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strictions issued by the BLM to protect subsist-
ence uses of the Special Management Area.
(B) Existing public access across the Spe-
cial Management Area. Section 1110(a) of
ANILCA shall apply to the Special Manage-
ment Area.
(4) SECRETARIAL ORDER AND MAPS.—The Sec-
retary shall file with the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate,
the Secretarial Order and maps setting forth the
boundaries of the Area within 90 days of the com-
pletion of the acquisition authorized by this section.
Once established, this Order may only be amended
or revoked by Act of Congress.
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
this section.
TITLE IV—RIVERS AND TRAILS
SEC. 401. RIO PUERCO WATERSHED.
(a) MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of
Land Management shall—
(A) in consultation with the Rio Puerco
Management Committee established by sub-
section (b)—
(i) establish a clearinghouse for re-
search and information on management
within the area identified as the Rio
Puerco Drainage Basin, as depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘the Rio Puerco Watershed’’
dated June 1994, including—
(I) current and historical natural
resource conditions; and
(II) data concerning the extent
and causes of watershed impairment;
and
(ii) establish an inventory of best
management practices and related mon-
itoring activities that have been or may be
implemented within the area identified as
the Rio Puerco Watershed Project, as de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘the Rio Puerco
Watershed’’ dated June 1994; and
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(B) provide support to the Rio Puerco
Management Committee to identify objectives,
monitor results of ongoing projects, and develop
alternative watershed management plans for the
Rio Puerco Drainage Basin, based on best man-
agement practices.
(2) RIO PUERCO MANAGEMENT REPORT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior, in consultation with the
Rio Puerco Management Committee, shall pre-
pare a report for the improvement of watershed
conditions in the Rio Puerco Drainage Basis
described in paragraph (1)(A).
(B) CONTENTS.—The report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall—
(i) identify reasonable and appropriate
goals and objectives for landowners and
managers in the Rio Puerco Watershed;
(ii) describe potential alternative ac-
tions to meet the goals and objectives, in-
cluding proven best management practices
and costs associated with implementing the
actions;
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(iii) recommend voluntary implemen-
tation of appropriate best management
practices on public and private lands;
(iv) provide for cooperative develop-
ment of management guidelines for main-
taining and improving the ecological, cul-
tural, and economic conditions on public
and private lands;
(v) provide for the development of
public participation and community out-
reach programs that would include propos-
als for—
(I) cooperative efforts with pri-
vate landowners to encourage imple-
mentation of best management prac-
tices within the watershed; and
(II) involvement of private citi-
zens in restoring the watershed;
(vi) provide for the development of
proposals for voluntary cooperative pro-
grams among the members of the Rio
Puerco Management Committee to imple-
ment best management practices in a co-
ordinated, consistent, and cost-effective
manner;
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(vii) provide for the encouragement of,
and support implementation of, best man-
agement practices on private lands; and
(viii) provide for the development of
proposals for a monitoring system that—
(I) builds on existing data avail-
able from private, Federal, and State
sources;
(II) provides for the coordinated
collection, evaluation, and interpreta-
tion of additional data as needed or
collected; and
(III) will provide information to
assess existing resource and socio-
economic conditions; identify priority
implementation actions; and assess
the effectiveness of actions taken.
(b) RIO PUERCO MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the
Rio Puerco Management Committee (referred to in
this section as the ‘‘Committee’’).
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be
convened by a representative of the Bureau of Land
Management 
and 
shall 
include 
representatives
from—
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(A) the Rio Puerco Watershed Committee;
(B) affected tribes and pueblos;
(C) the National Forest Service of the De-
partment of Agriculture;
(D) the Bureau of Reclamation;
(E) the United States Geological Survey;
(F) the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
(G) the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service;
(H) the Army Corps of Engineers;
(I) the Natural Resources Conservation
Service of the Department of Agriculture;
(J) the State of New Mexico, including the
New Mexico Environment Department of the
State Engineer;
(K) affected local soil and water conserva-
tion districts;
(L) the Elephant Butte Irrigation District;
(M) private landowners; and
(N) other interested citizens.
