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DESIGNATION OF ALLEGHENY RIVER FOR STUDY

SEC. 729. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof:

"(67) ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.-The main stem from Kinzua Dam downstream to East Brady.".

DESIGNATION OF THE CACAPON RIVER FOR STUDY

SEC. 730. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof:

"(68) CACAPON, WEST VIRGINIA.-The entire river.".

DESIGNATION OF THE ESCATAWPA RIVER FOR STUDY

SEC. 731. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof:

"(69) ESCATAWPA, ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI.-The segment upstream from a point approximately one mile downstream from the confluence of the Escatawpa River and Jackson Creek to a point where the Escatawpa River is joined by the Yellowhouse Branch in Washington County, Alabama, near the town of Deer Park, Alabama; and the segment of Brushy Creek upstream from its confluence with the Escatawpa to its confluence with Scarsborough Creek.".

DESIGNATION OF THE MYAKKA RIVER FOR STUDY

SEC. 732. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof:

"(70) MYAKKA, FLORIDA.-The segment south of the southern boundary of the Myakka River State Park.".

DESIGNATION OF SOLDIER CREEK FOR STUDY

SEC. 733. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof:

"(71) SOLDIER CREEK, ALABAMA.-The segment beginning at the point where Soldier Creek intersects the south line of section 31, township 7 south, range 6 east, downstream to a point on the south line of section 6, township 8 south, range 6 east, which point is 1,322 feet west of the south line of section 5, township 8 south, range 6 east in the county of Baldwin, State of Alabama.".

DESIGNATION OF RED RIVER FOR STUDY

SEC. 734. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:

"(72) RED, KENTUCKY.-The segment from Highway numbered 746 (also known as Spradlin Bridge) in Wolf County, Kentucky, downstream to the point where the river descends below seven hundred feet above sea level (in its normal flow) which point is at the Menifee and Powell County line just downstream of the iron bridge where Kentucky Highway numbered 77 passes over the river.".

AUTHORIZATION FOR STUDIES

SEC. 735. Paragraph (3) of Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is redesignated as paragraph (4) and is amended by striking out "$2,175,000" and substituting "$4,060,000". Such paragraph is further amended by adding the following at the end thereof: "There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of conducting the studies of the rivers named in subparagraphs (59) through (74) such sums as may be necessary.".

STUDY PERIOD

SEC. 736. Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by inserting the following new paragraph after paragraph (2):

"(3) The studies of the rivers named in paragraphs (59) through (72) of subsection (a) shall be completed and reports submitted thereon not later than five full fiscal years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph. The study of rivers named in paragraphs (62) through (64) of subsection (a) shall be completed and the report thereon submitted by not later than April 1981.".

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SEC. 751. Section 16(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by striking out "Eleven Point, Missouri, $4,906,500" and substituting "Eleven Point, Missouri, $10,407,000".

ROGUE RIVER

SEC. 752. Section 16(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by striking out "Rogue, Oregon, $12,447,200" and substituting "Rogue, Oregon, $15,147,000".

SAINT CROIX RIVER

SEC. 753. Section 16(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by striking out "Saint Croix, Minnesota and Wisconsin, $11,768,550" and substituting "Saint Croix, Minnesota and Wisconsin, $21,769,000".

SALMON RIVER

SEC. 754. Section 16(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by striking out "Salmon, Middle Fork, Idaho, $1,237,100" and substituting "Salmon, Middle Fork, Idaho, $1,837,000".

CHATTOOGA RIVER

SEC. 755. Section 3(a) (10) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (relating to the Chattooga River in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia) is amended by striking out "$2,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$5,200,000".

SUBTITLE D-AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 90-542

TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

SEC. 761. Section 2(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by striking out "without expense to the United States" and by adding the following at the end thereof: "Upon receipt of an application under clause (ii) of this subsection, the Secretary shall notify the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and publish such application in the Federal Register. Each river designated under clause (ii) shall be administered by the State or political subdivision thereof without expense to the United States other than for administration and management of federally owned lands. For purposes of the preceding sentence, amounts made available to any State or political subdivision under the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 or any other provision of law shall not be treated as an expense to the United States. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to provide for the transfer to, or administration by, a State or local authority of any federally owned lands which are within the boundaries of any river included within the system under clause (ii).".

