National Parks and Recreation Act
PL 95-625 (S.791), enacted 11/10/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3467 
Public Law 95-625 
95th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize additional appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests 
Nov. 10. 1978 
in lands within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Idaho. 
[S. 791] 
Be it enacted 
hy the Senate 
and House 
of Representatives 
of the^ 
United 
States 
of America 
in Congress 
asserribled^ 
National Parks 
and Recreation 
SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Act of 1978. 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "National Parks and 16 USC 1 note. 
Recreation Act of 1978". 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definition. 
Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE 
I—DEVELOPMENT 
CEILING 
INCREASES 
Sec. 101. Specific increases. 
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. 
Andersonville National Historic Site. 
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. 
Biscayne National Monument. 
Capitol Reef National Park. 
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. 
Cowpens National Battlefield Site. 
De Soto National Memorial. 
Fort Bowie National Historic Site. 
Frederick Douglass Home, District of Clolumbia. 
Grant Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site. 
Guadalupe Mountains National Park. 
Gulf Islands National Seashore. 
Harper's Ferry National Historical Park. 
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site. 
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. 
John Muir National Historic Site. 
Lands in Prince Georges and Charles Counties, Maryland. 
Longfellow National Historic Site. 
Ptecos National Monument. 
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial. 
San Juan Island National Historical Park. 
Sitka National Historical Park. 
Statue of Liberty National Monument. 
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Home National Historic Site. 
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site. 
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area. 
William Howard Taf t National Historic Site. 
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. 
TITLE II—ACQUISITION CEILING INCREASES 
Sec. 201. Acquisition ceilings. 
Big Cypress National Preserve. 
Buffalo National River. 
Cumberland Island National Seashore. 
Sec. 202. Sawtooth National Recreation Area. 
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TITLE III—BOUNDARY CHANGES 
Sec. 301. Revision of boundaries. 
Btent's Old Fort National Historic Site. 
Cape Cod National Seashore. 
Chiricahua National Monument. 
Coronado National Memorial. 
Eisenhower National Historic Site. 
Fort Caroline National Memorial. 
George Washington Birthplace National Monument. 
Great Sand Dunes National Monument. 
Gulf Islands National Seashore. 
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. 
Monocacy National Battlefield. 
Montezuma Castle National Monument. 
Oregon Caves National Monument 
Salem Maritime National Historic Site. 
Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. 
Tumacacori National Monument. 
Tuzigoot National Monument. 
White Sands National Monument. 
William Howard Taft National Historic Site. 
Wind Cave National Park. 
Sec. 302. Maps and descriptions. 
Sec. 303. Acquisition and disposal of lands. 
Sec. 304. Other authorities. 
Sec. 305. Name change; City of Refuge National Historical Park. 
Sec. 306. Black Hammock Island. 
Sec. 307. Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and Johnstown 
Flood National Memorial. 
Sec. 308. Fort Laramie National Historic Site. 
Sec. 809. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. 
Sec. 310. Addition of Dorchester Heights to the Boston National Historical 
Park. 
Sec. 311. Fort Clatsop National Memorial. 
Sec. 312. Adams National Historic Site, Massachusetts. 
Sec. 313. Addition of Eppes Manor to Petersburg National Battlefield. 
Sec. 314. Addition of Mineral King Valley to Sequoia National Park. 
Sec. 315. Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area. 
Sec. 316. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. 
Sec. 317. Golden Gate National Recreation Area. 
Sec. 318. Point Reyes National Seashore. 
Sec. 319. Antietam National Battlefield. 
Sec. 320. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. 
Sec. 321. Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture National 
Monument. 
Sec. 322. Fire Island National Seashore. 
Sec. 323. Cumberland Island National Seashore. 
TITLE IV—WILDERNESS 
Sec. 401. Designation of areas. 
Sec. 402. Map and description. 
Sec. 403. Cessation of certain uses. 
Sec. 404. Administration. 
Sec. 405. Savings provisions. 
TITLE V—ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW AREAS AND 
ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM 
Subtitle A—Parks, Seashores, Etc. 
Sec. 501. Guam National Seashore. 
Sec. 502. Pine Barrens Area, New Jersey. 
Sec. 503. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. 
Sec. 504. Saint Paul's Church, Eastchester. 
Sec. 505. Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. 
Sec. 506. Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site. 
Sec. 507, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. 
Sec. 508. Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve. 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS—Continued 
TITLE V—ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW AREAS AND 
ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM—Continued 
Subtitle A—Parks, Seashores, Etc.—Continued 
Sec. .509. Friendship Hill National Historic Site. 
Sec. 510. Thomas Stone National Historic Site. 
See. 511. Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site 
Sec. 512. Crow Creek Village Archeological Site. 
Subtitle B—Trails 
Sec. 551. Amendments to National Trail Systems Act. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 601. Facilities at Yellowstone National Park. 
Sec. 602. Ridgelands Area study. 
See. 603. Preservation of historical and archaeological data. 
Sec. 604. New area studies, general management plans, and contracts. 
Sec. 605. Oak Creek Canyon and Chiricahua National Monument studies. 
Sec. 606. Land and Water Conservation Fund accomplishments reporting date. 
Sec. 607. Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. 
Sec. 608. Irvine Coast-Laguna, California study. 
Sec. 609. Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. 
Sec. 610. Theodore Roosevelt National Park. 
Sec. 611. Badlands National Park. 
Sec. 612. Albert Einstein Memorial. 
Sec. 613. Pearson-Skubitz Big Hill Lake. 
Sec. 614. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. 
TITLE VII—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT AMENDMENTS 
Subtitle A—Addition of Segments 
Sec. 701. Addition of Pere Marquette Segment. 
See. 702. Addition of Rio Grande Segment. 
Sec. 703. Addition of Skagit Segments. 
Sec. 704. Addition of Upper Delaware Segment; special provisions. 
Sec. 705. Addition of Middle Delaware Segment. 
Sec. 706. Addition of the American Segment. 
Sec 707. Addition of Missouri Segment. 
Sec. 708. Addition of Saint Joe Segments. 
Subtitle B—Studies 
Sec. 721. Designat 
Sec. 722. Designat 
Sec. 723. Designat 
Sec. 724. Designate 
Sec. 725. Designat 
Sec. 726. Designat 
Sec. 727. Designat 
Sec. 728. Designat 
Sec. 729. Designat 
Sec. 730. Designat 
Sec. 731. Designat 
Sec. 732. Designat 
Sec. 733. Designat 
Sec. 734. Designat 
Sec. 735. Authorization for study 
Sec. 736. Study period. 
on of the Kern River (North Fork) for study. 
on of the Loxahatchee River for study. 
on of the Ogeechee River for study. 
on of certain segment of the Salt River for study. 
on of the Verde River for study. 
on of the San Francisco River for study. 
on of Fish Creek for study. 
on of Black Creek for study. 
on of Allegheny River for study. 
on of the Cacapon River for study. 
on of the Escatawpa River for study. 
on of the Myakka River for study, 
on of Soldier Creek for study. 
on of Red River for study. 