(3) DUTIES.—The Rio Puerco Management
Committee shall—
(A) advise the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Director of the Bureau of
Land Management, on the development and im-
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plementation of the Rio Puerco Management
Program described in subsection (a); and
(B) serve as a forum for information about
activities that may affect or further the develop-
ment and implementation of the best manage-
ment practices described in subsection (a)
(4) TERMINATION.—The Committee shall ter-
minate on the date that is 10 years after the date
of enactment of this Act.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than the date that is 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially
thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation
with the Rio Puerco Management Committee, shall trans-
mit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and to the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives a report containing—
(1) a summary of activities of the management
program under subsection (a); and
(2) proposals for joint implementation efforts,
including funding recommendations.
(d) LOWER RIO GRANDE HABITAT STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in cooperation with appropriate State agencies,
shall conduct a study of the Rio Grande that—
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(A) shall cover the distance from Caballo
Lake to Sunland Park, New Mexico; and
(B) may cover a greater distance.
(2) CONTENTS.—The study under paragraph
(1) shall include—
(A) a survey of the current habitat condi-
tions of the river and its riparian environment;
(B) identification of the changes in vegeta-
tion and habitat over the past 400 years and
the effect of the changes on the river and ripar-
ian area; and
(C) an assessment of the feasibility, bene-
fits, and problems associated with activities to
prevent further habitat loss and to restore habi-
tat through reintroduction or establishment of
appropriate native plant species.
(3) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 years
after the date on which funds are made available to
carry out this section, the Secretary of the Interior
shall transmit the study under paragraph (1) to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate and to the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section a
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total of $7,500,000 for the 10 fiscal years beginning after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 402. OLD SPANISH TRAIL.
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(
) The Old Spanish Trail, beginning in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, proceeding through Colorado and Utah, and
ending in Los Angeles, California, and the Northern
Branch of the Old Spanish Trail, beginning near
Espanola, New Mexico, proceeding through Colorado, and
ending near Crescent Junction, Utah.’’.
SEC. 403. GREAT WESTERN SCENIC TRAIL.
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(
) The Great Western Scenic Trail, a system of
trails to accommodate a variety of travel users in a cor-
ridor of approximately 3,100 miles in length extending
from the Arizona-Mexico border to the Idaho-Montana-
Canada border, following the approximate route depicted
on the map identified as ‘Great Western Trail Corridor,
1988’, which shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,
United States Department of Agriculture. The trail study
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shall be conducted by the Secretary of Agriculture, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance
with subsection (b) and shall include—
‘‘(A) the current status of land ownership and
current and potential use along the designated route;
‘‘(B) the estimated cost of acquisition of lands
or interests in lands, if any; and
‘‘(C) an examination of the appropriateness of
motorized trail use along the trail.’’.
SEC. 404. HANFORD REACH PRESERVATION.
Section 2 of Public Law 100–605 is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) By striking ‘‘INTERIM’’ in the section
heading.
(2) By striking ‘‘For a period of eight years
after’’ and inserting ‘‘After’’ in subsection (a).
(3) By striking in subsection (b) ‘‘During the
eight year interim protection period, provided by this
section, all’’ and inserting ‘‘All’’.
SEC. 405. LAMPREY WILD AND SCENIC RIVER.
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by add-
ing the following new paragraph at the end thereof:
‘‘(
) LAMPREY RIVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.—The
11.5-mile segment extending from the southern Lee town
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line to the confluence with the Piscassic River in the vicin-
ity of the Durham-Newmarket town line (hereinafter in
this paragraph referred to as the ‘segment’) as a rec-
reational river. The segment shall be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior through cooperation agreements
between the Secretary and the State of New Hampshire
and its relevant political subdivisions, namely the towns
of Durham, Lee, and Newmarket, pursuant to section
10(e) of this Act. The segment shall be managed in ac-
cordance with the Lamprey River Management Plan dated
January 10, 1995, and such amendments thereto as the
Secretary of the Interior determines are consistent with
this Act. Such plan shall be deemed to satisfy the require-
ments for a comprehensive management plan pursuant to
section 3(d) of this Act.’’.
(b) MANAGEMENT.—
(1) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall coordinate his management responsibilities
under this Act with respect to the segment des-
ignated by subsection (a) with the Lamprey River
Advisory Committee established pursuant to New
Hampshire RSA 483.
