Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 79.djvu/657

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[79 STAT. 617]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1965
[79 STAT. 617]

79 STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 89-161-SEPT. 2, 1965

617

agencies or State or local public bodies for the operation, maintenance, and replacement of unit facilities, and to transfer unit lands or facilities to Federal agencies or State or local public bodies by lease or exchange, upon such terms and conditions as will best promote the development and operation of such lands or facilities in the public interest for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement purposes. Nonreimbursable (b) Costs of recreation facilities at Sugar Pine Reservoir shall be costs. nonreimbursable, and the provisions of subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section shall not be applicable to such facilities. (c)(1) If, before commencement of construction of the unit, nonFederal public bodies agree to administer imit land and water areas for recreation or fish and wildlife enhancement or for both of these purposes pursuant to the plan for the development of the unit approved by the Secretary and to bear not less than one-half the separable costs oi the unit allocated to either or both of said purposes, as the case may be, and all the costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement incurred in connection therewith, the remainder of the separable capital costs so allocated shall be nonreimbursable. (2) I n the absence of such a preconstruction agreement recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement facilities (other than minimum facilities for the public health and safety at reservoir access points) shall not be provided, and the allocation of unit costs shall reflect only the number of visitor days and the value per visitor day estimated to result from such diminished recreation development without reference to lands which may be provided pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. Non-Federal (d) The non-Federal share of the separable capital costs of the unit share of costs. allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement shall be borne by non-Federal interests, under either or both of the following methods as may be determined appropriate by the Secretary: (i) payment, or provision of lands, interests therein, or facilities for the unit; or (ii) repayment, with interest, within fifty years of first use of unit recreation or fish and wildlife enchancement facilities: Provided, That the source of repayment may be limited to entrance and user fees or charges collected at the unit by non-Federal interests if the fee schedule and the portion of fees dedicated to repayment are established on a basis calculated to achieve repayment as aforesaid and are made subject to review and renegotiation at intervals of not more than five years. (e) Notwithstanding the absence of preconstruction agreements as Acquisition of specified in subsection i(c) of this section lands may be acquired in connection with construction of the unit to preserve its recreation potential, its fish and wildlife enhancement potential, or both. (1) If non-Federal public bodies agree within ten years after initial unit operation to admmister unit land and water areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement pursuant to the plan for development of the unit approved by the Secretary and to bear not less than one-half the costs of land acquired therefor pursuant to this subsection and facilities and project modifications provided for those purposes and all costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement incurred therefor, the remainder of the costs of such lands, facilities, and project modifications shall be nonreimbursable. Such agreement and subsequent development shall not be the basis for any allocation of joint costs of the unit to recreation or fish and wildlife enhancement. (2) If, within ten years after initial operation of the unit, there is not an executed agreement as specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary may utilize the lands for any lawful purpose within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, or may transfer custody of the lands to another Federal agency for use for 49-850 0-66—42