Subtitle C—^Authorizations for Funding 
Sec. 751. Eleven Point River. 
Sec. 752. Rogue River. 
Sec. 753. Saint Croix River. 
Sec. 754. Salmon River. 
Sec. 755. Chattooga River. 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS—Continued 
TITLE VII—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT AMENDMENTS—Continued 
Subtitle D—^Amendments to Public Law 90-542 
Sec. 761. Technical amendments. 
Sec. 762. Federal lands; cooperative agreements. 
Sec. 763. Miscellaneous technical amendments. 
Sec, 764. Lease of Federal lands. 
TITLE VIII—RECOGNITION OF THE HONORABLE 
WILLIAM M. KETCHUM 
Sec. 801. Recognition of the Honorable William M. Ketchum. 
TITLE IX—JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 
TITLE X—URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY 
PROGRAM 
TITLE XI—NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER 
TITLE XII—FORT SCOTT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
TITLE XIII—REPORT AND BOUNDARY REVISION 
Sec. 1301. Beaverhead or Gallatin National Forests. 
Sec. 1302. Hampton National Historic Site. 
DEFINITION 
SEC. 2. As used in this Act, except as otherwise specifically provided, 
the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Effective date. 
SEC. 3. Authorizations of moneys to be appropriated under this Act 
shall be effective on October 1,1978. Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, authority to enter into contracts, to incur obligations, 
or to make payments under this Act shall be effective only to the extent, 
and in such amounts, as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. 
TITLE 
I—DEVELOPMENT 
CEILING 
INCREASES 
Appropriation 
authorizations. 
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SPECIFIC INCREASES 
SEC. 101. The limitations on funds for development within certain 
units of the National Park System and affiliated areas are amended 
as follows: 
(1) Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska: Sec-
tion 4 of the Act of June 5, 1965 (79 Stat. 123), is amended by 
changing "$1,842,000" to "$2,012,000". 
(2) Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia: Section 4 
of the Act of October 16, 1970 (84 Stat. 989), is amended by 
changing "$1,605,000" to "$2,205,000 for development.", and by 
deleting "(March 1969 prices), for development, plus or minus 
such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary 
fluctuation in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost 
indices applicable to the types of construction involved herein.". 
(3) Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Tennessee: Sec-
tion 3 of the Act of December 11,1963 (77 Stat. 350) is amended 
by changing "$266,000" to "$286,000". 
(4) Biscayne National Monument, Florida: Section 5 of the 
Act of October 18, 1968 (82 Stat. 1188), is amended by changing 
"$2,900,000" to "$6,565,000". 
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(5) Capitol Keef National Park, Utah: Section 7 of the Act of 
December 18, 1971 (85 Stat. 739), is amended by changing 
"$1,052,700 (April 1970 prices)" to "$1,373,000 for development.", 
and by deleting "for development, plus or minus such amounts, 
if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in 
construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indexes appli-
cable to the types of construction involved herein.". 
(6) Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Caro-
lina: Section 3 of the Act of October 17, 1968 (82 Stat. 1154), is 
amended by changing "$952,000" to "$1,662,000". 
(7) Cowpens National Battlefield Site, South Carolina: Section 
402 of the Act of April 11, 1972 (86 Stat. 120), is amended by 
changing "$3,108,000" to "$5,108,000". 
(8) De Soto National Memorial, Florida: Section 3 of the Act 
of March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 78), as amended, is further amended 
changing "$3,108,000" to "$5,108,000"._ 
(9) Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona: Section 4 of 
the Act of August 30,1964 (78 Stat. 681), is amended by deleting 
"$550,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act.", and inserting in 
lieu thereof: "$85,000 for land acquisition and $1,043,000 for 
development". 
(10) Frederick Douglass Home, District of Columbia: Section 
4 of the Act of September 5, 1962 (76 Stat. 435), is amended by 
changing "$413,000" to "$1,350,000". 
(11) Grant Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana: 
Section 4 of the Act of August 25,1972 (86 Stat. 632), is amended 
to read as follows: "SEC. 4, There are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
Act, but not to exceed $752,000 for land acquisition and not to 
exceed $2,075,000 for development."; the additional sums herein 
authorized for land acquisition may be used to acquire the fee 
simple title to lands over which the United States has acquired 
easements or other less than fee interests. 
(12) Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas: Section 6 . 
of the Act of October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 920), is amended by 16 USe 283e. 
changing "$10,362,000" to "$24,715,000", and by adding the follow-
ing new sentence at the end of the section: "No funds appro-
priated for development purposes pursuant to this Act may be 
expended for improvements incompatible with wilderness man-
agement within the corridor of the park leading to the summit 
of Guadalupe Peak.". 
(13) Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida-Mississippi: 
Section 11 of the Act of January 8, 1971 (84 Stat. 1967), is 
amended by changing "$17,774,000" to "$24,224,000", and by 
deleting the phrase "(June 1970 prices) for development, plus 
such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary 
fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering 
costs indices applicable to the types of construction involved 
herein.", and inserting in lieu thereof "for development.". 
(14) Harper's Ferry National Historical Park, Maryland-West 
Virginia: Section 4 of the Act of June 30, 1944 (58 Stat. 645), 
is amended further by changing "$8,690,000" to "$12,385,000". 
(15) Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Arizona: 
Section 3 of the Act of August 28,1965 (79 Stat. 584), is amended 16 USe 461 note, 
by changing "$952,000" to "$977,000". 
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(16) Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana: Section 10 
of the Act of November 5, 1966 (80 Stat. 1312), is amended by 
changing "$8,500,000" to "$9,440,000". 
(17) John Muir National Historic Site, California: Section 3 
of the Act of August 31, 1984 (78 Stat. 753), is amended by 
striking out "$300,000 for land acquisition and restoration of the 
buildings thereon." and inserting in lieu thereof "$224,000 for 
land acquisition and $1,285,000 for development". 
(18) For the preservation and protection of certain lands in 
Prince Georges and Charles Counties, Maryland: Section 4 of 
the joint resolution of October 4, 1961 (75 Stat. 783) is amended 
by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 4." and by adding the following 
new subsection (b) at the end thereof: 
"(b) In addition to such other sums as have been appropriated for 
such purposes, there is authorized $2,000,000 for development.". 
(19) Longfellow National Historic Site, Massachusetts: Sec-
tion 4 of the Act of October 9, 1972 (86 Stat. 791), is amended 
by changing $586,000 (May 1971 prices)" to "$682,000 for devel-
opment.", and by deleting "of the area, plus or minus such 
amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctua-
tions in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indices 
applicable to the types of construction involved herein.". 
