Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 3.djvu/721

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PUBLIC LAW 106-418—NOV. 1, 2000 114 STAT. 1819 (C) the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage Corridor Commission; (D) the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission; and (E) the Delaware River Greenway Partnership. (b) SATISFACTION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PLAN.—The management plan shall be considered to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive management plan under subsection 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)). (c) FEDERAL ROLE. — (1) RESTRICTIONS ON WATER RESOURCE PROJECTS.—In determining under section 7(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1278(a)) whether a proposed water resources project would have a direct and adverse effect on the value for which a segment is designated as part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") shall consider the extent to which the project is consistent with the management plan. (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. — ^Any cooperative agreements entered into under section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)) relating to any of the segments designated by this Act shall— (A) be consistent with the management plan; and (B) may include provisions for financial or other assistance from the United States to facilitate the long-term protection, conservation, and enhancement of the segments. (3) SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION. —^The Secretary may provide technical assistance, staff support, and funding to assist in the implementation of the management plan. (d) LAND MANAGEMENT. — (1) IN GENERAL.— ^The Secretary may provide planning, financial, and technical assistance to local municipalities to assist in the implementation of actions to protect the natural, economic, and historic resources of the river segments designated by this Act. (2) PLAN REQUIREMENTS. — ^After adoption of recommendations made in section III of the management plan, the zoning ordinances of the municipalities bordering the segments shall be considered to satisfy the standards and requirements under section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)). (e) ADDITIONAL SEGMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, the term "additional segment" means— (A) the segment from the Delaware Water Gap to the Toll Bridge connecting Columbia, New Jersey, and Portland, Pennsylvania (approximately 9.2 miles), which, if made part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System in accordance with this paragraph, shall be administered by the Secretary as a recreational river; (B) the segment from the Erie Lackawanna railroad bridge to the southern tip of Dildine Island (approximately 3.6 miles), which, if made part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System in accordance with this paragraph, shall be administered by the Secretary as a recreational river; (C) the segment from the southern tip of Mack Island to the northern border of the town of Belvidere, New Jersey (approximately 2 miles), which, if made part of the Wild