An Act to provide for the establishment of the King Range National Conservation Area in the State of California
PL 91-476 (H.R.12870), enacted 10/21/1970

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STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 91-476-OCT. 21, 1970 
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Public Law 91-476 
AN ACT 
T(\ provide for the establishment of the King Range National Conservation Area 
in the State of California. 
October 21, 1970 
[H.R. 12870] 
King Range Na-
tional Conserva-
Resources, 
development. 
Plan provisions. 
Be it enacted by the /Senate and the Houae of Repre/^entatives of the 
United States of Ainerica in Congress assembled. That the Secretary 
of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is hereby uon'Area, cauf. 
authorized and directed, after compliance with sections 3 and 4 of this 
Establishment. 
Act, to establish, within the bounaaries described in section 9 of this 
Act, the King Range National Conservation Area in the State of Cali-
fornia (hereinafter referred to as the "Area"), and to consolidate and 
manage the public lands in the area with the purpose of conserving 
and developing, for the use and benefit of the people of the United 
States, the lands and other resources therein under a program of 
multiple usage and of sustained yield. 
SEC. 2. (a) In the management of lands in the area, the Secretary 
shall utilize and develop the resources in such a manner as to satisfy 
all legitimate requirements for the available resources as fully as pos-
sible without undue denial of any of such requirements and without 
undue impairment of any of the resources, taking into consideration 
total requirement and total availability of resources, irrespective of 
oAvnership or location. 
(b) The policy set forth in subsection (a) implies— 
(1) that there will be a comprehensive, balanced, and coordi-
nated plan of land use, development, and management of the 
Area, and that such plan will be based on an inventory and evalua-
tion of the available resources and requirements for such resources, 
and on the topography and other features of the Area. 
(2) that the plan will indicate the primary or dominant uses 
which will be permitted on various portions of the Area. 
(3) that the plan will be based on a weighing of the relative 
values to be obtained by utilization and development of the 
resources for alternative possible uses, and w^ll be made with the 
object of obtaining the greatest values on a continuing basis, and 
that due consideration will be given to intangible values as well as 
to tangible values such as dollar return or production per unit. 
(4) that secondary or collateral uses may be permitted to the 
extent that such uses are compatible with and do not unduly impair 
the primary or dominant uses, according to a seasonal schedule or 
otherwise. 
(5) that management of the renewable resources wnll be such 
as to obtain a sustained, regular, or periodic yield or supply of 
products or services without impairment of the productivity, or 
the enjoyment or carrying capacity of the land. 
(6) that the plan will be reviewed and reevaluated periodically. 
(7) that the resources to be considered are all the natural 
resources including but not limited to the soils, bodies of water 
including the shorelines thereof, forest growth including timber, 
vegetative cover including forage, fish, and other wildlife, and 
geological resources including minerals. 
(8) that the uses to be considered are all of the legitimate uses 
of such resources including but not limited to all forms of outdoor 
recreation including scenic enjoyment, hunting, fishing, hiking, 
riding, camping, picknicking, boating, and swimming, all uses of 
water resources, watershed management, production of timber and 
other forest producers, grazing and other agricultural uses, fish 
and wildlife management, mining, preservation of ecological 
balance, scientific study, occupancy and access. 
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Program. 
Copies of pro-
gram to Congress 
and Governor of 
California. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Secretary, 
SEC. 3. The Secretary shall use public and private assistance as he 
may require, for the purpose of preparing for the Area a program of 
multiple usage and of sustained yield of renewable natural resources. 
Such program shall include but need not be limited to (1) a quantita-
tive and qualitative analysis of the resources of the Area; (2) the 
proposed boundaries of the Area; (3) a plan of land use, develop-
ment, and management of the Area together with any proposed coop-
erative activities with the State of California, local governments, and 
others; (4) a statement of expected costs and an economic Analysis of 
the program with particular reference to costs to the United States 
and expected economic effects on local communities and governments; 
and (5) an evaluation by the Secretary of the program in terms of 
the public interest. 
SEC. 4. The Secretary shall establish the Area after a period of at 
least ninety calendar days from and after the date that he has (1) 
submitted copies of the program required by section 3 to the President 
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
Governor of the State of California, and the governing body of the 
county or counties in which the area is located and (2) published a 
notice of intention to establish the area in the Federal Register and 
in at least two newspapers which circulate generally within the Area. 
SEC. 5. The Secretary is authorized— 
(1) to conduct a public hearing or hearings to receive expres-
sion of local views relating to establishment of the area. 
(2) to acquire by donation, by purchase with donated funds or 
with funds appropriated specifically for that purpose, or by 
exchange, any land or interest in land within the area described 
in section 9, which the Secretary, in his judgment, determines to 
be desirable for consolidation of public lands within the Area 
in order to facilitate efficient and beneficial management of the 
public lands or otherwise to accomplish the purposes of this Act: 
Provided^ That the Secretary may not acquire, without the con-
sent of the owner, any such lands or interests therein which are 
utilized on the effective date of this Act for residential, agricul-
tural, or commercial purposes so long as he finds such property is 
devoted to uses compatible with the purposes of this Act. Any 
lands or interests in lands acquired by the United States under 
the authority of this section shall, upon acceptance of title, become 
public lands, and sliall become a part of the area subject to all the 
laws and regulations applicable thereto. 