(20) Pecos National Monument, New Mexico: Section 3 of the 
Act of June 28, 1965 (79 Stat. 195), is amended by changing 
"$500,000" to "$2,375,000". 
(21) Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Ohio: 
Section 4 of the Act of October 26, 1972 (86 Stat. 1181), is 
amended by changing "$5,177,000" to "$9,327,000". 
(22) San Juan Island National Historical Park, Washington: 
Section 4 of the Act of September 9, 1966 (80 Stat. 737), is 
amended by changing "$3,542,000" to "$5,575,000". 
(23) Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska: Section 3 of the 
Act of October 18, 1972 (86 Stat. 904), is amended by changing 
"$691,000 (June 1971 prices)" to "$1,571,000", by changing the 
comma following "development" to a period, and by deleting the 
remainder of the sentence following said period. 
(24) Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York-New 
Jersey: Section 1 of the joint resolution of August 17, 1965 (79 
Stat. 543), is amended by changing "$6,000,000" to "$24,000,-
000." 
(25) Thaddeus Kosciuszko Home National Historic Site, 
Pennsylvania: Section 3 of the Act of October 21, 1972 (86 Stat. 
1046), is amended by changing "$592,000" to "$742,000". 
(26) Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama: Sec-
tion 104(e) of tlie Act of October 26, 1974 (88 Stat. 1463), is 
amended by changing "$2,722,000" to "$2,862,000". 
(27) Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Kecreation Area, 
California: Section 10 of the Act of November 8, 1965 (79 Stat. 
1295), is amended by changing "$22,700,000" to "$24,649,000". 
(28) William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio: Sec-
tion 3 of the Act of December 2, 1969 (83 Stat. 273), is amended 
by changing "$318,000" to "$1,888,000". 
(29) Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Missouri: Section 3 
of the Act of December 16, 1970 (84 Stat. 1441), is amended by 
changing "$2,285,000 (March 1969 prices)," to "$5,640,000.", and 
deleting the remaining portion of the sentence following the 
period. 
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TITLE II—ACQUISITION CEILING INCEEASES 
ACQUISITION" CEILINGS 
SEC. 201. The limitations on appropriations for the acquisition of 
lands and interests therein within certain units of the National Park 
System are amended as follows: 
(1) Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida: Section 8 of the 
Act of October 11, 1974 (88 Stat. 1258), is amended by changing 
"$116,000,000" to "$156,700,000". 
(2) Buffalo National River, Arkansas: Section 7 of the Act 
of March 1, 1972 (86 Stat. 44), is amended by changing 
"$30,071,500" to "$39,948,000". 
(3) Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia: Section 
10 of the Act of October 23, 1972 (86 Stat. 1066), is amended 
by changing "$10,500,000" to "$28,500,000". 
SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
SEC. 202. Section 13 of the Act of August 22, 1972 (86 Stat. 612), 
is amended by changing "$19,802,000" to "$47,802,000". 
TITLE III—BOUNDARY CHANGES 
Appropriation 
authorizations. 
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REVISION o r 
B O U N D A R I E S 
SEC. 301. The boundaries of the following units of the National 
Park System are revised as follows, and there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not exceed the 
amounts specified in the following paragraphs for acquisitions of 
lands and interests in lands within areas added by reason of such 
revisions: 
(1) Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado: To add 
approximately six hundred and twenty-two acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Bent's Old Fort 
National Historic Site, Colorado", numbered 4l7-80,007-A, and 
dated June 1976: $842,000. 
(2) Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts: To add 
approximately thirteen acres and to delete approximately sixteen 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled "Cape Cod 
National Seashore Boundary Map", numbered 609-60,015 and 
dated February 1978. 
(3) Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona: To add approxi-
mately four hundred and forty acres as generally depicted on the 
map entitled "Boundary Map, Chiricahua National Monument, 
Arizona", numbered 145-80,002, and dated August 1977: $294,000. 
(4) Coronado National Memorial, Arizona: To add approxi-
mately three thousand and forty acres and delete approximately 
twelve hundred acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
"Land Status Map 01, Coronado National Memorial, Cochise 
County, Arizona", 
numbered 8630/80,001, and dated October 
1977: $1,410,000. 
(5) Eisenhower National Historic Site, Pennsylvania: To add 
approximately one hundred ninety-five and eighty-three one-
hundredths acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
"Boundary Map, Eisenhower National Historic Site, Adams 
Appropriation 
authorizations. 
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Land conveyance. 
County, Pennsylvania", numbered 446-40,001B, and dated April 
1978: $166,000. 
(6) Fort Caroline National Memorial, Florida: To add approx-
imately ten acres as generally depicted on the ma^j entitled 
"Boundary Map, Fort Caroline National Memorial, Florida", 
numbered 5310/80,000-A, and dated April 1978: $170,000. 
(7) George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Vir-
ginia: To add approximately eighty-two and twenty-five one-
hundredths acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
"Boundary Map, George Washington Birthplace 
National 
Memorial, Virginia", numbered 332-30,000-B and dated Septem-
ber 1978: $450,000. 
(8) Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado: To add 
approximately one thousand one hundred and nine acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Great Sand 
Dunes National Monument, Colorado", numbered 140-80,001-A, 
and dated November 1974: $166,000. 
(9) Gulf Islands National Seashore, Mississippi-Florida: To 
add approximately six hundred acres as generally depicted on 
the map entitled "Boundary Map, Gulf Islands National Seashore, 
Mississippi-Florida", numbered 20,006, and dated April 1978: 
$300,000. 
(10) Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii: To add approx-
imately two hundred sixty-nine acres as generally depicted on 
the map entitled "Boundary Map, Hawaii Volcanoes National 
Park, Hawaii", numbered 80,000, and dated August 1975: 
$562,000. 
(11) John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon: To 
add approximately one thousand four hundred and eleven acres, 
and to delete approximately one thousand six hundred and 
twenty acres as generally depicted on the map entitled "Boundary 
Map, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon", num-
bered 177-30,d00-B, and dated May 1978: $3,500,000. The Act 
of October 26, 1974 (88 Stat. 1461), which designates the John 
Day Fossil Beds National Monument is amended by deleting the 
second proviso of section 101 (a) (2). Furthermore, not withstand-
ing any other provision of law to the contrary, the Secretary may, 
if he determines that to do so will not have a substantial adverse 
effect on the preservation of the fossil and other resources within 
the remainder of the monument, convey approximately sixty acres 
acquired by the United States for purposes of the monument in 
exchange for non-Federal lands within the boundaries of the 
monument, and, effective upon such conveyance, the boundaries 
of the monument are hereby revised to exclude the lands conveyed. 
(12) Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland: To add approx-
imately five hundred and eighty-seven acres as generally depicted 
on the map entitled, "Boundary Map, Monocacy National Battle-
field", numbered 894-^0,001, and dated May 1978: $3,500,000. 
