Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§6805 Cooperative Agreements

Title 16 › CHAPTER 87 — FEDERAL LANDS RECREATION ENHANCEMENT › § 6805

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can make agreements with government or private groups, even if another law might limit it. Those agreements can let the groups collect and process fees, handle visitor reservations, provide emergency medical care, or provide law enforcement at sites. The groups may receive a reasonable commission, reimbursement, or discount for those services. A State or local government that signs such an agreement can get a share of the money collected. The Secretary must consider county offers to provide these services and, if saying no, must send the county a written explanation. Agreements can also cover joint site planning and management.

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Title 16, §6805

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(a)Fee management agreement

Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, the Secretary may enter into a fee management agreement, including a contract, which may provide for a reasonable commission, reimbursement, or discount, with the following entities for the following purposes:

(1)With any governmental or nongovernmental entity, including those in a gateway community, for the purpose of obtaining fee collection and processing services, including visitor reservation services.

(2)With any governmental or nongovernmental entity, including those in a gateway community, for the purpose of obtaining emergency medical services.

(3)With any governmental entity, including those in a gateway community, to obtain law enforcement services.

(b)Revenue sharing

A State or legal subdivision of a State that enters into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a) may share in a percentage of the revenues collected at the site in accordance with that fee management agreement.

(c)County proposals

The Secretary shall consider any proposal submitted by a county to provide services described in subsection (a). If the Secretary decides not to enter into a fee management agreement with the county under subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the county in writing of the decision, identifying the reasons for the decision. The fee management agreement may include cooperative site planning and management provisions.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 6805

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110