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PUBLIC LAW 93-439-OCT. 11, 1974
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Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1894), and for the purposes of such sections such owner shall not be considered a displaced person as defined in section 101(6) of such Act. SEC. 4. (a) The area within the boundaries depicted on the map referred to in section 1 shall be known as the Big Thicket National Preserve. Such lands shall be administered by the Secretary as a unit of the National Park System in a manner which will assure their natural and ecological integrity in perpetuity in accordance with the provisions of this Act and with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1-4), as amended and supplemented. (b) I n the interest of maintaining the ecological integrity of the preserve, the Secretary shall limit the construction of roads, vehicular campgrounds, employee housing, and other j^ublic use and administrative facilities and he shall promulgate and publish such rules and regulations in the Federal Register as he deems necessary and appropriate to limit and control the use of, and activities on. Federal lands and waters with respect to: (1) motorized land and water vehicles; (2) exploration for-, and extraction of, oil, gas, and other minerals; (3) new construction of any kind; (4) grazing and agriculture; and (5) such other uses as the Secretary determines must be limited or controlled in order to carry out the purposes of this Act. (c) The Secretary shall permit hunting, fishing, and trapping on 1
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lands and waters under his jurisdiction within the preserve m accordance with the applicable laws of the United States and the State of Texas, except that he may designate zones where and periods when, no hunting, fishing, trapping, or entry may be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, floral and faunal protection and management, or public use and enjoyment. Except in emergencies, any regulations prescribing such restrictions relating to hunting, fishing, or trapping shall be put into effect only after consultation with the appropriate State agency having jurisdiction over hunting, fishing, and trapping activities. SEC. 5. Within five years from the date of enactment of this Act, Preserve re. the Secretary shall review the area within the preserve and shall Pre'IidTntr^ '° report to the President, in accordance with section 3(c) and (d) of is use 698d. the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 891; 16 U.S.C. 1132 (c) and (d)), his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the preserve for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such areas as a wilderness shall be accomplished in accordance with said subsections of the Wilderness Act. ^^ ^^*^ ^^^^ SEC. 6. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may Appropriation. be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, but not to exceed ^^ use 698e. $63,812,000 for the acquisition of lauds and interests in lands and not to exceed $7,000,000 for development. Approved October 11, 1974.
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