Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 2.djvu/693

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PUBLIC LAW 105-242—OCT. 5, 1998 112 STAT. 1577 the use of the refuge as an outdoor classroom and development of other educational programs; or "(v) contribute financial resources to the refuge, under terms that require that the net revenues be used exclusively for the benefit of the refuge, through donation of net revenues from the sale of educational materials and products and through encouragement of gifts, devises, and bequests. "(C) FEDERAL FUNDING AND OWNERSHIP. — "(i) MATCHING.— Subject to the availability of appropriations and the requirements of the National . Wildlife Refuge Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and other applicable law, the Secretary may provide funds to match non-Federal funds donated under a cooperative agreement under this paragraph. With respect to each project or program, the amount of funds provided by the Secretary may not exceed the amount of the non-Federal funds donated through the project or program. "(ii) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. — Any Federal funds used to fund a project or program under a cooperative agreement may be used only for expenses directly related to the project or program and may not be used for operation or administration of any non-Federal entity. "(iii) OWNERSHIP OF FACILITIES. —Any new facility, improvement to an existing facility, or other permanent improvement to a refuge constructed under this subsection shall be the property of the United States Government. "(D) TREASURY ACCOUNT.— Amounts received by the Secretary of the Interior as a result of projects and programs under subparagraph (B) shall be deposited in a separate account in the Treasury. Amounts in the account that are attributable to activities at a particular refuge or complex of geographically related refuges shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior, without further appropriation, to pay the costs of incidental expenses related to volunteer activities, and to carry out cooperative agreements for the refuge or complex of refuges.". SEC. 6. REFUGE EDUCATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f) (as amended by section 5) is amended by adding at the end the following: " (e) REFUGE EDUCATION PROGRAM ENHANCEIMENT. — "(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of Deadline, enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall develop guidance for refuge education progirams to further the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge Sj'^stem and the purposes of individual refuges through— "(A) providing outdoor classroom opportunities for students on national wildlife refuges that combine educational curricula with the personal experiences of students relating to fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitat and to the cultural and historical resources of the refuges;