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GENERAL LEGISLATION
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5. Cooperative Agreements
PUBLIC LAW 111–88—OCT. 30, 2009
Public Law 111–88 111th Congress
An Act
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
REFERENCES
SECTION 1. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any ref- erence to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRON- MENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010
******* TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
******* USE OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
SEC. 112. For fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with a State or political subdivision (including any agency thereof), or any not-for-profit organization if the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs administered by the Department of the Interior; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objectives. At the discretion of the Secretary, such agree- ments shall not be subject to a competitive process.
******* Approved October 30, 2009.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2996:
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 111–180 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 111–316 (Comm. of Conference).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 111–38 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
June 25, 26, considered and passed House.
Sept. 17, 21–24, considered and passed Senate, amended. Oct. 29, House and Senate agreed to conference report.
123 STAT. 2904
Oct. 30, 2009 [H.R. 2996]
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
123 STAT. 2928 43 USC 1457b.
123 STAT. 2974