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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1013

To promote recreation on Federal lakes, to require Federal agencies responsible for managing Federal lakes to pursue strategies for enhancing

recreational experiences of the public, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 14, 2001

Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. TANCREDO,

and Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which

was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To promote recreation on Federal lakes, to require Federal

agencies responsible for managing Federal lakes to pursue strategies for enhancing recreational experiences of

the public, and for 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 ‘‘National Recreation

5 Lakes Act of 2001’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

3 (1) recreation is an authorized purpose at al4 most all Federal lakes;

5 (2) lakes created by Federal dam projects have

6 become powerful magnets for diverse recreation ac7 tivities, drawing hundreds of millions of visits annu8 ally and generating tens of billions of dollars in eco9 nomic benefits;

10 (3) recreational opportunities are provided at

11 such lakes, on surrounding land, and on downstream

12 tailwaters by Federal agencies and through partner13 ships among Federal, State, and local government

14 agencies and private persons; and

15 (4) the quality of recreational opportunities at

16 and around Federal lakes depends on clean air and

17 water and attractive viewsheds.

18 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—

19 (1) to require Federal agencies responsible for

20 management of lakes created by Federal dam

21 projects to pursue strategies for enhancing rec22 reational experiences at the lakes; and

23 (2) to direct Federal agencies to investigate the

24 possibilities for the use of, and to use, creative man25 agement of the project lakes that optimizes both rec-
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1 reational opportunities and other purposes of the

2 project lakes, including—

3 (A) provision of agricultural and municipal

4 water supplies;

5 (B) provision of flood control and naviga6 tion benefits;

7 (C) production of hydroelectric power; and

8 (D) protection of water quality.

9 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

10 In this Act:

11 (1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the

12 Federal Lakes Recreation Leadership Council estab13 lished by section 5.

14 (2) NATIONAL RECREATION DEMONSTRATION

15 LAKE.—The term ‘‘national recreation demonstra16 tion lake’’ means a project lake that is designated as

17 a national recreation demonstration lake under sec18 tion 4.

19 (3) PARTICIPATING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘par20 ticipating agency’’ means—

21 (A) the Bureau of Indian Affairs;

22 (B) the Bureau of Land Management;

23 (C) the Bureau of Reclamation;

24 (D) the National Park Service;
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1 (E) the United States Fish and Wildlife

2 Service;

3 (F) the Forest Service;

4 (G) the Army Corps of Engineers;

5 (H) the Tennessee Valley Authority; and

6 (I) any other project lake management

7 agency that participates in the Program at the

8 request of the Council.

9 (4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means

10 the national recreation lakes demonstration program

11 established by section 4.

12 (5) PROJECT LAKE.—The term ‘‘project lake’’

13 means an impoundment of water that—

14 (A) is part of a water resources project op15 erated, maintained, or constructed by or with

16 the participation of any Federal agency;

17 (B) has a maximum storage capacity of

18 200 acre feet or more; and

19 (C) includes recreation as an authorized

20 purpose.

21 (6) PROJECT LAKE MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—

22 The term ‘‘project lake management agency’’ means

23 a Federal agency that manages a project lake.

24 (7) RECREATION.—
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘recreation’’

2 means—

3 (i) a water-related recreational activ4 ity that takes place on, adjacent to, or in

5 a project lake or tailwater; and

6 (ii) a recreational activity or wildlife7 related activity that takes place on feder8 ally managed land in the vicinity of a

9 project lake that is permitted under a land

10 management plan in effect on the date of

11 enactment of this Act.

12 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘recreation’’

13 includes—

14 (i) boating (including power boating,

15 sailing, rafting, kayaking, and canoeing),

16 diving, swimming, camping, trail-based ac17 tivities, and picnicking; and

18 (ii) fishing and other wildlife-related

19 activities.

20 SEC. 4. NATIONAL RECREATION LAKES DEMONSTRATION

21 PROGRAM.

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Na23 tional Recreation Lakes Demonstration Program con24 sisting of the 25 national recreation demonstration lakes

25 to be established under this Act.
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1 (b) CRITERIA.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall develop

3 and establish criteria for use in selecting project

4 lakes managed by participating agencies for designa5 tion as national recreation demonstration lakes.

6 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The criteria shall—

7 (A) include lake size, diversity of current

8 and potential recreational uses, opportunities

9 for partnerships with private and public enti10 ties, and present and projected regional recre11 ation demand; and

12 (B) require a strong showing of local sup13 port from the area of the lake, including sup14 port from State and local governments, private

15 citizens, and businesses.