(13) Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona: To add 
approximately thirteen acres, and to delete approximately five 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled "Montezuma 
Castle National Monument, Arizona", numbered 20,006, and dated 
April 1978. 
(14) Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon: To add 
approximately eight acres as generally depicted on the map 
entitled "Oregon Cave, Oregon", numbered 20,000, and dated 
April 1978: $107,000. 
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(15) Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Massachusetts: 
To add approximately fifteen one-hundredths of an acre as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled "Salem Maritime National 
Historic Site Boundary Map", numbered 373-80,010, and dated 
February 1978: $67,500. 
(16) Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, North 
Dakota: To add approximately one hundred and forty-six acres, 
and delete approximately one hundred and sixty acres as gener-
ally depicted on map entitled "Boundary Map Theodore Roosevelt 
National Memorial Park-North Unit McKenzie County/North 
Dakota", numbered 387/80,020, and dated July 1977. 
(17) Tumacacori National Monument, Arizona: To add 
approximately seven acres, and delete approximately eleven-
hundredths of an acre as generally depicted on the map entitled 
"Boundary Map, Tumacacori National Monument, Arizona", 
numbered 311-80,009-A, and dated March 1978: $24,000. 
(18) (A) Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona: To add 
approximately seven hundred and ninety-one acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled "Master Proposal, Tuzigoot National 
Monument", numbered 378-30,000D, and dated January 1973: 
$1,350,000. 
(B) The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, pur-
chase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange or otherwise 
and subject to such terms, reservations, conditions applied to the 
acquired lands as he may deem satisfactory, the lands and interests 
in lands that are included within the boundaries of the Tuzigoot 
National Monument as revised by this paragraph. When so 
acquired, they shall be administered in accordance with provisions 
of law generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
including the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535). 
(C) In exercising his authority to acquire such lands and 
interests in lands by exchange, the Secretary may accept title to 
any non-Federal property within the boundaries of the national 
monument and in exchange therefor he may convey to the grantor 
of such property any federally owned property under his juris-
diction in the State of Arizona. The values of the properties so 
exchanged either shall be approximately equal, or if they are not 
approximately equal the values shall be equalized by the payment 
of cash to the grantor or to the Secretary as the circumstances 
require. 
(19) White Sands National Monument, New Mexico: To add 
approximately three hundred and twenty acres, and delete approx-
imately seven hundred and sixty acres as generally depicted on the 
map entitled "Boundary Map, White Sands, National Monument, 
New Mexico", numbered 142/20,010-A, and dated November 1973. 
(20) William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio: To 
add approximately three acres as generally depicted on the map 
entitled "Boundary Map, William Howard Taft National His-
toric Site, Ohio", numbered 448-40,021, and dated January 1977. 
(21) Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota: To add approx-
imately two hundred and twenty-eight acres as generally depicted 
on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Wind Cave National Park, 
South Dakota", numbered 108-80,008, and dated July 1977: 
$227,000. 
Land 
acquisitions. 
Administration. 
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MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS 
Publication in 
SEC. 302, Within twelve montJis after the date of the enactment of 
Federal Register, ^jjjg ^Q^^ ^he Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed 
map or other detailed description of the lands added or excluded from 
any area pursuant to section 301. 
Studies and 
recommendations 
system, 
establishment. 
ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LANDS 
SEC. 303. (a) Within the boundaries of the areas as revised in 
accordance with section 301, the Secretary is authorized to acquire 
lands and interests therein by donation, purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer from any other Federal 
agency. Lands and interests therein so acquired shall become part of 
the area to which they are added, and shall be subjected to all laws, 
rules, and regulations applicable thereto. When acquiring any land 
pursuant to this title, the Secretary may acquire any such land sub-
ject to the retention of a right of use and occupancy for a term 
not to exceed twenty-five years or for the life of the owner or owners. 
Lands owned by a State or political subdivision thereof may be 
acquired only by donation. 
(b) (1) Lands and interests therein deleted from any area pursuant 
to section 301 may be exchanged for non-Federal lands within the 
revised boundaries of such area, or transferred to the jurisdiction of 
any other Federal agency or to a State or political subdivision thereof, 
without monetary consideration, or be administered as public lands 
by the Secretary, as the Secretary may deem appropriate. 
(2) In exercising the authority contained in this section with 
respect to lands and interests therein deleted from any such area 
which were acquired from a State, the Secretary may, on behalf of 
the United States, transfer to such State exclusive or concurrent leg-
islative jurisdiction over such lands, subject to such terms and condi-
tions as he may deem appropriate, to be effective upon acceptance 
thereof hj the State. 
(c) It is the established policy of Congress that wilderness, wild-
life conservation, and park and recreation values of real property 
owned by the United States be conserved, enhanced, and developed. 
It is further declared to be the policy of Congress that unutilized, 
underutilized, or excess Federal real property be timely studied as 
to suitability for wilderness, wildlife conservation, or park and recrea-
tion purposes. To implement this policy, the Secretary, the Adminis-
trator of General Services, and the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall establish a system with appropriate proce-
dures to permit the Secretary full and early opportunity to make such 
studies and propose appropriate recommendations to disposing agen-
cies for consideration in connection with determinations of further 
utilization or disposal of such property under existing law. Each 
affected executive agency is authorized and directed to provide to 
the Secretary such advice and information relating to such studies 
as the Secretary may request. 
OTHER AUTHORITIBS 
SEC. 304. The authorities in this title are supplementary to any 
other authorities available to the Secretary with respect to the acquisi-
tion, development, and administration of the areas referred to in 
section 301. 
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92 STAT. 3477 
NAME C H A N G E ; CITY OF KEFUGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 
SEC. 305. The Act of July 21,1955 (69 Stat. 376) is hereby amended 
to redesignate the City of Kefuge National Historical Park as the 
Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park. 
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BLACK HAMMOCK ISLAND 
SEC. 306. The lot on Black Hammock Island, identified by warranty 
deed numbered 70-56,903, recorded among the land records of Duval 
County, Florida, on November 23, 1970, owned by the Federal Gov-
ernment, shall, pursuant to the Act of December 18, 1967 (81 Stat. 
656; 16 IJ.S.C. 19g, 19h), be deeded to the National Park Foundation 
to be sold at fair market value. The proceeds of such sale shall be 
remitted to the National Park Service for land acquisition and devel-
opment of the Fort Caroline National Memorial. 
ALLEGHENY PORTAGE RAILROAD NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
AND JOHNSTOWN FLOOD NATIONAL MEMORIAL 
SEC. 307. (a) The Secretary is authorized to revise the boundaries 
of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and the 
Johnstown Flood National Memorial in Pennsylvania to add approxi-
mately five hundred and twenty-six acres and sixty-seven acres respec-
tively. Sections 302 and 303 of this Act shall be applicable to such 
boundary revision. 
