§ 3115. — Cooperative agreement between Department of the Interior and Indian tribes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC3115]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 33--NATIONAL INDIAN FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Sec. 3115. Cooperative agreement between Department of the
Interior and Indian tribes
(a) Cooperative agreements
(1) To facilitate the administration of the programs and activities
of the Department of the Interior, the Secretary is authorized to
negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements with Indian tribes to--
(A) engage in cooperative manpower and job training and
development programs,
(B) to develop and publish cooperative environmental education
and natural resource planning materials, and
(C) to perform land and facility improvements, including
forestry and other natural resources protection, fire protection,
reforestation, timber stand improvement, debris removal, and other
activities related to land and natural resource management.
The Secretary may enter into such agreements when the Secretary
determines the public interest will be benefited.
(2) In such cooperative agreements, the Secretary is authorized to
advance or reimburse funds to contractors from any appropriated funds
available for similar kinds of work or by furnishing or sharing
materials, supplies, facilities or equipment without regard to the
provisions of section 3324, title 31, relating to the advance of public
moneys.
(b) Supervision
In any agreement authorized by this section, Indian tribes and their
employees may perform cooperative work under the supervision of the
Department of the Interior in emergencies or otherwise as mutually
agreed to, but shall not be deemed to be Federal employees other than
for purposes of section \1\ 2671 through 2680 of title 28 and section
\1\ 8101 through 8193 of title 5.
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(c) Savings provision
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of
the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements otherwise authorized
by law.
(Pub. L. 101-630, title III, Sec. 316, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4543.)
