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Attoriney-Cuent Privileged <br />Althougb both the Servicx and the Soresu may have anthority to onur inm aa <br />`kssistaucc agreemeni'= i.e., a grant or a coaperative agrecment-oa behatf of Intiarior in <br />furtherewoe af the iaud acquisitioa and xnanagemeat pragram, as dcacribed abave* <br />vuious eaaditions apply to the usa af Werai fiwds under such agrecmeats which may <br />affcct the 6election of apprapriatc redpieats and the ]dads of PropcrtY interests acquited <br />bar the Depaztment In additian, the crcation of Iand iatcxcsts grautixtg oertain <br />rn5orrement rights to Uaterior wW be ncccssary to r.,osure that the Implcmcntation plan <br />objectivcs a.ra carried onL Ibe fiolloowiug secticaae provide inforrodatian afl grants and <br />cooperative agrcr„ments, rca] prnpcrtY acquisitian wader thew tygcs of assistanco <br />agreemcnts, and the use of consen+atian easemeats. <br />C>rants, Caopgraiave Agreemenfs and pcqulsitton of Retti FroPatY <br />Under the Fisb ancl Wi'ldRe Coordimatiou Act, at 16 rI.S_C. § 661, the Departmea?t vf <br />Yntcrior may `?mvidc aasistante to sac3 ooapmtc with, Federat, State and publie ar <br />prn?ate agencaes and arganizations ' in ftrtbening the protectivn and dtveldpmeat af fmb <br />and wildlifc species and tLeir Labitat Assstance and caoparatian may be wrtended in <br />the fora= af grants ar cvogaxative agreeme,nts, which an gcn?erned by the Fedesal. Crrant <br />and Caopera4vc ,A,greemcnt A.at, 31 U.S.C. g§ 6301-6308, and the Dcpartmesit of the <br />luterIor ragulatians at 43 C.F.R. Patxt 12. Cenerally, cooperative agreamcuts art to be <br />used whca the Department expe-cts to be substantiaIly invalved with the reaipiant in <br />carrying out the activitics cantemplated in tlac agraement ec 43 C F.R. § 12.911. <br />Conversely, grants shauld be uscd when the recapient of the assistaace wn-i1 be carcying <br />out the activities witbovt sig,nificant participatiau by the I7tpartmrat The affive vf <br />Maxiagesuent and Btidget Circufar Nv. A-110, Revisecl (August 29, 1997) describes the <br />requirements applicable to the adII?ii»isttation of grants io nonprafit imdtutions. These <br />reqtisem+ents have been advpted by the Department in the regulations at 43 CF.R. Part <br />22. <br />Undr-x the regvlatioms, statc aad local gavernments, as well as nonprafit iastitutaons, aiay <br />acquire real ptoperty under afederal assistancc agreement ee 1&, 43 C.P.R. §§ 12.71 <br />and 12931 through 937. Tho Jcderal awarding agenay must presGribe rcqnirements for <br />the mdpiemts o# grazits where the grant will fiind, in whale ar in part, the aoquisition of <br />raa] property. 'Me gayat recapient may h6lc3 vested tidc ta the prapcriy, as long as the <br />P='aPerty is used €ar the purposes of the grant, and way not cncumber tha title witbout <br />pctmission fram the awarding agencS'- The sgenq must alsa pt+avido written approvai <br />for the rccipiost to use the property in other fedetally-xpoasoxcd projocts with purposes <br />consistc.xxt with thost tbat the Dcpartment af the Taaterios Las been auihoxized to support, <br />and only a$er the prnperty is no langcr needed for the vyiginal purpasa of tho granL <br />Fiaally, if the property is no Ioager needGd, the grant recipicaot must dispoae af the <br />prvperty ifl ana of tha following ways, as dircctcd by the awarding agenc.y: (1) it may <br />3