(3) in the exercise of his authority to acquire land or interests 
in land by exchange under this Act, to accept title to any non-
Federal land located within the Area and to convey to the grantor 
of such land not to exceed an equal value of surveyed, unappro-
priated, and unreserved public lands or interests, in lands and 
appropriated funds when in his judgment the exchange will be 
in the public interestj and in accordance with the following: 
(A) The public lands offered in exchange for non-Federal 
lands or interests in non-Federal lands must be in the same 
county or counties, and must be classified by the Secretary as 
suitable for exchange. For a period of five years, any such 
public lands suitable for transfer to nonpublic ownership 
shall be classified for exchange under this Act. 
(B) If the lands or interests in lands offered in exchange for 
public lands have a value at least equal to two-thirds of the 
value of the public lands, the exchange may be completed 
upon payment to the Secretary of the difference in value, or 
the submittal of a cash deposit or a performance bond in an 
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amount at least equal to the difference in value assuring that 
additional lands acceptable to the Secretary and at least equal 
to the difference in value will be conveyed to the Government 
within a time certain to be specified by the Secretary. 
(C) If the public lands offered in exchange for non-Federal 
lands or interests in non-Federal lands have a value at least 
equal to tw o-thirds of the value of the non-Federal lands, the 
exchange may be completed upon payment by the Secretary 
of the difference in value. 
(D) Either party to an exchange under this Act may reserve 
minerals, easements, or rights of use either for its own benefit, 
for the benefit of third parties, or for the benefit of the general 
gublic. Any such reservation, whether in lands conveyed to or 
y the United States, shall be subject to such reasonable con-
ditions respecting ingress and egress and the use of the surface 
of the land as may be deemed necessary by the Secretary. 
When minerals are reserved in a conveyance by the United 
States, any person who prospects for or acquires the right to 
mine and remove the reserved mineral deposits shall be liable 
to the surface owners according to their respective interests 
for any actual damage to the surface or to the improvements 
thereon resulting from prospecting, entering, or mining oper-
ations ; and such person shall, prior to entering, either obtain 
the surface owner's written consent, or file with the Secretary 
a good and sufficient bond or undertaking to the United States 
in an amount acceptable to the Secretary for the use and 
benefit of the surface owner to secure payment of such dam-
ages as may be deterniined in an action brought on the bond 
or undertaking in a court of competent jurisdiction. 
(4) in the exercise of his authority to purchase lands under this 
Act to pay for any such purchased lands their fair market value, 
as determined by the Secretary, who may, in his discretion, base 
his determination on an independent appraisal obtained by him. 
(5) to identify the appropriate public uses of all of the public 
lands and interests therein within the Area. Disposition of the 
public lands within the Area, or any of the lands subsequently 
acquired as part of the area, is prohibited, and the lands in the 
Area described in section 9 of this Act are hereby withdrawn from 
all forms of entry, selection, or location under existing or subse-
quent law, except as provided in section 6 of this Act. Notwith-
standing any provision of this section, the Secretary may (A) 
exchange public lands or interests therein within the area for 
privately owned lands or interests therein also located within the 
area, and (B) issue leases, licenses, contracts, or permits as 
provided by other laws-
(6) to construct or cause to be constructed and to operate and 
maintain such roads, trails, and other access and recreational 
facilities in the area as the Secretary deems necessary and desir-
able for the proper protection, utilization, and development of 
the area. 
(7) to reforest and revegetate such lands within the area and 
install such soil- and water-conserving works and practices to 
reduce erosion and improve forage and timber capacity as the 
Secretary deems necessary and desirable. 
(8) to enter into such cooperative arrangements with the State 
of California, local governmental agencies, and nonprofit organi-
zations as the Secretary deems necessary or desirable concerning 
but not limited to installation, construction, maintenance, and 
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Hunting and 
fishing rights. 
Administration. 
Revocation. 
operation of access and recreational facilities, reforestation, 
revegetation, soil and moisture conservation, and management of 
fish and wildlife including hunting and fishing and control of 
predators. The Secretary shall permit hunting and fishing on 
lands and waters under the jurisdiction within the boundaries 
of the recreation area in accordance with the applicable laws of 
the United States and the State of California, except that the 
Secretary may designate zones where, and establish periods when, 
no hunting or fishing shall be permitted for reasons of public 
safety, administration, fish and wildlife management, or public 
use and enjoyment. Except in emergencies, any regulations of 
the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be put into effect only 
after consultation with the appropriate State fish and game 
department. 
(9) to issue such regulations and to do such other things as the 
Secretary deems necessary and desirable to carry out the terms of 
this Act. 