FEDERAL LANDS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

SEC. 762. Section 12(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by striking out the first sentence thereof and substituting: "The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any other Federal department or agency having jurisdiction over any lands which include border upon, or are adjacent to, any river included within the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System or under consideration for such inclusion, in accordance with section 2(a) (ii), 3(a), or 5(a), shall take such action respecting management policies, regulations, contracts, plans, affecting such lands, following the date of enactment of this sentence, as may be necessary to protect such rivers in accordance with the purposes of this Act. Such Secretary or other department or agency head shall, where appropriate, enter into written

cooperative agreements with the appropriate State or local official for the planning, administration, and management of Federal lands which are within the boundaries of any rivers for which approval has been granted under section 2(a) (ii).”

MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

SEC. 763. (a) Section 3(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by inserting after "one year from the date of this Act" the following: "(except where a different date is provided in subsection (a))".

(b) Section 6(g) (3) of such Act is amended by inserting after "January 1, 1967," the following "(except where a different date is specifically provided by law with respect to any particular river)".

(c) Section 16(b) of such Act is deleted in its entirety, and section 16(a) is renumbered as section 16.

LEASE OF FEDERAL LANDS

SEC. 764. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by adding the following new section after section 14: "SEC. 14A. (a) Where appropriate in the discretion of the Secretary, he may lease federally owned land (or any interest therein) which is within the boundaries of any component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and which has been acquired by the Secretary under this Act. Such lease shall be subject to such restrictive covenants as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

"(b) Any land to be leased by the Secretary under this section shall be offered first for such lease to the person who owned such land immediately before its acquisition by the United States.".

TITLE VIII-RECOGNITION OF THE HONORABLE WILLIAM M. KETCHUM

SEC. 801. Within the War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam, and the American Memorial Park, Saipan, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, and in consultation with the Governor of each area, is authorized to provide in each of these parks some form of appropriate recognition of the outstanding contributions and untiring commitments of the late Congressman William M. Ketchum of California toward the needs of the people of the insular areas. Fully cognizant of sacrifices that sometimes must be made in order to preserve the basic principles of democracy, Congressman Ketchum personally experienced the devastations of war, as he served with distinction in the United States military during the Second World War in the Pacific Theater and during the Korean Conflict. Congressman Ketchum, an individual of strong principle

and commitment, through his leadership and active participation in the United States Congress, made substantial and invaluable contributions to the political and economic growth, development, and well-being of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands. In particular, he will be remembered for the key role he played in the passage of the historic Covenant to establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in political union with the United States.

TITLE IX-JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL
HISTORICAL PARK

SEC. 901. In order to preserve for the education, inspiration, and benefit of present and future generations significant examples of natural and historical resources of the Mississippi Delta region and to provide for their interpretation in such manner as to portray the development of cultural diversity in the region, there is authorized to be established in the State of Louisiana the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (hereinafter referred to as the "park"). The park shall consist of (1) the area of approximately twenty thousand acres generally depicted on the map entitled "Barataria Marsh Unit-Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve" numbered 90,000B and dated April 1978, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior; (2) the area known as Big Oak Island; (3) an area or areas within the French Quarter section of the city of New Orleans a may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior for an interpretive and administrative facility; (4) the Chalmette National Historical Park; and (5) such additional natural, cultural, and historical resources in the French Quarter and Garden District of New Orleans, forts in the delta region, plantations, and Acadian towns and villages in the Saint Martinville area and such other areas and sites as are subject to cooperative agreements in accordance with the provisions of this title.

SEC. 902. (a) Within the Barataria Marsh Unit the Secretary is authorized to acquire not to exceed eight thousand acres of lands, waters, and interests therein (hereinafter referred to as the "core area"), as depicted on the map referred to in the first section of this title, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. The Secretary may also acquire by any of the foregoing methods such lands and interests therein, including leasehold interests, as he may designate in the French Quarter of New Orleans for development and operation as an interpretive and administrative facility. Lands, waters, and interests therein owned by the State of Louisiana or any political

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