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§40b Cooperative Agreements with States or Local Agencies; Expansion; Federal Contributions

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter V— YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK › § 40b

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

If the Secretary of the Interior decides required school facilities can’t be provided and paid proportionally under section 40a, he may make agreements with States or local agencies to run, build, or expand schools and to pay a fair federal share of the extra education costs required under sections 40a–40c.

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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

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Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60