{"data":{"id":"us/43-u.s.c.-1457b","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 U.S.C. § 1457b","heading":"Use of cooperative agreements","body":"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 agreements shall not be subject to a competitive process.","path":["Title 43—PUBLIC LANDS","CHAPTER 31—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc43@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:36Z","sha256":"fc1f72999f5f6851ddaedc06cd71e138fb7957e95a7d132a5d375db94b667257","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/43-u.s.c.-1457a","next":"us/43-u.s.c.-1457c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}