(b) In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes 
there are authorized to be appropriated not more than $2,743,000 for 
land acquisition and $4,280,000 for development to carry out the pur-
poses of this section. 
Boundary 
revisions. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
FORT LARAMIE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
SEC. 308. (a) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to revise 
the boundaries and change the name of the Fort Laramie National 
Monument, Wyoming, and for other purposes", approved April 29, 
1960 (74 Stat. 83), is amended to read as follows: "That in order to 16 USC 426k. 
preserve the sites of historic buildings and roads associated with Fort 
Laramie, the boundaries of the Fort Laramie National Historic Site 
shall hereafter comprise the area generally depicted on the map 
entitled 'Boundary Map, Fort Laramie National Historic Site', num-
bered 375-90,001, and dated September 1977. The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the office of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior". 
(b) The first sentence of section 2 of such Act is amended by insert-
ing between the words "boundary" and "described" the phrase "as 
depicted on the map.". 
FORT UNION TRADING POST NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
SEC. 309. (a) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to 
authorize establishment of the Fort Union Trading Post National His-
toric Site, North Dakota and Montana, and for other purposes", 
approved June 20, 1966 (80 Stat. 211), is amended by deleting 
"located in Williams County, North Dakota, and such additional lands 
and interests in lands in Williams County, North Dakota, and Roose-
velt County, Montana," and inserting in lieu thereof "located in the 
92 STAT. 3478 
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80 Stat. 211. 
Study and 
recommendation 
to Congress. 
States of North Dakota and Montana," and by deleting "400 acres" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "450 acres as generally depicted on the 
map entitled 'Fort Union Trading Post, Montana-North Dakota', 
numbered 436-80,025, and dated February 1977". 
(b) Section 4 of such Act is amended by deleting "$613,000 for the 
acquisition of lands and interests in lands and for the development" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$280,000 for the acquisition of lands 
and $4,416,000 for development: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary is directed to study the possible reconstruction of the historic 
remains of Fort Union, and the Secretary is further directed to trans-
mit to the Congress, within one year of the enactment of this Act, 
a recommendation on the reconstruction of the fort based on historic 
documentation.". 
ADDITION o r DORCHESTER HEIGHTS TO THE BOSTON NATIONAL 
HISTORICAL PARK 
SEC. 310. (a) Section 2(a) of the Boston National Historical Park 
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Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1184) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6) by striking out "and" at the end thereof; 
(2) in paragraph (7) by striking out the period and inserting 
in lieu thereof "; and"; and 
(3) by inserting at the end thereof the following new para-
graph : 
" (8) Dorchester Heights, Boston.". 
(b) Section 3(a) of such Act is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by inserting "and" after the semicolon; 
(2) by striking out" (4) Dorchester Heights; and"; and 
(3) by striking out "(5)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(4)". 
(c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands desig-
nated by subsection (a) of this section as a component of the Boston 
National Historical Park, and for the development of such component. 
(d) Section 2(d) of such Act is amended by deleting the period at 
the end of the last sentence and inserting: "and the Secretary is 
authorized to grant, in accordance with such terms and conditions 
as he deems necessary and consistent with the purposes of this Act, 
easements and rights-of-way to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
or any political subdivision thereof including the Boston Redevelop-
ment Authority for purposes of the vehicular, pedestrian and utility 
access to that portion of the Boston Navy Yard outside the bound-
aries of the Park. Such grants of easements and rights-of-way shall 
be upon the express condition that the grantee convey to the United 
States the property known as Building No. 107, being a part of the 
Boston Navy Yard and owned by the Boston Redevelopment 
Authority.". 
FORT CLATSOP NATIONAL MEMORIAL 
Land and 
SEC. 311. Section 2 of the Act of May 29, 1958 (72 Stat. 153; 16 
improvements, 
U.S.C. 450mm-l), is amended to read as follows: 
designation. 
"SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior shall designate for inclusion 
in Fort Clatsop National Memorial land and improvements thereon 
located in Clatsop County, Oregon, which are associated with the 
winter encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, known as Fort 
Clatsop, including the site of the salt cairn (specifically, lot number 
18, block 1, Cartwright Park Addition of Seaside, Oregon) utilized 
by that expedition and adjacent portions of the old trail which led 
16 u s e 410z-l. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
16 u s e 410z 
note. 
Easements and 
rights-of-way 
grants. 
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92 STAT. 3479 
overland from the fort to the coast: Provided^ That the total area 
so designated shall contain no more than one hundred and thirty 
acres.". 
ADAMS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, MASSACHUSETTS 
Property 
conveyance. 
SEC. 312. (a) In order to preserve for the benefit, education, and 
inspiration of present and future generations the birthplaces of John 
Adams and John Quincy Adams, the Secretary is authorized to accept 
the conveyance, without monetary consideration, of the property 
known as the John Adams Birthplace at 133 Franklin Street, and 
the property known as the John Quincy Adams Birthplace at 141 
Franklin Street, in Quincy, Massachusetts, together with such 
adjacent real property as may be desirable, for administration as 
part of the Adams National Historic Site in Quincy, Massachusetts. 
Together with, or following such conveyance, the Secretary is author-
ized to accept the conveyance, without monetary consideration, of 
furnishings and personal property relating to such birthplaces, 
after consultation with appropriate officials of the city of Quincy and 
with the owner or owners of such furnishings and personal property. 
(b) The Secretary shall administer the properties acquired pur- Administration, 
suant to subsection (a) of this section as part of the Adams National 
Historic Site in accordance with this section and the provisions of 
law generally applicable to national historic sites, including the Act 
of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535) and the Act of August 21, 1935 16 USC 1 et seq. 
(49 Stat. 666) . 
16 USC 461 note. 
ADDITION o r EPPE8 MANOR TO PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD 
SEC. 313. (a) The Secretary is authorized to acquire the historic Land acquisition. 
Eppes Manor, and such other lands adjacent thereto, not to exceed 
twenty-one acres, for addition to the Petersburg National Battlefield, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled "Petersburg National 
Battlefield, Virginia", numbered APMA 80,001, and dated May 1978. 
(b) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed Appropriation 
$2,200,000 to carry out the purposes of this section. 
authorization. 
ADDITION o r MINERAL KING VALLEY TO SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK 
SEC. 314. (a) It is the purpose of this section to— 
(1) assure the preservation for this and future generations of 
the outstanding natural and scenic features of the area commonly 
known as the Mineral King Valley and previously designated 
as the Sequoia National Game Refuge; and 
(2) enhance the ecological values and public enjoyment of 
such area by adding such area to the Sequoia National Park. 
