The National Park Service (NPS) has drafted Director's Order #20 to outline its policies and processes for forming formal agreements with other entities using six specific types of agreements. Once implemented, it will replace the previous guidelines from July 23, 2003. The public can view and comment on this draft until January 27, 2025, through the NPS website. This document helps guide NPS managers and staff when they create, review, and approve agreements with both federal and non-federal entities, including tribes with self-governance.
Simple Explanation
The National Park Service wants to make new rules for how they make friends and work together with other groups, like big parks. They wrote these rules in a special plan, and people can say what they think about it until January next year.