16 (3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the criteria,

17 the Council shall consult with participating agencies

18 to encourage the nomination of project lakes for the

19 Program so as to include project lakes in all regions

20 of the country and project lakes that will provide a

21 variety of recreational experiences.

22 (c) NOMINATION OF NATIONAL RECREATION DEM23 ONSTRATION LAKES.—A participating agency or an inter24 est group located in the immediate vicinity of a project

25 lake may nominate the project lake to become a national
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1 recreation demonstration lake by submitting to the Coun2 cil a nomination in accordance with such procedures as

3 the Council may establish.

4 (d) DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL RECREATION DEM5 ONSTRATION LAKES.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—On receiving the nomina7 tions from participating agencies and local interest

8 groups, the Council shall designate 25 project lakes

9 to be national recreation demonstration lakes.

10 (2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting project

11 lakes for designation as national recreation dem12 onstration lakes, the Council shall endeavor to in13 clude project lakes in all regions of the country and

14 project lakes that will provide a variety of rec15 reational experiences.

16 (3) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—A designation of a

17 project lake as a national recreation demonstration

18 lake shall be effective for a period not to exceed 10

19 years.

20 (e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES AT NATIONAL RECRE21 ATION DEMONSTRATION LAKES.—

22 (1) ENHANCEMENT OF RECREATION ACTIVI23 TIES.—Each participating agency shall use authori24 ties under this Act to enhance opportunities for
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1 recreation activities on, in, and in the vicinity of na2 tional recreation demonstration lakes.

3 (2) NEW AUTHORITIES.—In accordance with

4 the Act of October 22, 1986 (16 U.S.C. 497b) and

5 the Act of November 13, 1998 (16 U.S.C. 5951 et

6 seq.), the head of any participating agency except

7 the National Park Service may conduct any activity

8 to experiment with permits, fees, concession agree9 ments, and innovative management structures at a

10 national recreation demonstration lake under the ju11 risdiction of the participating agency.

12 (3) ASSISTANCE TO UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERN13 MENT IN THE VICINITY OF A NATIONAL RECREATION

14 DEMONSTRATION LAKE.—The head of any partici15 pating agency that manages a national recreation

16 demonstration lake may carry out activities (includ17 ing planning and marketing activities, the establish18 ment of advisory boards, and other activities) to im19 prove communications and cooperation between the

20 agency and local community interests in the vicinity

21 of the lake with respect to management of the na22 tional recreation demonstration lake.

23 (f) LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—

24 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Under guidelines devel25 oped by the Council, the head of a participating
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1 agency shall establish, for each national recreation

2 demonstration lake managed by the agency, a local

3 advisory committee comprised of State and local

4 government and private sector representatives.

5 (2) DUTIES.—The duties of a local advisory

6 committee shall be to recommend and coordinate

7 with project lake managers on projects proposed to

8 be completed by the participating agency under the

9 Program.

10 (3) OTHER AUTHORITIES AND REQUIRE11 MENTS.—

12 (A) MEETINGS.—All meetings of a local

13 advisory committee shall be announced at least

14 1 week in advance in a local newspaper of

15 record and shall be open to the public.

16 (B) RECORDS.—A local advisory com17 mittee shall maintain records of the meetings of

18 the committee and make the records available

19 for public inspection.

20 (C) COMPENSATION.—Members of a local

21 advisory committee shall not receive any com22 pensation.

23 (D) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

24 ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
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1 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to a local advisory

2 committee established under paragraph (1).

3 SEC. 5. FEDERAL LAKES RECREATION LEADERSHIP COUN4 CIL.

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a council

6 to be known as the ‘‘Federal Lakes Recreation Leadership

7 Council’’ as contemplated by the memorandum of agree8 ment among the Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of

9 Agriculture, Secretary of the Army, and Chairman of the

10 Tennessee Valley Authority dated October 27, 1999.

11 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be composed

12 of—

13 (1) the Secretary of the Interior (or designee),

14 who shall serve as the Chairperson of the Council;

15 (2) the Secretary of the Army (or designee);

16 (3) the Secretary of Agriculture (or designee);

17 (4) the Director of the Tennessee Valley Au18 thority (or designee);

19 (5) a representative of the recreation industry,

20 appointed by the President;

21 (6) a representative of the National Association

22 of State Park Directors, appointed by the President;

23 and

24 (7) a director of a State Fish and Wildlife

25 Agency, appointed by the President.
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1 (c) TERMS; VACANCIES.—

2 (1) TERMS.—

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided

4 under subparagraph (B), a member shall be ap5 pointed for the life of the Council.

