101 STAT. 924
PUBLIC LAW 100-174—NOV. 24, 1987
Public Law 100-174
100th Congress
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An Act Nov. 24, 1987 [S. 247]
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To designate the Kern River as a national wild and scenic river.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new paragraphs at the end: "(
) (A) NORTH FORK KERN RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The segment of
the main stem from the Tulare-Kern County line to its headwaters in Sequoia National Park, as generally depicted on a map entitled 'Kern River Wild and Scenic River—Proposed' and dated June, 1987; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; except that portion of the river within the boundaries of the Sequoia National Park shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. With respect to the portion of the river segment designated by this paragraph which is within the boundaries of Sequoia National Park, the requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall be fulfilled by the Secretary of the Interior through appropriate revisions to the general management plan for the park, and the boundaries, classification, and development plans for such portion need not be published in the Federal Register. Such revision to the general management plan for the park shall assure that no developments or use of park lands shall be undertaken that is inconsistent with the designation of such river segment. "(B) SOUTH FORK KERN RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The segment from its headwaters in the Inyo National Forest to the southern boundary of the Domelands Wilderness in the Sequoia National Forest, as generally depicted on a map entitled 'Kern River Wild and Scenic River—Proposed' and dated June 1987; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. "(C) Nothing in this Act shall affect the continued operation and maintenance of the existing diversion project, owned by Southern California Edison on the North Fork of the Kern River, including
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