(2) LAND
MANAGEMENT.—The zoning ordi-
nances duly adopted by the towns of Durham, Lee,
and Newmarket, New Hampshire, including provi-
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sions for conservation of shorelands, floodplains, and
wetlands associated with the segment, shall be
deemed to satisfy the standards and requirements of
section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and
the provisions of that section, which prohibit Federal
acquisition of lands by condemnation, shall apply to
the segment designated by subsection (a). The au-
thority of the Secretary to acquire lands for the pur-
poses of this paragraph shall be limited to acquisi-
tion by donation or acquisition with the consent of
the owner thereof, and shall be subject to the addi-
tional criteria set forth in the Lamprey River Man-
agement Plan.
(c) UPSTREAM SEGMENT.—Upon request by the
town of Epping, which abuts an additional 12 miles of
river found eligible for designation as a recreational river,
the Secretary of the Interior shall offer assistance regard-
ing continued involvement of the town of Epping in the
implementation of the Lamprey River Management Plan
and in consideration of potential future addition of that
portion of the river within Epping as a component of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
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SEC. 406. WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL RIVERS AMENDMENTS
OF 1996.
(a) AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE NEW RIVER
GORGE NATIONAL RIVER.—
(1) BOUNDARIES.—Section 1101 of the Na-
tional Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
460m–15) is amended by striking out ‘‘NERI–
80,023, 
dated 
January 
1987’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘NERI–80,028A, dated March 1996’’.
(2) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—Sec-
tion 1106 of the National Parks and Recreation Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–20) is amended by adding
the following at the end thereof: ‘‘The Secretary
shall permit the State of West Virginia to undertake
fish stocking activities carried out by the State, in
consultation with the Secretary, on waters within the
boundaries of the national river. Nothing in this Act
shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction of the
State of West Virginia with respect to fish and wild-
life.’’.
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title XI of
the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16
U.S.C. 460m–15 et seq.) is amended by adding the
following new section at the end thereof:
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‘‘SEC. 1117. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW.
‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The provisions
of section 202(e)(1) of the West Virginia National Interest
River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–
1(e)(1)) shall apply to the New River Gorge National
River in the same manner and to the same extent as such
provisions apply to the Gauley River National Recreation
Area.
‘‘(b) REMNANT LANDS.—The provisions of the sec-
ond sentence of section 203(a) of the West Virginia Na-
tional Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C.
460ww–2(a)) shall apply to tracts of land partially within
the boundaries of the New River Gorge National River in
the same manner and to the same extent as such provi-
sions apply to tracts of land only partially within the
Gauley River National Recreation Area.’’.
(b) VISITOR CENTER.—The Secretary of the Interior
is authorized to construct a visitor center and such other
related facilities as may be deemed necessary to facilitate
visitor understanding and enjoyment of the New River
Gorge National River and the Gauley River National
Recreation Area in the vicinity of the confluence of the
New and Gauley Rivers. Such center and related facilities
are authorized to be constructed at a site outside of the
boundary of the New River Gorge National River or
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Gauley River National Recreation Area unless a suitable
site is available within the boundaries of either unit.
(c) AMENDMENTS PERTAINING
TO
THE GAULEY
RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.—
(1) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 205(c)
of the West Virginia National Interest River Con-
servation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–4(c)) is
amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
‘‘If project construction is not commenced within the
time required in such license, or if such license is
surrendered at any time, such boundary modification
shall cease to have any force and effect.’’.
(2) GAULEY
ACCESS.—Section 202(e) of the
West Virginia National Interest River Conservation
Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–1(e)) is amended by
adding the following new paragraph at the end
thereof:
‘‘(4) ACCESS TO RIVER.—(A) In order to facili-
tate public safety, use, and enjoyment of the recre-
ation area, and to protect, to the maximum extent
feasible, the scenic and natural resources of the
area, the Secretary is authorized and directed to ac-
quire such lands or interests in lands and to take
such actions as are necessary to provide access by
noncommercial entities on the north side of the
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Gauley River at the area known as Woods Ferry uti-
lizing existing roads and rights-of-way. Such actions
by the Secretary shall include the construction of
parking and related facilities in the vicinity of
Woods Ferry for noncommercial use on lands ac-
quired pursuant to paragraph (3) or on lands ac-
quired with the consent of the owner thereof within
the boundaries of the recreation area.
