on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. 
(c) WAITING PERIOD.—When a report on a project is required under sub-
section (b)(2), the Secretary may proceed with the implementation of the 
project only after 60 days (not counting days on which the Senate or House 
of Representatives has adjourned for more than 3 consecutive days) have 
elapsed following submission of the report. 
§ 101524. Special rule for service contract to provide trans-
portation services 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a service contract entered into 
by the Secretary for the provision solely of transportation services in a Sys-
tem unit shall be not more than 10 years in length, including a base period 
of 5 years and annual extensions for up to an additional 5 years based on 
satisfactory performance and approval by the Secretary. 
Subchapter IV—Fees 
§ 101531. Fee for use of transportation services 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where the Service or an entity 
under a service contract, cooperative agreement, or other contractual agree-
ment with the Service provides transportation to all or a portion of any Sys-
tem unit, the Secretary may impose a reasonable and appropriate charge to 
the public for the use of the transportation services in addition to any admis-
sion fee required to be paid. Collection of the transportation and admission 
fees may occur at the transportation staging area or any other reasonably 
convenient location determined by the Secretary. The Secretary may enter 
into agreements, with public or private entities that qualify to the Secretary’s 
satisfaction, to collect the transportation and admission fee. Transportation 
fees collected pursuant to this section shall be retained by the System unit 
at which the transportation fee was collected, and the amount retained shall 
be expended only for costs associated with the transportation systems at the 
System unit where the charge was imposed. 
Chapter 1017—Financial Agreements 
Sec. 
101701.
Challenge cost-share agreement authority. 
101702.
Cooperative agreements. 
101703.
Cooperative management agreements. 
101704.
Reimbursable agreements. 
§ 101701. Challenge cost-share agreement authority 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CHALLENGE COST-SHARE AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘challenge cost- 
share agreement’’ means any agreement entered into between the Sec-
retary and any cooperator for the purpose of sharing costs or services 
in carrying out authorized functions and responsibilities of the Secretary 
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with respect to any System unit or System program, any affiliated area, 
or any designated national scenic trail or national historic trail. 
(2) COOPERATOR.—The term ‘‘cooperator’’ means any State or local 
government, public or private agency, organization, institution, corpora-
tion, individual, or other entity. 
(b) AUTHORITY
TO
ENTER
INTO
CHALLENGE
COST-SHARE
AGREE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may negotiate and enter into challenge cost-share 
agreements with cooperators. 
(c) SOURCE OF FEDERAL SHARE.—In carrying out challenge cost-share 
agreements, the Secretary may provide the Federal funding share from any 
funds available to the Service. 
§ 101702. Cooperative agreements 
(a) TRANSFER OF SERVICE APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—A cooperative agree-
ment entered into by the Secretary that involves the transfer of Service appro-
priated funds to a State, local, or tribal government or other public entity, 
an educational institution, or a private nonprofit organization to carry out 
public purposes of a Service program is a cooperative agreement properly en-
tered into under section 6305 of title 31. 
(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 con-
sider advisable, may— 
(A) enter into cooperative agreements with public or private edu-
cational institutions, States, and political subdivisions of States to 
develop adequate, coordinated, cooperative research and training 
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 equipment, 
facilities, and administrative services relating to cooperative re-
search units that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—This subsection does not waive any re-
quirements for research projects that are subject to Federal procurement 
regulations. 
(c) SALE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN THE CONDUCT OF 
LIVING EXHIBITS AND INTERPRETIVE DEMONSTRATIONS.—To facilitate the 
administration of the System, the Secretary, under such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary considers advisable, may— 
(1) sell at fair market value, without regard to the requirements 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 
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and services produced in the conduct of living exhibits and interpretive 
demonstrations in System units; 
(2) enter into contracts, including cooperative arrangements, with re-
spect to living exhibits and interpretive demonstrations in System units; 
and 
(3) credit the proceeds from those sales and contracts to the appropria-
tion bearing the cost of the exhibits and demonstrations. 
(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 protecting 
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 agree-
ment 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 support 
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; 
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(F) ensure that any expenditure by the Secretary pursuant to the 
agreement is determined by the Secretary to support the purposes 
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 of 
land acquisition, regulatory activity, or the development, maintenance, 
or operation of infrastructure, except for ancillary support facilities that 
the Secretary determines to be necessary for the completion of projects 
or activities identified in the agreement. 
§ 101703.
Cooperative management agreements 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the administration of the System, the Sec-
retary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers advisable, 
may enter into an agreement with a State or local government agency to pro-
vide for the cooperative management of the Federal and State or local park 
areas where a System unit is located adjacent to or near a State or local park 
area, and cooperative management between the Service and a State or local 
government agency of a portion 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 
responsibilities for any System unit under this paragraph. 
(b) PROVISION OF GOODS AND SERVICES.—Under a cooperative manage-
ment 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 cooperative management of 
land. 
(c) ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEE.—An assignment arranged by the Secretary 
under section 3372 of title 5 of a Federal, State, or local employee 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. 
§ 101704. 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 gov-
ernments; and 
(2) shall credit amounts received from those governments to the appro-
priate account. 
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