Sec. 8. Agreements and matching funds
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To accomplish the purposes of the Recreation Area, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with a State, a political subdivision of a State, an educational institution, a Tribal government, a nonprofit organization, or other interested party that contributes to— the development of the Recreation Area; or the implementation of the management plan for the Recreation Area prepared under section 10(a). The Secretary shall require that any Federal funds made available under an agreement entered into under paragraph
(1)shall be matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds. With the approval of the Secretary, the non-Federal share required under subparagraph
(A)may be in the form of property, goods, or services from a non-Federal source, fairly valued. Nothing in this subsection affects any existing cooperative agreement authority applicable to Chesapeake Gateways. The Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate, may enter into a partner site agreement with an eligible entity described in paragraph
(2)that owns or manages an eligible site described in paragraph (3), which shall provide for the inclusion of the partner site in the Recreation Area. An eligible entity referred to in paragraph
(1)is— a Federal entity; a State or local government; a Tribal government; a private nonprofit organization; or a private landowner. An eligible site referred to in paragraph
(1)is land that the Secretary has determined— contains a nationally significant natural, recreational, historical, or cultural resource; ensures public access to the applicable resource; and meaningfully contributes to the purposes of the Recreation Area. On the establishment of the Advisory Commission, the Secretary shall, establish any additional criteria for inclusion of partner sites in the Recreation Area, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Advisory Commission under section 11(b)(2). Under a partner site agreement entered into paragraph (1), the Secretary may acquire from, and provide to, the owner or manager of the partner site goods and services to be used in the cooperative management of the applicable partner site. The Secretary may not transfer administrative responsibilities for the Recreation Area to the owner or operator of a partner site. Any agreement entered into under subsection
(a)or
(b)may include any terms and conditions that are determined to be necessary by the Secretary to ensure that— in the case of an agreement relating to a partner site, the partner site complies with the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement; the Secretary has the right of access at all reasonable times, and as specified in the applicable agreement, to all public portions of the properties covered by the agreement or grant for the purposes of— conducting visitors through the properties or providing public recreational access; interpreting the properties for the public; and research, inventory, monitoring, and resource management; no changes or alterations may be made to any properties covered by an agreement entered into under subsection
(a)or
(b)unless the Secretary and the other party to the agreement agree to the changes or alterations; and any conversion, use, or disposal of a project for purposes contrary to the purposes of this Act, as determined by the Secretary, shall entitle the United States to reimbursement in an amount equal to the greater of— the amounts made available to the project by the United States; and the portion of the increased value of the project attributable to the amounts made available under this subsection, as determined at the time of the conversion or disposal.