16 U.S.C. § 8571 — Good neighbor authority for recreation

(a) Definitions. This section defines seven terms: (1) Authorized recreation services means similar recreation-improvement services carried out (A) on federal land, non-federal land, or tribal land, and (B) by either the Secretary or a Governor, Indian Tribe, or county under a good neighbor agreement. (2) County means the top elected official of an affected county, or, if several counties are affected, the top official of a group of those counties working together. (3) Federal land means land owned and run by the U.S. as part of (A)(i) the National Forest System or (ii) the National Park System, or (B) "public lands" as defined in section 1702 of title 43. (4) Recreation enhancement or improvement services means (A) building, repairing, restoring, improving, moving, or reconstructing new or existing trails or trailheads, campgrounds and camping areas, cabins, picnic or other day-use areas, shooting ranges, restrooms or showers, paved or permanent roads or parking that serve existing recreation sites, fishing piers, wildlife-viewing platforms, docks, or similar features, boat landings, hunting or fishing sites, ski-area infrastructure, or visitor centers and other interpretive sites; and (B) activities that create, improve, or restore access to existing recreation facilities or areas. (5) Good neighbor agreement means a cooperative agreement or contract (including one awarded without competitive bidding) between the Secretary and a Governor, Indian Tribe, or county to carry out authorized recreation services under this subchapter. (6) Governor means the Governor or another top elected official of an affected state or Puerto Rico. (7) Secretary concerned means (A) the Secretary of Agriculture for National Forest System land, and (B) the Secretary of the Interior for National Park System land and public lands. (b) Good neighbor agreements for recreation. (1) The Secretary concerned may enter a good neighbor agreement with a Governor, Indian Tribe, or county to carry out authorized recreation services under this subchapter. (2) The Secretary concerned must make each good neighbor agreement available to the public. (3)(A) The Secretary concerned may give financial or technical help to a Governor, Indian Tribe, or county carrying out authorized recreation services. (B) — this paragraph is intentionally left blank in the statute ("Omitted"). (4) Retention of NEPA responsibilities. Any decision required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for authorized recreation services on federal land under this section cannot be handed off to a Governor, Indian Tribe, or county — the federal agency must keep that responsibility itself.