(b) (1) In order to add to the Sequoia National Park (hereinafter in 
this section referred to as the "park") a certain area known as Mineral 
King Valley possessing unique natural and scenic values, there is 
hereby established as part of such park all lands, waters, and interests 
therein, constituting approximately sixteen thousand two hundred 
acres designated before the date of the enactment of this Act as the 
Sequoia National Game Refuge and as depicted on the drawing 
entitled "Boundary Map, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park", 
numbered 102-90,000 and dated April 1975. A copy of such drawing 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the 
Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. After 
advising the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United 
16 USC 45f. 
Drawing copy, 
availability. 
Boundary 
revisions, 
publication in 
Federal Register 
and advisement 
to cor 
committees. 
92 STAT. 3480 
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Sequoia National 
Game Refuge, 
abolition. 
Lands and 
interests, 
acquisitions. 
Use and 
occupancy rights, 
retention. 
Fair market 
value. 
Termination, 
notification. 
States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Eesources of the United States Senate in writing, the Secre-
tary is authorized to make minor revisions of the boundaries of the 
park when necessary by publication of a revised drawing or other 
boundary description in the Federal Register. 
(2) The Sequoia National Game Refuge is hereby abolished and the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer, without consideration, to the 
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary, the area constituting 
such refuge, and any unexpended funds available for purposes of man-
agement of the refuge shall be available for purposes of management 
of the park. 
(c) (1) Within the boundaries of the area added to the park pur-
suant to this section, the Secretary may acquire lands and interests in 
lands by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 
exchange, or transfer from other Federal departments or agencies. 
(2) Where the private use of any property acquired pursuant to 
tliis subsection would, in the judgment of the Secretary, be compatible 
with the purposes of this section, the Secretary may, as a condition of 
such acquisition, permit the owner or owners of such property to retain 
for themselves and their successors or assigns rights of use and occu-
pancy. Such rights of use and occupancy shall be for not more than 
twenty-five years or for a term ending at the death of the owner or his 
or her spouse, whichever is later. The owner shall reserve such rights 
and elect the term to be reserved on the date of acquisition of the 
property. Except for so much of the property as is donated, the Secre-
tary shall pay to the owner the fair market value of the property on 
the date of its acquisition, less the fair market value on that date of the 
right retained by the owner. 
(3) A right of use and occupancy retained pursuant to paragraph 
(2) may be terminated hj the Secretary upon his determination that 
the property or any portion thereof is Being used in a manner which 
is incompatible with the purposes of this section. Such right shall 
terminate by operation of law upon notification by the Secretary to the 
holder of the right of such determination and tendering to him the 
amount equal to the fair market value of that portion which remains 
unexpired as of the date of such tender. In the case of any property 
which was used for noncommercial purposes during the ten calendar 
years immediately preceding the enactment of this Act, the commercial 
use of such property subsequent to the enactment of this Act shall be 
treated as incompatible with the purposes of this section. In the case 
of any property which was used for commercial purposes at any time 
during the ten calendar years immediately preceding the enactment of 
this Act, any substantial change or expansion of such commercial use 
subsequent to the enactment of this Act without the express approval 
of the Secretary shall be treated as incompatible with such purposes. 
(4) In exercising his authority to acquire property under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give prompt and careful consideration to any 
offer made by an individual owning property within the park to sell 
such property if such individual notifies the Secretary that the con-
tinued ownership of such property is causing, or would restilt in, undue 
hardship. Nothing in this section, or in any other provision of law, 
shall prevent the Secretary from exercising his authority to acquire 
property referred to in this subsection at any time after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(5) If any individual tract or parcel of land acquired is partly inside 
and partly outside the boundaries of the park the Secretary may, in 
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92 STAT. 3481 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
order to minimize the payment of severance damages, acquire the 
whole of the tract or parcel. 
(6) If the management plan prepared under subsection (e) pro- Area acquisition 
vides for improved access to the area added to the park under this 
section, the Secretary is authorized to acquire, by donation, purchase 
with donated or appropriated funds, exchange or transfer from other 
Federal departments or agencies, the area comprising the road from 
State Route 198 to, and within, the Mineral King Valley together with 
a right-of-way for such road of a width sufficient to include improve-
ments to the road and all bridges, ditches, cuts, and fills appurtenant 
thereto, but not exceeding a maximum average width of two hundred 
feet. Property acquired from the State or any political subdivision 
thereof may be acquired by donation only. With regard to routes of 
access to and within the Mineral King Valley, the Secretary shall take 
such measures as are necessary to protect against the effects of silta-
tion on the ecosystem of the park. 
(7) The Secretary shall report to the committees of the Congress 
named in subsection (b) (1) the action taken by him pursuant to this 
subsection. Such report shall contain information sufficient to inform 
such committees of— 
(A) the acquisitions made by him pursuant to this subsection 
during the period covered by such report; 
(B) his reasons why all of such property authorized to be 
acquired and not so acquired as of the date of such report, if any, 
have not been acquired; and 
(C) his schedule of a timetable for the acquisition of such prop-
erty referred to in subparagraph (B). 
Such report shall be submitted before the expiration of the second 
fiscal yt'ar beginnin.o: after the date on which the comprehensive man-
agement plan is submitted to the committees of Congress pursuant to 
subsection (e). 
(d) (1) The area added to the park by this section shall be admin- Administration 
istered in accordance with this section and the provisions of law gen-
erally applicable to units of the National Park System including the 
Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. and following) and 
the Act of September 25,1890 (26 Stat. 478; 16 U.S.C. 41 and follow-
ing) . Any other statutory authority available to the Secretary for the 
conservation and management of wildlife, wildlife habitat, and natural 
resources may be utilized to the extent he finds such authority will 
further the purposes of this section. 
(2) (A) Except in the case of a lease or permit which the Secretary 
determines to be incompatible with the administration of the park 
pursuant to this section, any lease or permit on Federal land within the 
area added to the park under this section which is in effect immediately 
before the enactment of this Act shall continue in effect pursuant to its 
ternis and conditions following the expansion of the park under this 
section. 
(B) In the case of a lease or permit which is continued under sub-
paragraph (A), upon notice to the Secretary by the lessee or permittee 
of his intention to seek renewal or extension of such lease or permit, 
the lease or permit shall be reviewed by the Secretary, and may be 
renewed or extended for an additional period of five years. Any such 
lease or permit shall be reviewed at the end of such renewal or exten-
sion period and may also be renewed or extended in the same manner 
for additional five-year periods thereafter. Any renewals or extensions 
of leases or permits shall be granted only to those persons who were 
Leases or 
permits, renewals 
or extensions, 
review. 
39-194 O-
-pt. 3 
54 : QL3 
92 STAT. 3482 
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16 u s e 45a-l 
note. 
Comprehensive 
management, 
plan, submittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
16 u s e 45f. 
Public 
participation. 
Advance notice, 
publication in 
Federal Register 
and newspapers. 
eooperation. 
