PUBLIC LAW 94-486—OCT. 12, 1976
90 STAT. 2327
Public Law 94-486 94th Congress An Act Oct. 12, 1976 [S. 1506]
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United States of America in Congress assembled,
of the
TITLE I—FLATHEAD, MONTANA
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, amendments.
SEC. 101. Section 3(a) of the W i l d and Scenic Rivers Act (82 Stat. 906; 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) is amended by a d d i n g the following new 16 USC 1274. paragraph at the end thereof: "(13) FLATHEAD, MONTANA.—The North For k from the Canadian border downstream to its confluence with the Middle For k; the Middle For k from its headw^aters to its confluence to the South For k; and the South For k from its origin to the H u n g r y Horse Reservoir, as generally depicted on the m a p entitled 'Proposed F l a the a d W i l d and Scenic River Boundary Location' dated February 1976; to be administered by agencies of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture as agreed upon by the Secretaries of such Departments or as directed by the President. Action required to be taken under subsection (b) of this section shall be taken within one year from the date of enactment of this paragraph. For the purposes of this river, there are authorized Appropriation to be appropriated not more than $6,719,000 for the acquisition of authorization, lands and interests in lands. No funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this paragraph shall be available prior to October 1, 1977.". TITLE II—MISSOURI, MONTANA SEC. 201. Section 3(a) of the Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(14) MISSOURI, MONTANA.—The segment from Fort Benton one hundred and forty-nine miles downstream to Robinson Bridge, as generally depicted on the boundary m a p entitled 'Missouri Breaks Freeflowing River Proposal', dated October 1975, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. For the purposes of this river, there are authorized to be appropriated not more than $1,800,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands. No funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this paragraph shall be available prior to October 1, 1977.". SEC. 202. After consultation with the State and local governments and the interested public, the Secretary shall, pursuant to section 3(b) of the W i l d and Scenic Rivers Act and within one year of enactment of this Act— (1) establish detailed boundaries of the river segment designated as a component of the National W i l d and Scenic Rivers System pursuant to section 1 of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "river area"): Provided, That the boundaries of the portion of the river area from Fort Benton to Coal Banks L and i n g and the portion of the river area within the boundaries of the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Range shall be d r a w n to include only the river and its bed and exclude all adjacent land except significant historic sites and such campsites and access
Appropriation authorization.
Consuhation. 16 USC 1274. note.
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