118 STAT. 3350 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA OF UNDER STANDING.—To achieve the purposes of this Act and to ensure effective coordination of the Federal and non Federal elements of the 225th Anniversary with National Park Service units and pro grams, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with, and provide technical assistance to, the following: (1) The heads of other Federal agencies, States, units of local government, and private entities. (2) In cooperation with the Secretary of State, the Govern ments of the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Canada. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009. TITLE III—RURAL AIR SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS SEC. 301. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rural Air Service Improvement Act of 2004’’. (b) FURTHER AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made by this section are further amendments to section 5402 of title 39, United States Code, including the amendments made by section 3002 of the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States (Public Law 107–206) to that section of title 39, United States Code. (c) EXISTING MAINLINE CARRIERS.—Section 5402(a)(10) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: ‘‘(C) actually engaged in the carriage, on scheduled service within the State of Alaska, of mainline nonpriority bypass mail tendered to it under its designator code.’’. (d) NONPRIORITY BYPASS MAIL.—Section 5402(g) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking the matter preceding paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ‘‘(g)(1)(A) The Postal Service, in selecting carriers of nonpriority bypass mail to any point served by more than 1 carrier in the State of Alaska, shall adhere to an equitable tender policy within a qualified group of carriers, in accordance with the regulations of the Postal Service, and shall, at a minimum, require that any such carrier— ‘‘(i) hold a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under section 41102(a) of title 49; ‘‘(ii) operate at least to such point at least the number of scheduled flights each week established under subparagraph (B)(i); ‘‘(iii) exhibit an adherence to such scheduled flights; and ‘‘(iv) have provided scheduled service with at least the number of scheduled noncontract flights each week established under subparagraph (B)(ii) between 2 points within the State of Alaska for at least 12 consecutive months with aircraft— ‘‘(I) up to 7,500 pounds payload capacity before being selected as a carrier of nonpriority bypass mail at an applicable intra Alaska bush service mail rate; and Rural Air Service Improvement Act of 2004. 39 USC 101 note.
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