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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987

PUBLIC LAW 100-71—JULY 11, 1987 ^.,, ^

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101 STAT. 415

LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for "Land acquisition and State assist 16 USC 251k ance", $22,910,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Con note. servation Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided, That Washington, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 251k, the Secretary may acquire the 270-acre parcel known as Keystone Spit on Whidbey Island, Washington, and i> convey such parcel to the State of Washington in exchange for the approximately 1,000 acres of tidelands owned by such State within the boundary of Olympic National Park: Provided further. That if recreational uses of these tidelands must be regulated, the National Park Service shall consult with the State of Washington prior to the implementation of any such regulations: Provided further, That the exchange must include the mineral rights of the tidelands. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pesticide application program described in the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources' permit application to conduct a pesticide (bacillus thuringiensis israelensis [Bti]) spraving program on the New River, West Virginia, to control the river s black fly (Simulium jenningsi) population, received by the Superintendent of New River Gorge National River, West Virginia, on September 9, 1986, is hereby approved as a demonstration project for a period of eight years from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the pesticide Bti is removed from the registered list of pesticides, as determined by the Environmental Protection Agency, at an earlier date. No additonal analyses, proposals, or approvals will be required for the State to conduct similar pesticide application programs during the period of the demonstration project provided herein. The State shall notify the National Park Service of its planned annual program at least ninety days in advance of spraying, and shall consider the recommendations provided by the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and other parties in the conduct of the pesticide application program. The State shall also enter into an indemnity agreement with the National Park Service which will protect the Service from all tort claims which might arise from the State's spraying program. The State and the National Park Service shall jointly conduct a monitoring program on the effects of the pesticide application, including the impact on natural, cultural and recreational values of the National River. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SURVEYS, I N V E S T I G A T I O N S, AND RESEARCH

For an additional amount for "Surveys, investigations, and research", $2,597,000, of which $597,000 shall remain available until expended. MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE L E A S I N G AND

R O Y A L T Y MANAGEMENT

For an additional amount for "Leasing and royalty management", "0,000: Provided, That none of the funds in this or any other Act may be used in implement, prior to November 1, 1987, a rule which

Pests and pesticides. West Virginia.

Claims,