‘‘(B) If necessary, in the discretion of the Sec-
retary, in order to minimize environmental impacts,
including visual impacts, within portions of the
recreation area immediately adjacent to the river,
the Secretary may, by contract or otherwise, provide
transportation services for noncommercial visitors,
at reasonable cost, between such parking facilities
and the river.
‘‘(C) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall affect
the rights of any person to continue to utilize, pur-
suant to a lease in effect on April 1, 1993, any right
of way acquired pursuant to such lease which au-
thorizes such person to use an existing road referred
to in subparagraph (A). Except as provided under
paragraph (2) relating to access immediately down-
stream of the Summersville project, until there is
compliance with this paragraph the Secretary is pro-
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hibited from acquiring or developing any other river
access points within the recreation area.’’.
(d) AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE BLUESTONE
NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER.—
(1) BOUNDARIES.—Section 3(a)(65) of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65))
is amended by striking out ‘‘WSR–BLU/20,000, and
dated January 1987’’ and inserting ‘‘BLUE–80,005,
dated May 1996’’.
(2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Section 3(a)(65) of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65))
is amended by adding the following at the end there-
of: ‘‘In order to provide reasonable public access and
vehicle parking for public use and enjoyment of the
river designated by this paragraph, consistent with
the preservation and enhancement of the natural
and scenic values of such river, the Secretary may,
with the consent of the owner thereof, negotiate a
memorandum of understanding or cooperative agree-
ment, or acquire not more than 10 acres of lands or
interests in such lands, or both, as may be necessary
to allow public access to the Bluestone River and to
provide, outside the boundary of the scenic river,
parking and related facilities in the vicinity of the
area known as Eads Mill.’’.
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SEC. 407. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE WILD AND SCE-
NIC RIVERS ACT.
(a) NUMBERING OF PARAGRAPHS.—The unnumbered
paragraphs in section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), relating to each of the following
river segments, are each amended by numbering such
paragraphs as follows:
River:
Paragraph Number
East Fork of Jemez, New Mexico .............................................................
(109)
Pecos River, New Mexico ...........................................................................
(110)
Smith River, California ..............................................................................
(111)
Middle Fork Smith River, California ........................................................
(112)
North Fork Smith River, California ..........................................................
(113)
Siskiyou Fork Smith River, California ......................................................
(114)
South Fork Smith River, California ..........................................................
(115)
Clarks Fork, Wyoming ..............................................................................
(116)
Niobrara, Nebraska ...................................................................................
(117)
Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota ...........................................
(118)
Bear Creek, Michigan ................................................................................
(119)
Black, Michigan .........................................................................................
(120)
Carp, Michigan ..........................................................................................
(121)
Indian, Michigan ........................................................................................
(122)
Manistee, Michigan ....................................................................................
(123)
Ontonagon, Michigan .................................................................................
(124)
Paint, Michigan .........................................................................................
(125)
Pine, Michigan ...........................................................................................
(126)
Presque Isle, Michigan ..............................................................................
(127)
Sturgeon, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan .......................................
(128)
Sturgeon, Ottawa National Forest, Michigan ...........................................
(129)
East Branch of the Tahquamenon, Michigan ...........................................
(130)
Whitefish, Michigan ...................................................................................
(131)
Yellow Dog, Michigan ................................................................................
(132)
Allegheny, Pennsylvania ............................................................................
(133)
Big Piney Creek, Arkansas .......................................................................
(134)
Buffalo River, Arkansas ............................................................................
(135)
Cossatot River, Arkansas ..........................................................................
(136)
Hurricane Creek, Arkansas .......................................................................
(137)
Little Missouri River, Arkansas ................................................................
(138)
Mulberry River, Arkansas .........................................................................
(139)
North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas ..............................................................
(140)
Richland Creek, Arkansas .........................................................................
(141)
Sespe Creek, California .............................................................................
(142)
Sisquoc River, California ...........................................................................
(143)
Big Sur River, California ..........................................................................
(144)
Great Egg Harbor River, New Jersey .......................................................
(145)
The Maurice River, Middle Segment .........................................................
(146)
The Maurice River, Middle Segment .........................................................
(147)
The Maurice River, Upper Segment ..........................................................
(148)
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The Menantico Creek, Lower Segment .....................................................
(149)
The Menantico Creek, Upper Segment .....................................................
(150)
Manumuskin River, Lower Segment .........................................................