6 (B) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE.—A mem7 ber of the Council appointed under paragraph

8 (5), (6), or (7) of subsection (b) shall be ap9 pointed for a term of 5 years.

10 (2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Council—

11 (A) shall not affect the powers of the

12 Council; and

13 (B) shall be filled in the same manner as

14 the original appointment was made.

15 (d) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Council shall be

16 to—

17 (1) increase the awareness of the social and

18 economic values associated with project lake recre19 ation among project lake management agencies and

20 other stakeholders with an interest in recreation at

21 project lakes;

22 (2) develop policies that provide an environment

23 for success that emphasizes the role of recreation at

24 project lakes;
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1 (3) protect and manage recreation and other re2 sources to optimize all resource benefits; and

3 (4) promote a process that will involve Federal,

4 State, tribal, and local units of government and field

5 managers in the planning, development, and man6 agement of recreation uses at project lakes.

7 (e) DUTIES.—The Council shall—

8 (1)(A) work to implement the goals and rec9 ommendations of the National Recreation Lakes

10 Study Commission as detailed in the Commission’s

11 1999 report entitled ‘‘Reservoirs of Opportunity’’;

12 and

13 (B) use the report as a guide for all Council ac14 tions;

15 (2) solicit each project lake management agency

16 to become a participating agency;

17 (3) respond to requests for assistance from

18 Members of Congress in drafting legislation, includ19 ing new authorization and funding requirements, to

20 best achieve the purposes of this Act;

21 (4) promote collaboration among agencies to

22 provide training opportunities, interagency develop23 ment assignments, and regular lake manager meet24 ings;
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1 (5) promote the development and consistency

2 of—

3 (A) data collection at project lakes,

4 including—

5 (i) making scientific assessments of

6 watershed and natural resource conditions;

7 and

8 (ii) making assessments of customer

9 facility and infrastructure needs; and

10 (B) required maintenance schedules;

11 (6) promote agency policies that encourage con12 struction, operation, and maintenance of high qual13 ity visitor and recreational services and facilities by

14 concessioners and permittees at project lakes, includ15 ing adequate opportunities for profitability and re16 covery of capital investments;

17 (7) develop consistent guidance to encourage

18 construction, operation, and maintenance of com19 mercial recreation facilities and other visitor amen20 ities at project lakes;

21 (8) recognize and reward innovation and col22 laboration at project lakes;

23 (9) develop public information materials to

24 identify the type and location of recreation facilities

25 and programs at project lakes;
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1 (10) promote cooperation and share new ap2 proaches from Federal and State managing agen3 cies, Indian tribes, and the private sector to embrace

4 a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship;

5 (11) develop training courses on business skills

6 to close the recreation needs gap;

7 (12) support annual regional workshops with

8 State, tribal, local, and private sector participants to

9 seek feedback and assistance in achieving the goals

10 of the Program;

11 (13) develop and establish an application and

12 selection process to implement the Program;

13 (14) develop guidelines for the formation of

14 local advisory committees to be established by

15 project lake management agencies managing na16 tional recreation demonstration lakes; and

17 (15) develop and administer a competitive grant

18 program for distributing available funds among na19 tional recreation demonstration lakes for purposes

20 described in this Act under which—

21 (A) the total number of lakes improved

22 under the program shall not exceed 25 lakes;

23 and
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1 (B) grants are provided in a manner that,

2 to the maximum extent practicable, reflects the

3 geographical diversity of the United States.

4 (f) PRINCIPLES.—In all its actions and recommenda5 tions, the Council shall consider the following principles:

6 (1) WATERSHED HEALTH.—The health of the

7 watersheds associated with project lakes must be

8 protected.

9 (2) NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.—Neighboring

10 communities should be encouraged to participate in

11 planning the recreation needs and other uses of

12 project lakes to help to diversify the economic base

13 of the community and promote sustainable practices

14 to protect resources.

15 (3) FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—Federal re16 sponsibilities to enhance recreation at project lakes

17 while operating projects to optimize water use for all

18 beneficial purposes should be reaffirmed.

19 (4) MANAGEMENT FLEXIBILITY.—Management

20 flexibility should be increased and support for man21 agement innovation should be demonstrated.

