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consummated with other entities, and an identified carrying capacity of the trail and a plan for its implementation;

(2) an acquisition or protection plan, by fiscal year, for all lands to be acquired by fee title or lesser interest, along with detailed explanation of anticipated necessary cooperative agreements for any lands not to be acquired; and

"(3) general and site-specific development plans including anticipated costs.

"(f) Within two complete fiscal years of the date of enactment of legislation designating a national historic trail or the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail as part of the system, the responsible Secretary shall, after full consultation with affected Federal land managing agencies, the Governors of the affected States, and the relevant Advisory Council established pursuant to section 5(d) of this Act, submit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, a comprehensive plan for the management, and use of the trail, including but not limited to, the following items:

"(1) specific objectives and practices to be observed in the management of the trail, including the identification of all significant natural, historical, and cultural resources to be preserved, details of any anticipated cooperative agreements to be consummated with State and local government agencies or private interests, and for national scenic or national recreational trails an identified carrying capacity of the trail and a plan for its implementation; and

"(2) the process to be followed by the appropriate Secretary to implement the marking requirements established in section 7(c) of this Act.".

(16) In section 6 in the first sentence delete "or national scenic," and insert ", national scenic or national historic", and in the second sentence delete "or scenic" and insert", national scenic, or national historic".

(17) In section 7(a) in the first sentence delete "National Scenic Trails" and insert "national scenic and national historic trails"; in two instances in subsection (b), and in the first sentence of subsection (c), after "scenic", insert "or national historic"; in subsection (c) in the second proviso, after "recreation" delete "or scenic" and insert", national scenic, or national historic"; and in the fifth sentence after "recreation" delete "and scenic" and insert", national scenic, and national historic"; in subsection (d) after "recreation" delete "or scenic" and insert ", national scenic, or national historic"; in subsection (e) after "scenic" in both instances where it appears insert "or national historic"; in subsection (h) in the first sentence after "recreation" delete "or scenic" and insert national scenic, or national historic", and in the second

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sentence after "scenic" insert "or national historic"; in subsection (i) after "recreation" delete "or scenic" and insert ", national scenic, or national historic".

(18) In section 7(c) at the end of the fourth sentence insert the following: "Where a national historic trail follows existing public roads, developed rights-of-way or waterways, and similar features of man's nonhistorically related development, approximating the original location of a historic route, such segments may be marked to facilitate retracement of the historic route, and where a national historic trail parallels an existing public road, such road may be marked to commemorate the historic route.".

Other uses along the historic trails and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, which will not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the trail, and which, at the time of designation, are allowed by administrative regulations, including the use of motorized vehicles, shall be permitted by the Secretary charged with the administration of the trail.

(19) In section 7(e), in the first proviso, delete "within two years".

(20) In section 7(g), delete the second proviso entirely. (21) At the end of subsection 7(g) add the following new sentence: "For national historic trails, direct Federal acquisition for trail purposes shall be limited to those areas indicated by the study report or by the comprehensive plan as high potential route segments or high potential historic sites.".

No land or site located along a designated national historic trail or along the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail shall be subject to the provisions of section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1653(f)) unless such land or site is deemed to be of historical significance under appropriate historical site criteria such as those for the National Register of Historic Places.

(22) In section 8 in the first sentence of subsection (a) after "establishing park, forest, and other recreation" insert "and historic" and after "administered by States, and recreation" insert "and historic"; and at the end of the first sentence insert the following: "The Secretary is also directed to encourage States to consider, in their comprehensive statewide historic preservation plans and proposals for financial assistance for State, local, and private projects submitted pursuant to the Act of October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 915), as amended, needs and opportunities for establishing historic trails.".

(23) In section 10, strike "(a) (1)" and insert in lieu thereof "(a)"; strike "the subsequent fiscal year" and insert in lieu thereof "subsequent fiscal years"; strike the paragraph numbered "(2)" in its entirety; and add a new "subsection (c)" as follows:

"(c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act relating to the trails designated by paragraphs 5(a) (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7): Provided, That no such funds are authorized to be appropriated prior to October 1, 1979: And provided further, That notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act or any other provisions of law, no funds may be expended for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands for the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, the Oregon National Historic Trail, the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and the Iditarod National Historic Trail.".

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10. New Areas Studies, Management Plans and Contracts

An Act to authorize additional appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands within the Sawtooth Ñational 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,

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NEW AREA STUDIES, GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND
CONTRACTS

SEC. 604. The Act entitled "An Act to improve the administration of the National Park System by the Secretary of the Interior, and to clarify the authorities applicable to the System, and for other purposes" (84 Stat. 825) is amended as follows:

(1) At the end of section 8 add the following: "For the purposes of carrying out the studies for potential new Park System units and for monitoring the welfare of those resources, there are authorized to be appropriated annually not to exceed $1,000,000. For the purposes of monitoring the welfare and integrity of the national landmarks, there are authorized to be appropriated annually not to exceed $1,500,000.". (2) In section 9, change "eleven" to "twelve".

(3) Delete section 12(b) and insert in lieu the following:

"(b) General management plans for the preservation and use of each unit of the National Park System, including areas within the national capital area, shall be prepared and revised in a timely manner by the Director of the National Park Service. On January 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a list indicating the current status of completion or revision of general management plans for each unit of the National Park System. General management plans for each unit shall include, but not be limited to:

"(1) measures for the preservation of the area's

resources;

"(2) indications of types and general intensities of development (including visitor circulation and transportation patterns, systems and modes) associated with public enjoyment and use of the area, including general locations, timing of implementation, and anticipated costs;

"(3) identification of and implementation commitments for visitor carrying capacities for all areas of the unit; and

"(4) indications of potential modifications to the external boundaries of the unit, and the reasons therefor.".

(4) In section 12(c) delete "or exceeding five years" and insert "or of five years or more".

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Approved November 10, 1978.

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