§ 101333. Criteria for providing housing 
The Secretary shall maintain criteria under which housing is provided to 
employees of the Service. The Secretary shall examine the criteria with respect 
to the circumstances under which the Service requires an employee to occupy 
Federal Government quarters, so as to provide necessary services or protect 
Federal Government property or because of a lack of availability of non-Fed-
eral housing in a geographic area. 
§ 101334. Authorization for housing agreements 
The Secretary may, pursuant to the authorities contained in this sub-
chapter and subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, enter 
into housing agreements with housing entities under which the housing enti-
ties may develop, construct, rehabilitate, or manage housing, located on or off 
public land, for rent to Service employees who meet the housing eligibility cri-
teria developed by the Secretary pursuant to this subchapter. 
§ 101335. Housing programs 
(a) JOINT PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING PROGRAM.— 
(1) LEASE-TO-BUILD PROGRAM.—Subject to the appropriation of nec-
essary funds in advance, the Secretary may lease— 
(A) Federal land and interests in land to qualified persons for 
the construction of field employee quarters for any period not to ex-
ceed 50 years; and 
(B) developed and undeveloped non-Federal land for providing 
field employee quarters. 
(2) COMPETITIVE LEASING.—Each lease under paragraph (1)(A) shall 
be awarded through the use of publicly advertised, competitively bid, or 
competitively negotiated contracting procedures. 
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Each lease under paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) shall stipulate whether operation and maintenance of field 
employee quarters is to be provided by the lessee, field employees, 
or the Federal Government; 
(B) shall require that the construction and rehabilitation of field 
employee quarters be done in accordance with the requirements of 
the Service and local applicable building codes and industry stand-
ards; 
(C) shall contain additional terms and conditions as may be ap-
propriate to protect the Federal interest, including limits on rents 
that the lessee may charge field employees for the occupancy of quar-
ters, conditions on maintenance and repairs, and agreements on the 
provision of charges for utilities and other infrastructure; and 
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(D) may be granted at less than fair market value if the Sec-
retary determines that the lease will improve the quality and avail-
ability of field employee quarters. 
(4) CONTRIBUTIONS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary may 
make payments, subject to appropriations, or contributions in kind, in 
advance or on a continuing basis, to reduce the costs of planning, con-
struction, or rehabilitation of quarters on or off Federal land under a 
lease under this subsection. 
(b) RENTAL GUARANTEE PROGRAM.— 
(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the appropriation of necessary 
funds in advance, the Secretary may enter into a lease-to-build arrange-
ment as set forth in subsection (a) with further agreement to guarantee 
the occupancy of field employee quarters constructed or rehabilitated 
under the lease. A guarantee made under this paragraph shall be in 
writing. 
(2) LIMITATIONS ON GUARANTEES.— 
(A) SPECIFIC
GUARANTEES.—The Secretary may not guar-
antee— 
(i) the occupancy of more than 75 percent of the units con-
structed or rehabilitated under the lease; and 
(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 guar-
antees shall not be in excess of $3,000,000. 
(3) AGREEMENT TO RENT TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 
A guarantee may be made under this subsection only if the lessee 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 lessee 
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 protect the 
interests of the United States and ensure that necessary quarters are available 
to field employees. 
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§ 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 Secretary 
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 sea-
sonal 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 require-
ments 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 appropriations 
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 Sec-
retary under this section. 
(b) PROCEEDS FROM LEASES.—The proceeds from any lease under section 
101335(a)(1) of this title and any lease under section 101337 of this title shall 
be retained by the Service and deposited in the special fund established for 
maintenance and operation of quarters. 
§ 101339. Assessment and priority listing 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) complete a condition assessment for all field employee housing, in-
cluding the physical condition of the housing and the necessity and suit-
ability 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 reha-
bilitation of housing under this chapter shall follow the housing priority list-
ing established by the Secretary under section 101339 of this title, in sequen-
tial order, to the maximum extent practicable. 
(b) NONCONSTRUCTION FUNDS IN ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMITTAL.—Each fis-
cal year the President’s proposed budget to Congress shall include identifica-
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tion of nonconstruction funds to be spent for Service housing maintenance 
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 pro-
tect airports in the continental United States in, or in close proximity 
to, System units, when the Secretary determines that the airports are 
necessary to the proper performance of the functions of the Department 
of the Interior. 
(2) INCLUSION IN NATIONAL PLAN.—The Secretary shall not acquire, 
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 operation 
and maintenance of airports under this section shall be in accordance 
with the standards and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Trans-
portation. 
(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 
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