PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-312 Authority to the Secretary so that the Recreation Area may be managed as a unit of the National Forest System; (2) to protect and manage the resources of the Recreation Area for optimum jdeld of outdoor recreation and environmental education through multiple use management by the Forest Service; (3) to authorize, research, test, and demonstrate innovative programs and cost-effective management of the Recreation Area; (4) to authorize the Secretary to cooperate between and among the States, Federal agencies, private organizations, and corporations, and individuals, as appropriate, in the management of the Recreation Area and to help stimulate the development of the surrounding region and extend the beneficial results as widely as practicable; and (5) to provide for the smooth and equitable transfer of jurisdiction from the Tennessee Valley Authority to the Secretary. Subtitle A—Establishment, Administration, and Jurisdiction SEC. 511. ESTABLISHMENT. 16 VSC 460111- (a) IN GENERAL. —On the transfer of administrative jurisdiction under section 541, the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee is established as a unit of the National Forest System. (b) MANAGEMENT. — (1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall manage the Recreation Area for multiple use as a unit of the National Forest System. (2) EMPHASES.— The emphases in the management of the Recreation Area shall be— (A) to provide public recreational opportunities; (B) to conserve fish and wildlife and their habitat; and (C) to provide for diversity of native and desirable non-native plants, animals, opportunities for hunting and fishing, and environmental education. (3) STATUS OF UNIT. — The Secretary may administer the Recreation Area as a separate unit of the National Forest System or in conjunction with an existing national forest. (c) AREA INCLUDED. — (1) IN GENERAL. —The Recreation Area shall comprise the federally owned land, water, and interests in the land and water lying between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area—January, 1998". (2) MAP.—The map described in paragraph (1) shall be available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Washington, D.C. (d) WATERS. — (1) WATER LEVELS AND NAVIGATION. —Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the Tennessee Valley Authority or the Army Corps of Engineers to manage and regulate water levels and navigation of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley and areas subject tofloodeasements.
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