an agreement 
under subsection (c) shall expire on January 1, 2033. 
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