Consultation. 
lessees or permittees of record on the date of enactment of this Act, 
and any such lease or permit shall provide that the lease or permit 
may be terminated by the Secretary at any time if the Secretary deter-
mines that such lease or permit is incompatible with the administra-
tion of the park pursuant to this section or that the land is needed 
for park purposes. 
(3) The Act of December 14, 1974 (88 Stat. 1660) is amended by 
inserting the following new section after section 4: 
"SEC. 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any federally 
owned lands incorporated within the boundaries of Sequoia National 
Park subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act, which entail 
project works, developments, lands, or facilities which, are compo-
nents of Federal Power Commission Project Numbered 298, shall be 
subject to all provisions of this Act.". 
(e) (1) Within two years from the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, in cooperation with the State of California, shall 
develop and submit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 
of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate, a compre-
hensive management plan for the area added to the park under this 
section. In the preparation of such plan, the Secretary shall give 
appropriate consideration to the need for the development of addi-
tional recreational opportunities and other public uses which are con-
sistent with sound environmental management of the area and the 
policies of the National Park Service. 
(2) (A) In preparing the comprehensive management plan required 
by this subsection and in preparing any subsequent revision of such 
plan, the Secretary shall provide for full public participation and shall 
consider the comments and views of all interested agencies, organiza-
tions, and individuals. 
(B) For purposes of insurins: such full public participation, the 
Secretary shall provide reasonable advance notice to State and local 
governments, interested Federal agencies, private organizations, and 
the general public of hearings, workshops, meetings, and other oppor-
tunities available for such participation. Such notice shall be published 
in newspapers of general circulation in the localities affected by the 
development and management of the park, published in the Federal 
Register, and communicated by other appropriate means. The Western 
Regional Advisory Committee of the National Park Service (or a 
subcommittee thereof) shall also be utilized for purposes of facilitat-
ing public involvement. 
(C) The Secretaries or Directors of all Federal departments, agen-
cies, and commissions having a relevant expertise are hereby author-
ized and directed to cooperate with the Secretary in his development 
of such plan and to make such studies as the Secretary may request on 
a cost reimbursable basis. 
(D) In preparing the comprehensive management plan required 
by this subsection, the Secretary shall consider technical information 
and other pertinent data assembled or produced by field studies or 
investigations conducted separately or jointly by the technical and 
administrative personnel of the Federal and State agencies involved in 
order to insure the permanent conservation of wildlife within the area 
added to the park by this section. Except in emergencies, rules and 
regulations pertaining to the management of wildlife within the area 
added to the park by this section shall be put into effect only after 
consultation with the State of California. 
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92 STAT. 3483 
(f) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary for the acquisition of land and interests therein 
described in this section. 
(g) Effective upon the transfer referred to in subsection (b) (2), 
Public Law 85-648 (72 Stat. 604; 16 U.S.C. 45a-3) and section 6 of 
the Act of July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 821; 16 U.S.C. 688) are hereby 
repealed. The repeal of such section 6 shall not be construed to pro-
hilDit or prevent the Secretary from exercising any authority appli-
cable to the national parks respecting the protection of birds, game, 
or other wild animals. 
(h) The Congress recognizes that the Mineral King Valley area 
has outstanding potential for certain year-round recreational oppor-
tunities, but the development of permanent facilities for downhill 
skiing within the area would be inconsistent with the preservation and 
enhancement of its ecological values. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Repeals. 
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Skiing. 
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Appropriation 
authorization. 
CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
SEC. 315. (a) Section 2(a) of the Act of December 27,1974, entitled 
"An Act to provide for the establishment of the Cuyahoga Valley 
National Recreation Area" (88 Stat. 1784) is amended by striking out 
"Boundary Map, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Ohio, 
numbered 90,000-A, and dated September 1976," and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Boundary Map, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, 
Ohio, numbered 90,001-A, and dated May 1978,". 
(b) Section 
6(a) 
of such Act is amended by striking 
out 
"$41,100,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$70,100,000". 
(c) The first sentence of section 6(b) of such Act is amended to read 
as follows: "For the development of the recreation area, including 
improvements of properties acquired for purposes of this Act, there is 
authorized to be appropriated not more than $13,000,000". 
(d) Section 2(e) of such Act is amended by adding the following 
at the end thereof: "In applying this subsection with respect to lands 
and interests therein added to the recreation area by action of the 
Ninety-fifth Congress, the date 'January 1, 1978,' shall be substituted 
for the date 'January 1,1975,' in each place it appears.". 
(e) Section 4(f) of such Act is amended by inserting "(or inter- 
16 USe 460ff-3. 
governmental organization)" after "local government" in each place 
it appears and by adding the following new sentence at the end 
thereof: "Assistance under this subsection may include payments for 
technical aid.". 
(f) Section 2(a) is further amended by striking the period at the 
end thereof and adding the following, ": Provided^ That with respect 
to the property known as the Hydraulic Brick Company located in 
Independence, Ohio, the Secretary shall have the first right of refusal 
to purchase such property for a purchase price not exceeding the fair 
market value of such property on the date it is offered for sale. When 
acquired such property shall be administered as part of the recreation 
area, subject to the laws and regulations applicable thereto.". 
Land acquisition. 
DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
SEC. 316. Section 2(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize 
establishment of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 
and for other purposes", approved September 1, 1965 (79 Stat. 612) 
is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: "Beginning on 
the date of the enactment of the National Parks and Recreation Act 
Lands, 
acquisition. 
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Use and 
occupancy rights, 
retention. 
Authority, 
termination and 
transfer. 
Funds, transfer. 
Acquisition 
priorities. 
of 1978, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire for pur-
poses of the recreation area established under this Act all lands 
and interests therein within the exterior boundaries of the area 
depicted on the drawing referred to in this subsection (including any 
lands within such exterior boundaries designated for acquisition by 
the Secretary of the Army in connection with the project referred to 
in this subsection). In exercising such authority, the Secretary of the 
Interior may permit the retention of rights of use and occupancy in 
the same manner as provided in the case of acquisitions by the Secre-
tary of the Army under subsection (d). On the date of enactment of 
the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, the acquisition authori-
ties of any other Federal agency contained in this subsection shall 
terminate and the head of any other Federal agency shall transfer 
to the Secretary of the Interior jurisdiction over all lands and interests 
therein acquired by said agency under the authority of this Act, or 
any other authority of law which lands are within the exterior bound-
aries of the area depicted on the drawing referred to in this subsection. 
