116 STAT. 378 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 out Authority duties, including any contracts, leases, or cooperative agreements with— "(A) any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States; "(B) any State (including a political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the State); "(C) any Indian tribe in the region; or "(D) any person, firm, association, or corporation; and "(10) establish and maintain a central office and field offices at such locations as the Authority may select. "(f) FEDERAL AGENCY COOPERATION. —^A Federal agency shall— "(1) cooperate with the Authority; and "(2) provide, on request of the Federal cochairperson, appropriate assistance in carrying out this subtitle, in accordance with applicable Federal laws (including regulations). "(g) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. — "(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— The Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Authority shall be— "(A) for fiscal year 2002, 100 percent; "(B) for fiscal year 2003, 75 percent; and "(C) for fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter, 50 percent. " (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE. — "(A) IN GENERAL. —The non-Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Authority shall be paid by non-Federal sources in the States that participate in the Authority. "(B) SHARE PAID BY EACH STATE.— The share of administrative expenses of the Authority to be paid by non-Federal sources in each State shall be determined by the Authority. "(C) No FEDERAL PARTICIPATION. —The Federal cochairperson shall not participate or vote in any decision under subparagraph (B). "(D) DELINQUENT STATES.—If a State is delinquent in payment of the State's share of administrative expenses of the Authority under this subsection— "(i) no assistance under this subtitle shall be provided to the State (including assistance to a political subdivision or a resident of the State); and "(ii) no member of the Authority from the State shall participate or vote in any action by the Authority. " (h) COMPENSATION.— "(1) FEDERAL AND TRIBAL COCHAIRPERSONS.— The Federal cochairperson and the tribal cochairperson shall be compensated by the Federal Government at the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule in subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code. " (2) ALTERNATE FEDERAL AND TRIBAL COCHAIRPERSONS. — The alternate Federal cochairperson and the alternate tribal cochairperson— "(A) shall be compensated by the Federal Government at the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule described in paragraph (1); and "(B) when not actively serving as an alternate, shall perform such functions and duties as are delegated by
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