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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1477

To provide for the management of lands and recreational resources at Canyon

Ferry Recreation Area, Montana, and other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 24, 1993

Mr. WILLIAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide for the management of lands and recreational

resources at Canyon Ferry Recreation Area, Montana,

and other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Canyon Ferry Recre5 ation, Tourism, and Economic Development Management

6 Act’’.

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

8 Congress finds and declares that—

9 (1) there is a Federal responsibility to provide

10 opportunities for public recreation, tourism, and eco-
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1 nomic development at Federal water projects, in

2 partnership with other Federal and non-Federal in3 terests;

4 (2) certain provisions of the Federal Water

5 Project Recreation Act (Public Law 89–72 as

6 amended) unduly restrict the management of the

7 Canyon Ferry Recreation Management Area because

8 the provisions do not allow for the increasing eco9 nomic burden that construction and management of

10 recreational facilities are placing on managing enti11 ties, especially at the State and local levels;

12 (3) non-Federal responsibility for a significant

13 portion of all costs of operation, maintenance, and

14 replacement of facilities on Federal lands at the

15 Canyon Ferry Recreation Management Area as well

16 as total management responsibility is an unfair bur17 den on non-Federal managers, especially in instances

18 where the facilities are old, undersigned, do not pro19 vide adequate access for the disabled, and are uti20 lized by national and international publics, and re21 sponsibilities for complex fisheries reservoir manage22 ment and for wildlife and wetlands management

23 have been borne solely by the non-Federal entities,

24 further increasing the overall management burden;

25 and
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1 (4) the recreational, tourism, and economic de2 velopment needs at the Canyon Ferry Recreation

3 Area can best be met through cooperative manage4 ment efforts by the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bu5 reau of Land Management, the State of Montana,

6 and other appropriate entities.

7 SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior

9 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), act10 ing through the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau

11 of Land Management, may enter into such agreements as

12 are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

13 (b) CONTENTS OF AGREEMENTS.—Any management

14 agreement entered into under this Act shall provide that

15 the management responsibilities given to the Bureau of

16 Land Management for lands withdrawn or acquired for

17 reclamation purposes shall be accomplished in accordance

18 with the statutory authority generally exercised by the

19 Bureau of Land Management in the management of the

20 public lands.

21 SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF AUTHORIZED PURPOSES OF REC22 LAMATION PROJECTS.

23 (a) NO ALTERATION OF PURPOSES OF CANYON

24 FERRY UNIT.—Nothing in this Act is intended to change,
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1 modify, or expand the authorized purposes of the Canyon

2 Ferry Unit.

3 (b) ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF CANYON FERRY DAM

4 AND RESERVOIR UNAFFECTED.—Nothing in this Act

5 shall change the responsibility of the Bureau of Reclama6 tion to meet the needs for which the Canyon Ferry Dam

7 and Reservoir were originally constructed.

8 (c) NO AUTHORIZATION TO AFFECT WATER SUP9 PLY.—This Act is not intended to authorize any action

10 or inaction by any person, including any person who has

11 contracted for the water supply from a reclamation

12 project, that reduces the quantity, or modifies the time

13 and manner of availability, of the water supply from the

14 Canyon Ferry Unit to project beneficiaries.

15 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT.

16 (a) MANAGEMENT UNDER THE PLAN.—The Sec17 retary shall manage all lands and facilities in the area as18 sociated with recreation, tourism, and related economic de19 velopment pursuant to the Canyon Ferry Resources Man20 agement Plan, of 1993, and any amendments thereto.

21 (b) EXEMPTION FROM PROVISIONS OF THE FED22 ERAL WATER PROJECT RECREATION ACT.—Provisions of

23 the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (16 U.S.C.

24 4601–12) that limit or prescribe costs that may be in25 curred by Federal and non-Federal entities for recreation
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1 planning, management, or facilities, or that require non2 Federal management of recreation facilities or programs

3 do not apply to the Area.

4 (c) RECREATION USER FEES.—All recreation user

5 fees collected from the Canyon Ferry Recreation Area by

6 the managing agency(ies) shall be retained by the manag7 ing agency(ies) and used exclusively to fund the operation,

8 maintenance, and development of the Canyon Ferry

9 Recreation Area for recreation, tourism, and economic de10 velopment. Fees collected for cabin site permits, conces11 sion operations, entrance fees, and other special use fees

12 are all considered to be recreation user fees.

13 (d) CONTENTS OF AGREEMENT.—The cooperative

14 agreements shall provide that the responsibilities given to

15 the Bureau of Land Management for the area will be car16 ried out in accordance with the statutory authority gen17 erally exercised by the Bureau of Land Management in

18 the management of the public lands.

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