---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 6805"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "6805"
heading: "Cooperative agreements"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/6805"
units:
  - "Chapter 87 — Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement"
---

# §6805. Cooperative agreements

- (a) **Fee management agreement—** Notwithstanding [chapter 63](/usc/31/chstV/ch63.md) of title 31, the [Secretary](/usc/16/6801.md?p=11) may enter into a fee management agreement, including a contract, which may provide for a reasonable [commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c), reimbursement, or discount, with the following entities for the following purposes:
  - (1) With any governmental or nongovernmental entity, including those in a gateway community, for the purpose of obtaining fee collection and processing services, including visitor reservation services.
  - (2) With any governmental or nongovernmental entity, including those in a gateway community, for the purpose of obtaining emergency medical services.
  - (3) With any governmental entity, including those in a gateway community, to obtain law enforcement services.
- (b) **Revenue sharing—** A [State](/usc/16/6801.md?p=16) or legal [subdivision](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=15) of a [State](/usc/16/6801.md?p=16) that enters into an agreement with the [Secretary](/usc/16/6801.md?p=11) under [subsection (a)](#a) may share in a percentage of the revenues collected at the site in accordance with that fee management agreement.
- (c) **County proposals—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/6801.md?p=11) shall consider any proposal submitted by a county to provide services described in [subsection (a)](#a). If the [Secretary](/usc/16/6801.md?p=11) decides not to enter into a fee management agreement with the county under [subsection (a)](#a), the [Secretary](/usc/16/6801.md?p=11) shall notify the county in writing of the decision, identifying the reasons for the decision. The fee management agreement may include cooperative site planning and management provisions.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 108–447, div. J, title VIII, § 806, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3387.)