112 STAT. 1576 PUBLIC LAW 105-242—OCT. 5, 1998 (c) SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS. —Section 7(c) of the Fish and Wildhfe Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: "(6) SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS.— The Secretary of the Interior may establish a Senior Volunteer Corps, consisting of volunteers over the age of 50. To assist in the recruitment and retention of the volunteers, the Secretary may provide for additional incidental expenses to members of the Corps beyond the incidental expenses otherwise provided to volunteers under this subsection. The members of the Corps shall be subject to the other provisions of this subsection.". SEC. 5. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ENHANCEMENT. Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(d) COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ENHANCEMENT.— "(1) DEFINITION OF PARTNER ORGANIZATION.— In this subsection, the term 'partner organization' means an organization that— "(A) draws its membership from private individuals, organizations, corporations, academic institutions, or State or local governments; "(B) is established to promote the understanding of, . education relating to, and the conservation of the fish, wildlife, plants, and cultural and historical resources of a particular refuge or complex of geographically related remges; and "(C) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code. "(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of the Interior may enter into a cooperative agreement (within the meaning of chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code) with any partner organization, academic institution, or State or local government agency to carry out 1 or more projects or programs for a refuge or complex of geographically related refuges in accordance with this subsection. (B) PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.— Subject to the requirements of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administra- . tion Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and other applicable law, and such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the Secretary may approve projects and programs for a refuge or complex 01 geographically related refuges that— "(i) promote the stewardship of resources of the refuge through habitat maintenance, restoration, and ' improvement, biological monitoring, or research; "(ii) support the operation and maintenance of the refuge through constructing, operating, maintaining, or improving the facilities and services of the refuge; "(iii) increase awareness and understanding of the refuge and the National Wildlife Refuge System through the development, publication, or distribution of educational materials and products; "(iv) advance education concerning the purposes of the refuge and the mission of the System through
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