22 (5) SUPPORT.—Public and private support

23 should be attracted to provide public outdoor recre24 ation activities at project lakes.
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1 (g) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate 15

2 years after the date that funds are first made available

3 for this section.

4 (h) FACA.—The Council shall be subject to the Fed5 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

6 SEC. 6. PERIODIC REVIEW AND REVISION OF OPERATING

7 POLICIES FOR PROJECT LAKES.

8 (a) REPORTS.—

9 (1) PROJECT LAKE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.—

10 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment

11 of this Act, the head of each project lake manage12 ment agency shall submit to the Committee on En13 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Com14 mittee on Resources of the House of Representa15 tives, and the Council a report that describes—

16 (A) actions taken by the agency to commu17 nicate to personnel of the agency the require18 ments of this Act and other laws relating to

19 recreation use of project lakes; and

20 (B) actions to be taken by the agency to

21 expand recreation opportunities at project lakes,

22 including a schedule for taking the actions.

23 (2) COUNCIL.—Not later than 3 years after the

24 date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years

25 thereafter, the Council shall submit to the Com-
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1 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen2 ate, and the Committee on Resources of the House

3 of Representatives a report describing actions taken

4 by participating agencies to expand recreation op5 portunities at project lakes.

6 (3) PARTICIPATING AGENCIES.—

7 (A) PERIODIC REPORTS.—The head of

8 each participating agency shall periodically re9 port to the Council regarding activities of the

10 participating agency under this section.

11 (B) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—Not later

12 than 5 years after the date of enactment of this

13 Act and at least once every 15 years thereafter,

14 the head of each participating agency shall con15 duct a comprehensive review of operating poli16 cies for project lakes managed by the agency

17 that describes—

18 (i) the actions taken by the agency to

19 communicate to personnel of the agency

20 the requirements of this Act and other

21 laws relating to recreation use of project

22 lakes; and

23 (ii) the actions to be taken by the

24 agency to expand recreation opportunities
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1 at project lakes, including a schedule for

2 taking the actions.

3 (b) POLICIES.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each project

5 lake management agency shall—

6 (A) revise the policies of the agency as nec7 essary to incorporate new information and en8 sure coordinated management of project lakes

9 to produce high levels of benefits for recreation

10 and all authorized purposes and designated uses

11 of project lakes; and

12 (B) where recreation is consistent with the

13 project lake purposes and designated uses of

14 project lands and waters, give recreation appro15 priate attention in all agency decisions and poli16 cies relating to the project lake.

17 (2) TAILWATERS.—In conducting any activity

18 relating to the tailwater of a project lake, the head

19 of a project lake management agency shall—

20 (A) investigate ways to consider rec21 reational uses dependent on water release

22 schedules and release volumes;

23 (B) consider release schedules to enhance

24 such opportunities and uses of the tailwater;

25 and
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1 (C) appropriately balance all of the pur2 poses of the project.

3 SEC. 7. RECREATION FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

4 Section 315 of the Department of the Interior and

5 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (16 U.S.C.

6 460l–6a note; Public Law 104–134), is amended—

7 (1) in subsection (a)—

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘, the Bureau of Reclama9 tion,’’ after ‘‘the National Park Service’’;

10 (B) by striking ‘‘Service) and’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘Service),’’; and

12 (C) by inserting before ‘‘shall each’’ the

13 following: ‘‘, and the Secretary of the Army

14 (acting through the Corps of Engineers)’’;

15 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘four agen16 cies’’ and inserting ‘‘6 agencies’’; and

17 (3) in subsection (e)—

18 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ and inserting a

19 comma; and

20 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and the Secretary of

21 the Army’’ before ‘‘shall carry out’’.
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1 SEC. 8. USE OF FEDERAL WATER PROJECT FUNDING FOR

2 MATCHING REQUIREMENTS FOR RECRE3 ATION PROJECTS AT NATIONAL RECREATION

4 DEMONSTRATION LAKES.

5 (a) FEDERAL WATER PROJECT RECREATION ACT.—

6 The Federal Water Project Recreation Act is amended—

7 (1) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 460l–13)—

8 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘it and

9 to bear’’ and all that follows through ‘‘recre10 ation,’’ and inserting ‘‘the project,’’; and

11 (B) in subsection (b)—

12 (i) by striking ‘‘recreation and’’; and

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘recreation or’’;

14 (2) in section 3 (16 U.S.C. 460l–14)—

15 (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘it

16 and will bear’’ the first place it appears and all

17 that follows through ‘‘recreation,’’ and inserting

18 ‘‘the project,’’; and

19 (B) in subsection (c), by striking para20 graph (2); and

21 (3) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 460l–15), by strik22 ing ‘‘recreation and’’ and all that follows through

23 ‘‘those purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘fish and wildlife

24 purposes’’.

