Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 1.djvu/1368

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PUBLIC LAW 94-422—SEPT. 28, 1976
National forest system.—Inholdings within (a) wilderness areas of the National Forest System, and (b) other areas of national forests as the boundaries of those forests exist on the effective date of this Act, or purchase units approved by the National Forest Reservation Commission subsequent to the date of this Act, all of which other areas are primarily of value for outdoor recreation purposes: Provided, That lands outside of but adjacent to an existing national forest boundary, not to exceed three thousand acres in the case of any one forest, which would comprise an integral part of a forest recreational management area may also be acquired with moneys appropriated from this fund: Provided further, That except for areas specifically authorized by Act of Congress, not more than 15 per centum of the acreage added to the National Forest System pursuant to this section shall be west of the 100th meridian.
National wildlife refuge system.—Acquisition for (a) endangered species and threatened species authorized under section 5(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 197316 USC 1534.; (b) areas authorized by section 2 of the Act of September 28, 1962, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460k-1); (c) national wildlife refuge areas under section 7(a)(5) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(5)) except migratory waterfowl areas which are authorized to be acquired by the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929, as amended (16 U.S.C. 715–715s); (d) any areas authorized for the National Wildlife Refuge System by specific Acts.

“(2) For payment into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury as a partial offset for those capital costs, if any, of Federal water development projects hereafter authorized to be constructed by or pursuant to an Act of Congress which are allocated to public recreation and the enhancement of fish and wildlife values and financed through appropriations to water resource agencies.

“(b) Acquisition Restriction.—Appropriations from the fund pursuant to this section shall not be used for acquisition unless such acquisition is otherwise authorized by law.”.

(5) Amend section 8 to read as follows:

Sec. 8.16 USC 460l-10.
Ante, p. 1313.
Moneys derived from the sources listed in section 2 of this Act shall not be available for publicity purposes: Provided, however, That in each case where significant acquisition or development is initiated, appropriate standardized temporary signing shall be located on or near the affected site, to the extent feasible, so as to indicate the action taken is a product of funding made available through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Such signing may indicate the per centum and dollar amounts financed by Federal and non-Federal funds, and that the source of the funding includes moneys derived from Outer Continental Shelf receipts. Standards and guidelines.The Secretary shall prescribe standards and guidelines for the usage of such signing to assure consistency of design and application.”.

(6) Add the following new section:

Sec. 12.Review and report, submittal to congressional committees.
16 USC 460l-10d.
Within one year of the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary is authorized and directed to submit to the (committees to congressional on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and House of Reprsentatives a comprehensive review and report on the needs, problems, and opportunities associated with urban recreation in highly populated regions, including the resources potentially available for meeting such needs. The report shall include site specific analyses and alternatives, in a selection of geographic environments representative of the Nation as a whole, including, but not limited to, information on needs,