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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

§ 40b. Cooperative agreements with States or local agencies; expansion; Federal contributions

Statutory text

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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 80–417 § 2 · 62 Stat. 338

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 40b

    (June 4, 1948, ch. 417, § 2, 62 Stat. 339.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (June 4, 1948, ch. 417, § 2, 62 Stat. 339.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. That, if in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, the Cooperative agreements with States, etc. aforesaid educational facilities cannot be provided adequately and payment made therefor on a pro rata basis, as prescribed in section 1 of this Act, 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 this Act.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(June 4, 1948, ch. 417, § 2, 62 Stat. 339.)

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