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appropriate use of, and appreciation for Federal, State, and local lands, facilities, and natural and cultural resources; (B) to encourage an attitude of stewardship and responsibility toward these lands, facilities, and resources; and (C) to promote participation by individuals, organizations, and communities of a conservation ethic in caring for these lands, facilities, and resources." Section 4602 authorizes the solicitation and acceptance of gifts and bequests of money and property to aid or facilitate the purposes of the TPIA Program. Section 4605 states "The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements ... to further the purposes of the TPIA Program." F. Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000, PL 106 -393 (16 U.S.C. 500) authorizes the BLM and FS to: 1) Promote the stabilization of payments to counties to provide funding for schools and roads as a supplement to other available funds 2) Create additional employment opportunities through, projects that improve the maintenance of existing infrastructure, implement stewardship objectives that enhance forest ecosystems and restore and improve land health and water quality 3) Improve cooperative relationships among the people that use and care for Federal Lands and the agencies that manage these lands. TITLE II- SPECIAL PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LANDS 204. EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF PROJECTS BY SECRETARY CONCERNED. (e) Implementation of Approved Projects. — (1) Cooperation. -- Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, using project funds the Secretary concerned may enter into contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with States and local governments, private and nonprofit entities, and landowners and other persons to assist the Secretary in carrying out an approved project. 202. GENERAL LIMITATION ON USE OF PROJECT FUNDS Project funds shall be expended solely on projects that meet the requirements of this title. Project funds may be used by the Secretary concerned for the purpose of entering into and implementing cooperative agreements with willing Federal agencies, State and local governments, private and nonprofit entities, and landowners for protection, restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat, and other resource objectives consistent with the purposes of this title on Federal land and on non - Federal land where projects would benefit these resources on Federal land. F. Cooperative Conservation Initiative- CCI is authorized in P.L. 108 -7, Public Law 108 -7, Consolidated Appropriations Resolution for FY 2003 Conference Report which states: The conference agreement includes an increase of $5,000,000 in the challenge cost share program for the Cooperative Conservation Initiative. Therefore, the CCI authority is within the challenge cost share program that is authorized in P.L. 101 -512 and states: "Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301 – 6308), the Bureau is authorized hereafter to negotiate and enter into cooperative arrangements with public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, and individuals, to implement challenge cost -share programs." IV. Benefits to the Public: This agreement will support a means for providing an effective cooperative working relationship between the BLM and the City, and combine technical expertise, funding and services toward the goal of restoring wetland, riparian, and upland habitats to benefit native wildlife species (including federally listed species) and water quality. These types of cooperative relationships help to more effectively address water quality and native species concerns in areas with intermingled private and public land ownership and provide incentives for private involvement to resolve those concerns. This work also improves working relationships with partners involved in the effort. 5