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§40b Cooperative agreements with States or local agencies; expansion; Federal contributions
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK › § 40b
Summary
Secretary can, if schools can't be provided and paid under the law's payment rule, make agreements with States or locals to run, build, or expand schools with federal funding, or pay federal money on fair terms the Secretary approves to cover increased local costs.
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Title 16, §40b
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If in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, the aforesaid educational facilities cannot be provided adequately and payment made therefor on a pro rata basis, as prescribed in section 40a of this title, the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, may enter into cooperative agreements with States or local agencies for (a) the operation of school facilities, (b) for the construction and expansion of local facilities at Federal expense, and (c) for contribution by the Federal Government, on an equitable basis satisfactory to the Secretary, to cover the increased cost to local agencies for providing the educational services required for the purposes of sections 40a to 40c of this title.
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16 U.S.C. § 40b
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73