Administration

(a) In general (1) National recreation area The National Recreation Area shall be administered by the Secretary in partnership with the State, local subdivisions, private landowners, and others— (A) in accordance with this Act; and (B) the provisions of law generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including the National Park Service Organic Act (54 U.S.C. 100301) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (54 U.S.C. 320101). (2) Associated sites Among the associated sites, the Secretary shall carry out the agreements authorized by this section in consultation with the partners described in paragraph (1) and in accordance with the Plan. (b) Coordination Consistent with the purposes of the National Recreation Area, the Secretary shall coordinate the management of the National Recreation Area with the Partnership. (c) Agreements (1) Interpretation agreements The Secretary may enter into agreements with other entities to provide informational, educational, and interpretive resources throughout the Network, including with respect to— (A) resources located within a national wildlife refuge among the associated sites; (B) the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and other marine and maritime resources of national interest; (C) Galveston Bay, through the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program; and (D) National Historic Landmarks and Districts. (2) Cooperative management agreements In carrying out this Act, the Secretary may enter into cooperative management agreements with associated sites, governmental entities, or other members of the Partnership to provide for the interpretation, coordination, protection, and management of resources within the Network. (3) Cooperative agreements (A) In general To further the purposes of this Act and notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal agencies, State agencies with a focus on coastal resiliency, members of the Partnership, and nonprofit organizations whose properties have been identified as associated sites— (i) to provide technical and financial assistance for natural, historic, or cultural resource protection, interpretation, access, education and outdoor recreation projects or programs, and in accordance with the Plan; and (ii) subject to the availability of appropriations, to provide not more than 25 percent of the cost of any natural, historic, or cultural resource protection, interpretation, access, education and outdoor recreation project or program that is consistent with the Plan. (B) Public access Any cooperative agreement entered into under this subsection shall include terms for reasonable public access to the applicable site as appropriate, consistent with the purposes of such site. (d) Funds (1) In general The Secretary may accept and use donated funds, property, and services to carry out this Act. (2) Approval required Funds appropriated or donated pursuant to this Act may not be expended until the Secretary approves the Plan, including— (A) any amendments to the Plan; or (B) interim administration. (3) Large acquisitions (A) In general Any large acquisition carried out pursuant to this section shall be conducted in accordance with applicable Federal procurement and competitive bidding requirements, including requirements relating to public notice, competition, and transparency. (B) Reimbursement Any payment made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of the project for purposes that are inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to reimbursement of the greater of— (i) the amount provided by the Secretary to the project under subparagraph (A); or (ii) an amount equal to the increase in the value of the project that is attributable to the funds, as determined by the Secretary at the time of the conversion, use, or disposal. (C) Matching requirement As a condition of the receipt of funds under subparagraph (A)— (i) the Secretary shall require that any Federal funds made available under a cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph shall be matched on a ratio of at least three non-Federal dollars to every Federal dollar; and (ii) the non-Federal share of the match may be expended prior to the date of the agreement and may be in the form of cash, services, or in-kind contributions, fairly valued. (e) Construction of facilities on non-Federal lands In order to facilitate the administration of the National Recreation Area and associated sites, the Secretary is authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations or donations, to construct essential administrative and visitor facilities on willing non-Federal lands consistent with the Plan. (f) Management in accordance with an integrated management plan The Secretary shall preserve, interpret, manage, and provide educational and recreational uses for the National Recreation Area, in consultation with the owners and managers of lands in the Network, in accordance with the Plan.