25 (b) FEDERAL AID IN FISH RESTORATION ACT.—The

26 Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) is amended
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1 by striking the first section 13 (relating to effective date)

2 and the second section 13 (relating to State use of con3 tributions) and inserting the following:

4 ‘‘SEC. 13. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL WATER PROJECT

5 SPENDING TO NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF COV6 ERED RECREATION PROJECTS.

7 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

8 ‘‘(1) COVERED RECREATION PROJECT.—The

9 term ‘covered recreation project’ means construction

10 or reconstruction of a facility for recreation at a na11 tional recreation demonstration lake that is carried

12 out with assistance under this Act.

13 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL RECREATION DEMONSTRATION

14 LAKE.—The term ‘national recreation demonstration

15 lake’ has the meaning given the term in section 2 of

16 the National Recreation Lakes Act of 2001.

17 ‘‘(3) RECREATION.—The term ‘recreation’ has

18 the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Na19 tional Recreation Lakes Act of 2001.

20 ‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF USE OF AMOUNTS APPRO21 PRIATED FOR A FEDERAL WATER PROJECT.—The use for

22 any covered recreation project of amounts appropriated

23 for a Federal water project shall be treated as payment

24 of the non-Federal share of costs required under this

25 Act.’’.
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1 (c) FEDERAL AID IN WILDLIFE RESTORATION

2 ACT.—The Act of September 2, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 669 et

3 seq.) is amended—

4 (1) by redesignating section 10 as section 11;

5 and

6 (2) by inserting after section 9 the following:

7 ‘‘SEC. 10. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL WATER PROJECT

8 SPENDING TO NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF

9 RECREATION PROJECTS.

10 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

11 ‘‘(1) COVERED RECREATION PROJECT.—The

12 term ‘covered recreation project’ means construction

13 or reconstruction of a facility for recreation at a na14 tional recreation demonstration lake that is carried

15 out with assistance under this Act.

16 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL RECREATION DEMONSTRATION

17 LAKE.—The term ‘national recreation demonstration

18 lake’ has the meaning given the term in section 2 of

19 the National Recreation Lakes Act of 2001.

20 ‘‘(3) RECREATION.—The term ‘recreation’ has

21 the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Na22 tional Recreation Lakes Act of 2001.

23 ‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF USE OF AMOUNTS APPRO24 PRIATED FOR A FEDERAL WATER PROJECT.—The use for

25 any covered recreation project of amounts appropriated
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1 for a Federal water project shall be treated as payment

2 of the non-Federal share of costs required under this

3 Act.’’.

4 SEC. 9. COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE FOR RECONSTRUCTION

5 OF RECREATION FACILITY.

6 (a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The head of each

7 project lake management agency may provide financial as8 sistance to a State or local agency to cover a portion of

9 the total costs incurred for the reconstruction of a recre10 ation facility operated under an agreement with the State

11 or local agency at a project lake.

12 (b) COSTS INCLUDED.—The total costs of reconstruc13 tion of a recreation facility at a national demonstration

14 lake include the costs associated with all components of

15 the reconstruction project, including—

16 (1) project administration;

17 (2) the provision of technical assistance; and

18 (3) contracting and construction costs.

19 (c) LIMITATION.—Assistance provided under sub20 section (a) shall not be used for costs incurred in main21 taining or operating the recreation facility.

22 SEC. 10. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

23 This Act does not affect—

24 (1) the purposes of any project lake authorized

25 before the date of enactment of this Act;
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1 (2) the authority of any State to manage fish

2 and wildlife; or

3 (3) the authority of any State or the Federal

4 Government to enter into any agreement relating to

5 a project lake.

6 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro8 priated to carry out this Act $10,000,000 for each of fiscal

9 years 2002 through 2006, to remain available until ex10 pended.

11 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 per12 cent of the funds made available under subsection (a) may

13 be used to pay administrative costs incurred by the Sec14 retary of the Interior in coordinating the activities of the

15 Council and participating agencies under this Act.

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