Section 1340.318 - Contracts and agreements(a) Authorized entities.--The department may enter into contracts and agreements with persons, associations, corporations, partnerships, municipalities, municipal authorities and units of Federal, State and local government to exercise the powers and fulfill the duties established by this act.(a.1)Federal cooperative agreements.--The following apply: (1) As authorized under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113-79, 128 Stat. 921), the Commonwealth may enter into Federal cooperative agreements between the Governor or the Governor's designee and participating Federal agencies for the purposes of harvesting and selling timber, engaging in activities which promote artificial and natural forest regeneration and other activities to restore or improve the health of forests and watersheds and forested habitats upon Federal land within this Commonwealth.(2) All money received from the sale of timber on Federal land under a Federal cooperative agreement shall be used to administer, implement and pay all costs associated with the Federal cooperative agreement.(3) As authorized by Federal law and the Governor, employees of the department may conduct the activities specified under paragraph (1) on Federal land under the terms of a Federal cooperative agreement.(4) As authorized by Federal law, the Governor or the Governor's designee may contract with private contractors for the purposes of conducting activities specified under paragraph (1) on Federal land under the terms of a Federal cooperative agreement.(b) State System of Higher Education.--The department may enter into agreements for studies and services with State-related institutions and institutions which are part of the State System of Higher Education without the need for competitive procurement.(c) Rights-of-way.--The department shall have the power to lease rights-of-way for a period of not more than 35 years, on terms and conditions as it may consider reasonable, to owners of real property abutting State lands under the jurisdiction of the department.Amended by P.L. TBD 2017 No. 25, § 1, eff. 9/18/2017.1995, June 28, P.L. 89, No. 18, § 318, effective 7/1/1995.