106 STAT. 4670 PUBLIC LAW 102-575—OCT. 30, 1992 authority and responsibility of the Secretary with respect to the management and administration of the Grand Canyon Nationtd Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, including natural and cultural resources and visitor use, under laws applicable to those areas, including, but not limited to, the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535) as amended and supplemented. SEC. 1803. INTERIM PROTECTION OF GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK (a) INTERIM OPERATIONS.— Pending compliance by the Secretary with section 1804, the Secretary shall, on an interim basis, continue to operate Glen Canyon Dam under the Secretary's announced interim operating criteria and the Interagency Agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Western Area Power Administration executed October 2, 1991 and exercise other authorities under existing law, in accordance with the standards set forth in section 1802, utilizing the best and most recent scientific data available. (b) CONSULTATION. —The Secret€uy shall continue to implement Interim Operations in consultation witii— (1) Appropriate agencies of the Department of the Interior, including the Bureau of Reclamation, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service; (2) The Secretary of Energy; (3) The Governors of the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; (4) Indian Tribes; and (5) The general public, including representatives of the academic ana scientific communities, environmental organizations, the recreation industry, and contractors for the purchase of Federal power produced at Glen Canyon Dam. (c) DEVIATION FROM INTERIM OPERATIONS.— The Secretary may deviate from Interim Operations upon a finding that deviation is necessary and in the public interest to— (1) comply with the requirements of Section 1804(a); (2) respond to hydrologic extremes or power system operation emergencies; (3) comply with the standards set forth in Section 1802; (4) respond to advances in scientific data; or (5) comply with the terms of the Interagency Agreement. (d) TERMINATION OF INTERIM OPERATIONS.— Interim operations described in this section shall terminate upon compliance by the Secretary with section 1804. SEC. 1804. GLEN CANYON DAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT; LONG-TERM OPERATION OF GLEN CANYON DAM. (a) FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. —Not later than 2 years afi^r the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a final Glen Canyon Dam environmental impact statement, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (b) AUDIT.—The Comptroller General shall— (1) audit the costs and benefits to water and power users and to natural, recreational, and cultural resources resulting from management policies and dam operations identified pursuant to the environmental impact statement described in subsection (a); and Reports. (2) report the results of the audit to the Secretary and the Congress. 1-- -•* --
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