What authorities permit BLM to develop partnerships?
• Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) Sec. 307(c) as amended (43 USC 1737). Sec 307 (c) authorizes contributions or donations of money, services, and property, real, personal, or mixed for the management, protection, development, acquisition, and conveying of public lands, including the acquisition of rights-of-way for such purposes. In addition, Sec 307 (c) authorizes the volunteer program. • Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) Sec. 307(b) authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements for the management, protection, development, and sale of public lands. (This is the only section if FLPMA that authorizes cooperative agreements and it must tie in with management, protection, and development or sale of “public lands.” • While the Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (31 USC 6301-6308) as amended P.L.95-224 is not an authority, it contains the definitions of contract, grants, and cooperative agreements. •