Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 6.djvu/389

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PUBLIC LAW 104-333—NOV. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 4211 them in the performance of their duties. The Secretary of the Interior shall provide all financial, administrative, and staffing requirements for the Commission, including office space, furnishings, and equipment. The heads of other Federal agencies are authorized, at the request of the Commission, to provide such information or personnel, to the extent permitted by law and within the limits of available funds, to the Commission as may be useful to accomplish the purposes of this section. "(d) The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as it deems advisable: Provided, That, to the mgiximum extent possible, the Commission shall use existing data and research. The Commission is authorized to use the United States mail in the same manner and upon the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. "(e) The report shall review the extent of water related recreation at Federal manmade lakes and reservoirs and shall develop alternatives to enhance the opportunities for such use by the public. In developing the report, the Commission shall— "(1) review the extent to which recreation components identified in specific authorizations associated with individual Federal mgmmade lakes and reservoirs have been accomplished; "(2) evaluate the feasibility of enhancing recreation opportunities at federally-managed lakes and reservoirs under existing statutes; "(3) consider legislative changes that would enhance recreation opportunities consistent with and subject to the achievement of the authorized purposes of Federal water projects; and "(4) make recommendations on alternatives for enhanced recreation opportunities including, but not limited to, the establishment of a National Recreation Lake System under which specific lakes would receive national designation and which would be managed through innovative partnership-based agreements between Federal agencies. State and local units of government, and the private sector. Any such alternatives shall be consistent with and subject to the authorized purposes for any manmade lakes and reservoirs and shall emphasize private sector initiatives in concert with State and local units of government.". SEC. 1022. BISTI/DE-NA-Zm WILDERNESS EXPANSION AND FOSSIL FOREST PROTECTION. (a) SHORT TITLE.— This section may be cited as the "Bisti/ De-Na-Zin Wilderness Expansion and Fossil Forest Protection Act". (b) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— Section 102 of the San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 3155) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking "wilderness, and, therefore," and all that follows through "System—" and inserting "wilderness areas, and as one component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the 'Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness'—"; Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Expansion and Fossil Forest Protection Act. New Mexico. 16 USC 1132 note.