SEC. 6. (a) Subject to valid existing rights, nothing in this Act shall 
affect the applicability of the United States mining laws on the fed-
erally owned lands within the Area, except that all prospecting com-
menced or conducted and all mining claims located after the effective 
date of this Act shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the 
Secretary may prescribe to effectuate the purposes of this Act. Any 
patent issued on any mining claim located after the effective date of 
this Act shall recite this limitation and continue to be subject to such 
regulations. All such regulations shall provide, among other things, 
for such measures as may be reasonable to protect the scenic and 
esthetic values of the Area against undue impairment and to assure 
against pollution of the streams and waters within the Area. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or restrict 
rights of the owner or owners of any existing valid mining claim. 
SEC. 7. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Act, the public 
lands within the area shall be administered by the Secretary under any 
authority available to him for the conservation, development, and 
management of natural resources on public lands in California with-
drawn by Executive Order Numbered 6910, dated November 26, 1934, 
to the extent that he finds such authority will further the purposes of 
this Act. 
SEC. 8. The objectives of Executive Order Numbered 5287, dated 
December 10,1929, which withdraw certain public lands for classifica-
tion, having been accomplished by the enactment of this Act, that 
Executive order is hereby revoked effective as of the date the Secretary 
establishes the area. 
SEC. 9. (a) The survey and investigation area referred to in the 
first section of this Act is described as follows: 
MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN, CALIFORNIA 
Township 24 north, range 19 west, sections 4 and 5. 
HUMBOLDT MERIDIAN, CALIFORNIA 
Township 5 south, range 1 east, all sections in township. 
Township 5 south, range 2 east, section 6, lots 4 through 9; 16 
through 21; and 24 through 26; section 7, lots 2 through 7; 10 
through 15; section 18, lots 1 through 16; section 19, lots 1 through 16; 
southwest quarter northeast quarter and west half southeast quarter 
and sections 30 and 31; section 32, southwest quarter northeast quarter; 
south half northwest quarter; northwest quarter northwest quarter; 
southwest quarter and west half southeast quarter. 
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Township 4 south, range 1 west, all sections in township. 
Township 4 sonth, range 1 east; section 4, south half; south half 
northeast quarter and south half northwest quarter; sections 5 
through 9; 15 through 23; section 24, west half; section 25, west 
half; sections 26 through 35; section 36, lots 3 through 5 and 8 through 
11 and southeast quarter. 
Township 4 south, range 2 east, section 31, west half southeast quar-
ter and southwest quarter. 
Township 3 south, range 2 west, section 12, southeast quarter south-
east quarter; sections 13 through 16 and 22 through 25. 
Township 3 south, range 1 west, section 9, southwest quarter south-
west quarter; section 12, south half southeast quarter and south half 
southwest quarter; sections 13 through 36. 
Township 3 south, range 1 east, section 18, lots 1 through 4; section 
19, lots 1 and 2, southwest quarter and west half southeast quarter; 
section 29, southwest quarter northwest quarter and west half south-
west quarter; sections 30 and 31; section 32, west half. 
Township 2 south, range 2 west, section 31, north half of lot 2 of 
the southwest quarter (43.40 acres of public land withdrawn by Exec-
utive Order 5237 of Etecember 10, 1929) ; and 22.8 acres of acquired 
fee lands described by metes and bounds in section 31, township 2 
south, range 2 west, and section 36, township 2 south, range 3 west; 
and 31.27 acres of acquired easements described by metes and bounds 
across certain sections in township 2 south, ranges 2 and 3 west. 
(b) In addition to the lands described in subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, the Secretary is authorized to acquire such land outside the area 
but in close proximity thereto as is necessary to facilitate sound man-
agement. Acquisition hereunder shall, however, not exceed three 
hundred and twenty acres and shall be limited to such purposes as 
headquarters facility requirements, ingress and egress routes and, 
where necessary, to straighten boundaries or round out acquisitions. 
SEC. 10. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act, but not to exceed 
$1,500,000 for the purchase of lands and interests in lands and not to 
exceed $3,500,000 for the construction of improvements. 
Approved October 21, 1970. 
Additional land 
acquisition. 
Limitation. 
Appropriati(3n. 
Public Law 91-477 
A N A C T 
October 21, 1970 
To amend the International Travel Act of 1961, as amended, in order to improve 
[H. R. 14685] 
the balance of payments by further promoting travel to the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 3 of the 
International Travel Act of 1961 (75 Stat. 129; 22 U.S.C. 2121-2126) 
is amended by changing the period at the end of clause 4 of subsection 
(a) to a semicolon, and by inserting after such clause the following: 
"(5) upon the application of any State or political subdivision 
or combination thereof, or private or public nonprofit organization 
or association, may make grants for projects designed to carry out 
the purposes of this Act if he finds that-such projects will facilitate 
and encourage travel to any State or political subdivision or com-
bination thereof by residents of foreign countries. No financial 
assistance will be made available under this clause unless the 
Secretary determines that matching funds will be available from 
State or other non-Federal sources and in no event will the amount 
of any grant under this clause for any project exceed 50 per 
International 
Travel Act of 
1961, amendment. 
Tourism to U. S., 
promotion. 
Matching funds.