Website: Sovereign-to-Sovereign Cooperative Agreements: Agency Authorities

Bureau of Land Management

Authorities Providing Concrete Mechanisms for Cooperative Agreements

Title IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA)
- 25 U.S.C. § 5363(b)(2)
Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
- FLPMA § 307(a) (codified at 43 U.S.C. § 1737(a))
- FLPMA § 307(b) (codified at 43 U.S.C. § 1737(b))
- FLPMA § 202(c)(9) (codified at 43 U.S.C. § 1712(c)(9))
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA)
- ANILCA § 809 (codified at 16 U.S.C. § 3119)
Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA)
- 25 U.S.C. § 3115a(b)(1) (TFPA project agreements)
- 25 U.S.C. § 3115b(a) (self-governance funding agreements)
Good Neighbor Authority
- 16 U.S.C. §§ 2113a(a)(1), (4), (5)-(7), 2113a(b)(1)
Stewardship Contracting Authority (Healthy Forests Restoration Act)
- 16 U.S.C. § 6591c(b)

Authorities with Key Role in Developing Cooperative Agreements

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
- 54 U.S.C. § 302706(b)
- See Advisory Council on Historic Pres. & Council on Env. Quality, NEPA & NHPA: A Handbook for Integrating NEPA and Section 106 (Mar. 2013)
- See Advisory Council on Historic Pres., E-Learning Course Catalog (free but requires registration)
Archaeological Resource Protection Act
- 16 U.S.C. § 470ii(a)
Federal Land Policy and Management Act
- FLPMA § 202(c)(9) (codified at 43 U.S.C. § 1712(c)(9))
Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (NATIVE Act)
- 25 U.S.C. §§ 4353(c)(1)(G)-(I), 4354(a)

Authorities Providing Concrete Mechanisms for Cooperative Agreements

Title IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA)
- 25 U.S.C. § 5363(b)(2)
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANCILA)
- ANILCA § 809 (codified at 16 U.S.C. § 3119)
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA)
- 16 U.S.C. § 666c-1(l)

Authorities with Key Role in Developing Cooperative Agreement

Authorities Providing Concrete Mechanisms for Cooperative Agreements

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA)
- 25 U.S.C. § 5363(b)(2)
Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act
- 31 U.S.C. § 6305
National Park Service and Related Programs
36 C.F.R. § 2.6 (authorizing agreements with tribes to allow gathering and removal of plants for traditional purposes)

Authorities with Key Role in Developing Cooperative Agreement

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
- 54 U.S.C. § 302706(b)
- See Advisory Council on Historic Pres. & Council on Env. Quality, NEPA & NHPA: A Handbook for Integrating NEPA and Section 106 (Mar. 2013)
- See Advisory Council on Historic Pres., E-Learning Course Catalog (free but requires registration)
Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (NATIVE Act)
- 25 U.S.C. §§ 4353(c)(1)(G)-(I), 4354(a)

Authorities Providing Concrete Mechanisms for Cooperative Agreements

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act
- 43 U.S.C. § 373d
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
- 43 U.S.C. § 2901-2907
Potential mechanisms
- No organic act, project-specific authorities can therefore provide opportunities for collaborative management/stewardship of BOR-owned facilities
- Indian water rights settlements

Authorities Providing Concrete Mechanisms for Cooperative Agreements

Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA)
- 25 U.S.C. § 3115b (authorizing Tribal Forest Management Demonstration Projects—tribes contract to perform administrative, management, and other functions of TFPA programs through an ISDEAA contract)
- See Intertribal Timer Council, Fulfilling the Promise of The Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004, Vol. I: An Analysis by the Intertribal Timber Council in Collaboration with USDA Forest Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs (Apr. 2013)
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA)
- 25 U.S.C. § 5363(b)(2) (Tribal Forest Management Demonstration Projects (TFPA 638 contracts) may be entered in accordance with this section)
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act (MUSYA)
- 16 U.S.C. § 530
Good Neighbor Authority
- 16 U.S.C. § 2113a
Healthy Forests Restoration Act/Stewardship Contracting Authority
- 16 U.S.C. § 6591c (stewardship end result contracting authority)
Dep’t of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
- Sect. 323(a) (Wyden Amendment) (codified at 16 U.S.C. § 1011a)
- Challenge Cost-Share Agreements
Cooperative Funds Act
- 16 U.S.C. § 498
Cooperative Funds and Deposits Act
- 16 U.S.C. § 565a-1
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA)
- ANCILA § 809 (codified at 16 U.S.C. § 3119)

Authorities with Key Role in Developing Cooperative Agreement

National Forest Management Act (NFMA)
- 2012 Forest Service Planning Rule
- 36 C.F.R. § 219.4 (requiring public participation in planning process)
- 36 C.F.R. § 219.6 (regulations directing planning rule assessment process)
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act (MUSYA)
- 16 U.S.C. § 528-531
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
- 54 U.S.C. § 302706(b)
- See Advisory Council on Historic Pres. & Council on Env. Quality, NEPA & NHPA: A Handbook for Integrating NEPA and Section 106 (Mar. 2013)
- See Advisory Council on Historic Pres., E-Learning Course Catalog (free but requires registration)
Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (NATIVE Act)
- 25 U.S.C. §§ 4353(c)(1)(G)-(I), 4354(a)
Cultural and Heritage Cooperation Authority (CHCA) (enacted under Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)
- Sections 8101-8107 (codified at 25 U.S.C. §§ 3051-3057)
- 25 U.S.C. § 3056 (FOIA exemption and limitations on disclosure)

Authorities Providing Concrete Mechanisms for Cooperative Agreements

Authorities with Key Role in Developing Cooperative Agreement