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to this Act shall be reduced by the amount of any payments made to said districts pursuant to the Acts of September 23, 1950 (64 Stat. 906), as amended (20 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), and September 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 1100), as amended (20 U.S.C. 236 et seq.). Any amount appropriated pursuant to this Act for any fiscal year shall remain available until expended.

Approved March 14, 1978.

Legislative History:

House Report No. 95-847 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs).

Senate Report No. 95-388 accompanying S. 2002 (Comm. on Human Resources).

Congressional Record:

Vol. 123 (1977): Sept. 9, considered and passed Senate, in lieu of S. 2002.

Vol. 124 (1978): Feb. 6, considered and passed House, amended.

Feb. 28, Senate agreed to House amendments.

An Act to validate certain land conveyances, and for other purposes. (92 Stat. 2485) (P.L. 95-586)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE XII-GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK

The Act of February 26, 1916 (40 Stat. 1177; 16 U.S.C. 222) is amended by adding the following sentence: "Under such terms and conditions as he deems advisable and consistent with the requirements of section 483a of title 31 hereof, the Secretary is authorized, without derogation of any of the water rights of the United States and notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to sell by contract water located within Grand Canyon National Park for the use of customers within Tusayan, Arizona, to a nonprofit entity authorized to receive and distribute water within Tusayan, Arizona by the laws of the State of Arizona, upon his determination that such sale is not detrimental to the protection of the resources of Grand Canyon National Park or its visitors and that appropriate measures to provide for such protection, including a right of immediate termination, are included in the transaction.".

Approved November 3, 1978.

Legislative History:

House Report No. 95-1008 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Senate Report No. 95-1287 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
Congressional Record, Vol. 124 (1978):

Apr. 18, considered and passed House.

Oct. 12, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Oct. 14, House concurred in Senate amendments.

8. Guadalupe Mountains

An Act to authorize an exchange of lands for an entrance road at Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, and for other purposes. (80 Stat. 1029) (P.L. 94-174)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (b) of section 2 of the Act approved October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 920), providing for the establishment of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park in the State of Texas, is amended by adding the following after the third sentence: "In order to provide for an adequate entrance road into the McKittrick Canyon area of the park, the Secretary may accept title to and interests in lands comprising a right-of-way for a road or roads outside of the boundary of the park from United States Highway numbered 62 and 180 to the park boundary, and in exchange therefor he may convey title to and interests in lands comprising a right-of-way from said highway to the boundary which have been donated to the United States. The Secretary may accept cash from or pay cash to the grantor in such exchange in order to equalize the values of the properties exchanged. Lands and interests in lands comprising the right-of-way acquired pursuant to this subsection shall be administered as part of the park.".

Approved December 23, 1975.

Legislative History:

House Report No. 94-683 accompanying H.R. 1747 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). Senate Report No. 94-164 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs).

Congressional Record, Vol. 121 (1975):

June 4, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 1, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 1747.

Dec. 17, Senate concurred in House amendment.

An Act to authorize additional appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Idaho. (92 Stat. 3467) (P.L. 95-625)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE I-DEVELOPMENT CEILING INCREASES

SEC. 101. The limitations on funds for development within certain units of the National Park System and affiliated areas are amended as follows:

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(12) Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas: Section 6 of the Act of October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 920), is amended by changing "$10,362,000" to "$24,715,000", and by adding the following new sentence at the end of the section: "No funds appropri

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ated for development purposes pursuant to this Act may be expended for improvements incompatible with wilderness management within the corridor of the park leading to the summit of Guadalupe Peak.".

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TITLE IV-WILDERNESS

SEC. 401. The following lands are hereby designated as wilderness in accordance with section 3(c) Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1132(c)), and shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act:

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(4) Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, wilderness comprising approximately forty-six thousand eight hundred and fifty acres, depicted on a map entitled "Wilderness Plan, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas", numbered 166-20,006-B and dated July 1972, to be known as the Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness.

SEC. 402. A map and description of the boundaries of the areas designated in this title shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and in the Office of the Superintendent of each area designated in this title. As soon as practicable after this Act takes effect, maps of the wilderness areas and descriptions of their boundaries shall be filed with the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate, and such maps and descriptions shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act: Provided, That correction of clerical and typographical errors in such maps and descriptions may be made.

SEC. 403. Any lands which represent potential wilderness additions in this title, upon publication in the Federal Register of a notice by the Secretary that all uses thereon prohibited by the Wilderness Act have ceased, shall thereby be designated wilderness. Lands designated as potential wilderness additions shall be managed by the Secretary insofar as practicable as wilderness until such time as said lands are designated as wilderness.

SEC. 404. The areas designated by this Act as wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness, except that any reference in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall

be deemed to be a reference to the effective date of this Act, and, where appropriate, any reference to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.

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9. Haleakala

An Act to designate certain lands within units of the National Park System as wilderness; to revise the boundaries of certain of those units; and for other purposes. (90 Stat. 2692) (P.L. 94-567)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in accordance with section 3(c) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1132(c)), the following lands are hereby designated as wilderness, and shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act.

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(e) Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, wilderness comprising nineteen thousand two hundred and seventy acres, and potential wilderness additions comprising five thousand five hundred acres, depicted on a map entitled "Wilderness Plan, Haleakala National Park, Hawaii", numbered 162-20,006-A and dated July 1972, to be known as the Haleakala Wilderness.

SEC. 2. A map and description of the boundaries of the areas designated in this Act shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and in the office of the Superintendent of each area designated in the Act. As soon as practicable after this Act takes effect, maps of the wilderness areas and descriptions of their boundaries shall be filed with the Interior and Insular Affairs Committees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, and such maps and descriptions shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act: Provided, That correction of clerical and typographical errors in such maps and descriptions may be made.

SEC. 3. All lands which represent potential wilderness additions, upon publication in the Federal Register of a notice by the Secretary of the Interior that all uses thereon prohibited by the Wilderness Act have ceased, shall thereby be designated wilderness.

SEC. 6. The areas designated by this Act as wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness areas, except that any reference in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the effective date of this Act, and, where appropriate, any reference to the Sec

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