(151)
Manumuskin River, Upper Segment .........................................................
(152)
Muskee Creek, New Jersey ........................................................................
(153)
Red River, Kentucky .................................................................................
(154)
Rio Grande, New Mexico ...........................................................................
(155)
Farmington River, Connecticut .................................................................
(156)
(b) STUDY RIVERS.—Section 5(a) of such Act is
amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (106), relating to St. Mary’s,
Florida, is renumbered as paragraph (108).
(2) Paragraph (112), relating to White Clay
Creek, Delaware and Pennsylvania, is renumbered
as paragraph (113).
(3) The unnumbered paragraphs, relating to
each of the following rivers, are amended by num-
bering such paragraphs as follows:
River:
Paragraph Number
Mills River, North Carolina .......................................................................
(109)
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord, Massachusetts .......................................
(110)
Niobrara, Nebraska ...................................................................................
(111)
Lamprey, New Hampshire .........................................................................
(112)
Brule, Michigan and Wisconsin .................................................................
(114)
Carp, Michigan ..........................................................................................
(115)
Little Manistee, Michigan ..........................................................................
(116)
White, Michigan .........................................................................................
(117)
Ontonagon, Michigan .................................................................................
(118)
Paint, Michigan .........................................................................................
(119)
Presque Isle, Michigan ..............................................................................
(120)
Sturgeon, Ottawa National Forest, Michigan ...........................................
(121)
Sturgeon, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan .......................................
(122)
Tahquamenon, Michigan ...........................................................................
(123)
Whitefish, Michigan ...................................................................................
(124)
Clarion, Pennsylvania ................................................................................
(125)
Mill Creek, Jefferson and Clarion Counties, Pennsylvania .......................
(126)
Piru Creek, California ...............................................................................
(127)
Little Sur River, California .......................................................................
(128)
Matilija Creek, California ..........................................................................
(129)
Lopez Creek, California .............................................................................
(130)
Sespe Creek, California .............................................................................
(131)
North Fork Merced, California .................................................................
(132)
Delaware River, Pennsylvania and New Jersey ........................................
(133)
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New River, West Virginia and Virginia .....................................................
(134)
Rio Grande, New Mexico ...........................................................................
(135)
SEC. 408. PROTECTION OF NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK, COLO-
RADO.
(a) NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK
AND ADJACENT
LANDS.—The Act of January 26, 1915, establishing
Rocky Mountain National Park (38 Stat. 798; 16 U.S.C.
191 et seq.), is amended by adding the following new sec-
tion at the end thereof:
‘‘SEC. 5. NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK AND ADJACENT LANDS.
‘‘Neither the Secretary of the Interior nor any other
Federal agency or officer may approve or issue any permit
for, or provide any assistance for, the construction of any
new dam, reservoir, or impoundment on any segment of
North St. Vrain Creek or its tributaries within the bound-
aries of Rocky Mountain National Park or on the main
stem of North St. Vrain Creek downstream to the point
at which the creek crosses the elevation 6,550 feet above
mean sea level. Nothing in this section shall be construed
to prevent the issuance of any permit for the construction
of a new water gauging station on North St. Vrain Creek
at the point of its confluence with Coulson Gulch.’’.
(b) ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCHANGES.—
(1) LANDS INSIDE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL
PARK.—Promptly following enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the Interior shall seek to acquire by
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term may serve after the expiration of the term until
the successor of the member is appointed.
(4) ELECTION OF OFFICERS.—The Commission
shall elect 1 of its members as Chairperson and 1
as Vice Chairperson. The Vice Chairperson shall
serve as Chairperson in the absence of the Chair-
person.
(5) VACANCY.—Any vacancy on the Commis-
sion shall be filled in the same manner in which the
original appointment was made, except that the Sec-
retary shall fill any vacancy within 30 days after the
vacancy occurs.
(6) QUORUM.—Any majority of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum.
(7) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at
the call of the Chairperson or a majority of the
members of the Commission, but not less than quar-
terly. Notice of the Commission meetings and agen-
das for the meetings shall be published in local
newspapers that have a distribution throughout the
Shenandoah Valley. Meetings of the Commission
shall be subject to section 552b of title 5, United
States Code (relating to open meetings).
(8) STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion shall have the power to appoint and fix the