PUBLIC LAW 99-662—NOV. 17, 1986
100 STAT. 4233
area containing unique cultural, fish and wildlife, scenic, and recreational values and for the benefit and enjojmient of present and future generations and the development of outdoor recreation, there is hereby established the Cross Florida National Conservation Area (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Conservation Area"). (2) The Conservation Area shall consist of all lands and interests in lands held by the Secretary for the high-level barge canal project from the Saint Johns River across the State of Florida to the Gulf of Mexico, authorized by the Act of July 28, 1942 (56 Stat. 703) (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "barge canal project"), all lands and interests in lands held by the State of Florida or the Canal Authority of such State for such project, and all lands and interests in lands held by such State or such Canal Authority and acquired pursuant to section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960. 74 Stat. 484. (3) Within the Conservation Area there is hereby designated the Conservation Management Area which shall consist of all lands and interests in lands held by the Secretary within that portion of the barge canal project that is located between the Eureka Lock and Dam and the Inglis Lock and Dam (exclusive of such structures), plus all lands and interests in lands held by the Canal Authority of the State of Florida between such structures and all lands and interests in lands held by such State or Canal Authority and acquired pursuant to section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960. (b) Those portions of the barge canal project located between the Fish and fishing. Gulf of Mexico and the Inglis project structures and located between Wildlife. the Atlantic Ocean and the Eureka Lock and Dam, inclusive, shall be operated and maintained by the Secretary for the purposes of navigation, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement and for the benefit of the economy of the region. (c) In order to further the purposes set forth in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, that portion of the barge canal project located between the Eureka Lock and Dam and the Inglis Lock and Dam (exclusive of such structures) is not authorized for the purposes described in the Act of July 23, 1942 (56 Stat. 703) after the date this subsection becomes effective. (d) The State of Florida shall retain jurisdiction and responsibility over water resources planning, development, and control of the surface and ground waters pertaining to lands cited in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, except to the extent that any uses of such water resources would be inconsistent with the purposes of this section. (e)(1) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Forest Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the State of Florida, shall develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive management plan for lands (including water areas) located within the Conservation Management Area. -^^'^ ^^ (2) Such plan shall, at a minimum, provide for— (A) enhancement of the environnment; (B) conservation and development of natural resources; (C) conservation and preservation of fish and wildlife; (D) preservation of scenic and enhancing recreational values; (E) a procedure for the prompt consideration of applications for easements across Conservation Management Area lands, when such easements are requested by local or State governmental jurisdictions or by a regulated public utility for a public purpose; and
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