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(ii) at a rental rate that exceeds the rate based on the rea-
sonable value of the housing in accordance with requirements 
applicable under section 5911 of title 5. 
(B) TOTAL
OF
OUTSTANDING
GUARANTEES.—Outstanding 
guarantees shall not be in excess of $3,000,000. 
(3) AGREEMENT
TO
RENT
TO
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOY-
EES.—A guarantee may be made under this subsection only if the les-
see agrees to permit the Secretary to utilize for housing purposes any 
units for which the guarantee is made. 
(4) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—A lease shall be void if the les-
see fails to maintain a satisfactory level of operation and maintenance. 
§ 101336. Contracts for the management of field employee 
quarters 
Subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, the Secretary 
may enter into contracts of any duration for the management, repair, and 
maintenance of field employee quarters. The contract shall contain terms 
and conditions that the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to pro-
tect the interests of the United States and ensure that necessary quarters 
are available to field employees. 
§ 101337. Leasing of seasonal employee quarters 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may lease quarters at or near 
a System unit for use as seasonal quarters for field employees if the Sec-
retary finds that there is a shortage of adequate and affordable seasonal 
quarters at or near the System unit and that— 
(1) the requirement for the seasonal field employee quarters is tem-
porary; or 
(2) leasing would be more cost-effective than construction of new 
seasonal field employee quarters. 
(b) RENT.—The rent charged to field employees under the lease shall be 
a rate based on the reasonable value of the quarters in accordance with re-
quirements applicable under section 5911 of title 5. 
(c) UNRECOVERED COSTS.—The Secretary may pay the unrecovered 
costs of leasing seasonal quarters under this section from annual appropria-
tions for the year in which the lease is made. 
§ 101338. General leasing provisions 
(a) EXEMPTION FROM LEASING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 102901 of 
this title and section 1302 of title 40 shall not apply to leases issued by 
the Secretary under this section. 
(b) PROCEEDS FROM LEASES.—The proceeds from any lease under sec-
tion 101335(a)(1) of this title and any lease under section 101337 of this 
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title shall be retained by the Service and deposited in the special fund estab-
lished for maintenance and operation of quarters. 
§ 101339. Assessment and priority listing 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) complete a condition assessment for all field employee housing, 
including the physical condition of the housing and the necessity and 
suitability of the housing for carrying out the mission of the Service, 
using existing information; and 
(2) develop a Service-wide priority listing, by structure, identifying 
the units in greatest need for repair, rehabilitation, replacement, or ini-
tial construction. 
§ 101340. Use of funds 
(a) EXPENDITURE SHALL FOLLOW PRIORITY LISTING.—Expenditure of 
any funds authorized and appropriated for new construction, repair, or re-
habilitation of housing under this chapter shall follow the housing priority 
listing established by the Secretary under section 101339 of this title, in 
sequential order, to the maximum extent practicable. 
(b) NONCONSTRUCTION FUNDS IN ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMITTAL.—Each 
fiscal year the President’s proposed budget to Congress shall include identi-
fication of nonconstruction funds to be spent for Service housing mainte-
nance and operations that are in addition to rental receipts collected. 
Chapter 1015—Transportation 
Subchapter I—Airports 
Sec. 
101501.
Airports in or near System units. 
Subchapter II—Roads and Trails 
101511.
Authority of Secretary. 
101512.
Conveyance to States of roads leading to certain historical areas. 
Subchapter III—Public Transportation Programs for System Units 
101521.
Transportation service and facility programs. 
101522.
Transportation projects. 
101523.
Procedures applicable to transportation plans and projects. 
101524.
Special rule for service contract to provide transportation services. 
Subchapter IV—Fees 
101531.
Fee for use of transportation services. 
Subchapter I—Airports 
§ 101501. Airports in or near System units 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘airport’’, ‘‘project’’, 
‘‘project costs’’, ‘‘public agency’’, and ‘‘sponsor’’ have the meanings given 
the terms in section 47102 of title 49. 
(b) ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRPORTS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may plan, acquire, establish, 
construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and 
protect airports in the continental United States in, or in close prox-
imity to, System units, when the Secretary determines that the airports 
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are necessary to the proper performance of the functions of the Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
(2) INCLUSION IN NATIONAL PLAN.—The Secretary shall not ac-
quire, establish, or construct an airport under this section unless the 
airport is included in the national plan of integrated airport systems 
formulated by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 
47103 of title 49. 
(3) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MUST ACCORD WITH STANDARDS 
AND REGULATIONS OF SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.—The oper-
ation and maintenance of airports under this section shall be in accord-
ance with the standards and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Transportation. 
(c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, the Secretary may— 
(A) acquire necessary land and interests in or over land; 
(B) contract for the construction, improvement, operation, and 
maintenance of airports and incidental facilities; 
(C) enter into agreements with other public agencies providing 
for the construction, operation, or maintenance of airports by 
those agencies or jointly by the Secretary and those agencies on 
mutually satisfactory terms; and 
(D) enter into other agreements and take other action with re-
spect to the airports as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
(2) CONSENT REQUIRED.—This section does not authorize the Sec-
retary to acquire any land, or interest in or over land, by purchase, 
condemnation, grant, or lease, without first obtaining the consent of 
the Governor of the State, and the consent of the chief executive offi-
cial of the State political subdivision, in which the land is located. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION TO SPONSOR AIRPORT PROJECTS.—To carry out 
this section, the Secretary may— 
(1) sponsor projects under subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 49 
independently or jointly with other public agencies; and 
(2) use, for payment of the sponsor’s share of the project costs of 
those projects, any funds that may be— 
(A) contributed or otherwise made available to the Secretary for 
those purposes; or 
(B) appropriated or otherwise specifically authorized for that 
purpose. 
(e) JURISDICTION OVER AIRPORTS.—All airports under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, shall be oper-
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ated as public airports, available for public use on fair and reasonable terms 
and without unjust discrimination. 
Subchapter II—Roads and Trails 
§ 101511. Authority of Secretary 
(a) ROADS AND TRAILS IN SYSTEM UNITS.—The Secretary may con-
struct, reconstruct, and improve roads and trails, including bridges, in Sys-
tem units. 
(b) APPROACH ROADS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—When the Secretary determines it to be in 
the public interest, the Secretary may designate, as System unit 
approach roads, roads whose primary value is to carry System unit 
travel and that lead across land at least 90 percent owned by the 
Federal Government and that will connect the highways within a 
System unit with a convenient point on or leading to the National 
Highway System. 
(B) LIMIT ON LENGTH OF APPROACH ROADS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A designated approach road shall not ex-
ceed— 
(I) 60 miles in length between a System unit gateway 
and a point on or leading to the nearest convenient Na-
tional Highway System road; or 
(II) 30 miles in length if the approach road is on the 
National Highway System. 
(ii) COUNTY LIMIT.—Not to exceed 40 miles of any one ap-
proach road shall be designated in any one county. 
(C) SUPPLEMENTARY PART OF SYSTEM UNIT HIGHWAY SYS-
TEM.—An approach road designated for a System unit shall be 
treated as a supplementary part of the highway system of the Sys-
tem unit. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may construct, reconstruct, 
and improve approach roads designated under paragraph (1) (in-
cluding bridges) and enter into agreements for the maintenance of 
the approach roads by State or county authorities or to maintain 
the approach roads when otherwise necessary. 
(B) ANNUAL ALLOCATION.—Not more than $1,500,000 shall be 
allocated annually for the construction, reconstruction, and im-
provement of System unit approach roads. 
(3) APPROVAL OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REQUIRED.—When 
an approach road is proposed under this section across or within any 
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