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[86 STAT. 578]
PUBLIC LAW 92-000—MMMM. DD, 1972
[86 STAT. 578]

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PUBLIC LAW 92-395-AUG. 20, 1972 Public Law 92-395

August 20, 1972 [S. 484]

Scapegoat Wild e r n e s s, Mont. Designation.

Map and d e s c r i p tion, filing with congressional committees.

Administration. 78 Stat. 890. 16 USC 1131 note.

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AN ACT To designate the Scapegoat Wilderness, Helena. ]>olo. and Lewis and Clark National Forests, in the State of.Monrana.

Be H enacted ty the Senate and House of Representative-s of the United States of America in Congrenii a>piemhled. That, the area kiiown as the Lincoln Back Country as generally depicted on a niaj) entitled "Proposed Scapegoat Wilderness", dated May 19,197^. AAliich is on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, is hereby designated as the Scapegoat Wilderness within and as part of the Helena, Lolo, and Lewis and Clark Xational Forests, comprising an area of approximately 240,000 acres. SEC. 2. As soon as practicable after this Act takes effect, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description of the Scapegoat Wilderness with the Interior and Insular Affairs Committees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, and such description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act: Provided, hoioevei\ That correction of clerical and typographical errors in such legal description and map may be made. SEC. 3. The Scapegoat Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness areas, except that any reference in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the effective date of this Act. Approved August 20, 1972. Public Law 92-396

August 20, 1972 [H. R. 14106]

Water R e s o u r c e s Planning Act, appropriation increase. 85 Stat. 77. 42 USC 1962d.

^'•^ AN ACT '*?>'^'^' To amend the W a t e r Resources Planning Act to authorize increased appropriations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Water Resources Planning Act (79 Stat. 244, 42 U.S.C. 1962 et seq.) is amended by striking out the present section 401 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: SEC. 401. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Water Resources Council: " (a) not to exceed $6,000,000 annually for the Federal share of the expenses of administration and operation of river basin commissions, including salaries and expenses of the chairmen, but not including funds authorized by subsection (c) below: Provided, That not more than $750,000 annually shall be available under this subsection for any single river basin commission; " (b) not to exceed $1,500,000 annually for the expenses of the Water Resources Council in administering this Act, not including funds authorized by subsection (c) below; "(c) not to exceed $3,500,000 in fiscal year 1973 and such annual amounts as may be authorized by subsequent Acts for preparation ,,: of assessments, and for directing and coordinating the preparation of such regional or river basin plans as the Council determines are necessary and desirable in carrying out the policy of this Act: Provided, That not more than $2,500,000 shall be available under