On the date of enactment of the National Parks and Recreation Act 
of 1978, all unexpended balances available to any other Federal agency 
for acquisition of land within the exterior boundaries referred to in 
the preceding sentence shall be transferred to the Secretary of the 
Interior to be used for such purposes. In carrying out his acquisition 
authority under this section the Secretary shall give priority to the 
following: 
"(1) completion of acquisition of lands for which condemna-
tion proceedings have been started pursuant to the authorization 
of the project referred to in this subsection; 
"(2) acquisition of lands of beneficial owners, not being a cor-
poration, who in the judgment of the Secretary would suffer 
hardship if acquisition of their lands were delayed; 
"(3) acquisition of lands on which, in the judgment of the Sec-
retary, there is an imminent danger of development that would 
be incompatible with the purposes of the recreation area; 
" (4) acquisition of lands of beneficial owners, not being a cor-
portion, who are willing to sell their lands provided they are 
able to continue to use it for noncommercial residential purposes 
for a limited period of time which will not, in the judgment of the 
Secretary, unduly interfere with the development of public use 
facilities for such national recreation area, pursuant to the 
authorization for such area; 
"(5) acquisition of scenic easements when, in the judgment of 
the Secretary, such easements are sufficient to carry out the pur-
poses for which such national recreation area was authorized; 
and 
"(6) acquisition of lands necessary to preserve the integrity of 
the recreation area.". 
Composition and 
boundaries. 
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460bb-l. 
GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
SEC. 317. (a) Subsection 2(a) of the Act of October 27, 1972 (86 
Stat. 1299), as amended (16 U.S.C 459), is further amended to read 
as follows: "(a) The recreation area shall comprise the lands, waters, 
and submerged lands generally depicted on the map entitled: 'Revised 
Boundary Map, Golden Gate National Recreation Area', numbered 
N R A - G G - 8 0 , 0 0 3 - K : and dated October 1978. The authority of the 
Secretary to acquire lands in the tract known as San Francisco 
Assessor's Block number 1592 shall be limited to an area of not more 
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92 STAT. 3485 
than one and nine-tenths acres. Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, the Secretary shall not acquire the Marin County Asses-
sor's 
parcels 
numbered 
199-181-01, 
199-181-06, 
199-181-08, 
199-181-13, and 199-181-14, located in the Muir Beach portion of 
the recreation area.". 
(b) Section 3(i) of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"(i) New construction and development within the boundaries 
described in section 2(a) on lands under the administrative jurisdic-
tion of a department other than that of the Secretary is prohibited, 
except that improvements on lands which have not been transferred 
to his administrative jurisdiction may be reconstructed or demol-
ished. Any such structure which is demolished may be replaced with 
an improvement of similar size, following consultation with the 
Secretary or his designated representative, who shall conduct a public 
hearing at a location in the general vicinity of the area, notice of 
which shall be given at least one week prior to the date thereof. The 
foregoing limitation on construction and development shall not apply 
to expansion of those facilities known as Letterman General Hospital 
or the Western Medical Institute of Kesearch.". 
(c) Subsection 3(j) of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"(j) The owner of improved residential property or of agricultural 
property on the date of its acquisition by the Secretary under this Act 
may, as a condition of such acquisition, retain for himself and his 
or her heirs and assigns a right of use and occupancy for a definite 
term of not more than twenty-five years, or, in lieu thereof, for a term 
ending at the death of the owner or the death of his or her spouse, 
whichever is later. The owner shall elect the term to be reserved. 
Unless the property is wholly or partly donated to the United States, 
the Secretary shall pay to the owner the fair market value of the 
property on the date of acquisition minus the fair market value on 
that date of the right retained by the owner. A right retained 
pursuant to this section shall be subject to termination by the Secre-
tary upon his or her determination that it is being exercised in a 
manner inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, and it shall termi-
nate by operation of law upon the Secretary's notifying the holder 
of the right of such determination and tendering to him or her an 
amount equal to the fair market value of that portion of the right 
which remains unexpired. Where appropriate in the discretion of the 
Secretary, he or she may lease federally owned land (or any interest 
therein) which has been acquired by the Secretary under this Act, 
and which was agricultural land prior to its acquisition. Such lease 
shall be subject to such restrictive covenants as may be necessary to 
carry out the purposes of this Act. Any land to be leased by the 
Secretary under this section shall be offered first for such lease to the 
person who owned such land or who was a leaseholder thereon 
immediately before its acquisition by the United States.". 
(d) In subsection 3(k) of such Act, following "June 1, 1971." 
insert "or, in the case of areas added by action of the Ninety-fifth 
Congress, October 1,1978,"; and at the end of the subsection, add the 
following new sentence: "The term 'agricultural property' as used in 
this Act means lands which are in regular use for agricultural, ranch-
ing, or dairying purposes as of January 1, 1978, together with 
residential and other structures related to the above uses of the 
property as such structures exist on said date." 
(e) Section 3 of such Act is amended by adding the following at 
the end thereof: 
New 
construction, 
limitation. 
16 use 
460bb-2. 
Ante, p. 3484. 
Notice and public 
hearing. 
Exception. 
Use and 
occupancy right, 
retention. 
Payment. 
Termination and 
notification. 
Federally-owned 
land, lease. 
"Agricultural 
property." 
92 STAT. 3486 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Management. 
Payment 
deferral, 
scheduling, and 
interest rate. 
16 use 
460bb-3. 
Fees or admission 
charges. 
Certain rental 
proceeds, 
crediting. 
Management 
contract. 
16USC460bb-4. 
"(n) The Secretary shall accept and shall manage in accordance 
with this Act, any land and improvements adjacent to the recreation 
area which are donated by the State of California or its political 
subdivisions. The boundaries of the recreation area shall be changed 
to include such donated lands. 
"(o) In acquiring those lands authorized by the Ninety-fifth 
Congress for the purposes of this Act, the Secretary may, when 
agreed upon by the landowner involved, defer payment or schedule 
payments over a period of ten years and pay interest on the unpaid 
balance at a rate not exceeding that paid by the Treasury of the 
United States for borrowing purposes.". 
(f) Section 4 of such Act is amended by adding the following at 
the end thereof: 
"(e) No fees or admission charges shall be levied for admission of 
the general public to the recreation area except to portions under lease 
or permit for a particular and limited purpose authorized by the 
Secretary. The Secretary may authorize reasonable charges for public 
transportation and, for a period not exceeding five years from the 
date of enactment of this legislation, for admission to the sailing 
vessel Balclutha. 
"(f) 
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in the 
administration of those parcels of property known as Haslett Ware-
house, Cliff House Properties and Louis' Restaurant, the Secretary 
shall credit any proceeds from the rental of space in the afore-
mentioned properties to the appropriation, if any, bearing the cost of 
their administration, maintenance, repair and related expenses and 
also for the maintenance, repair and related expenses of the vessels 
and the adjacent piers comprising the National Maritime Museum, 
for major renovation and park rehabilitation of those buildings 
included in the Fort Mason Foundation Cooperative Agreement, and 
for a coordinated public and private access system to and within the 
recreation area and other units of the national park system in Marin 
and San Francisco Counties: Provided, That surplus funds, if any, 
will be deposited into the Treasury of the United States: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the 
administration of said parcels the Secretary may, if he deems 
appropriate, enter into a contract for the management of said parcels 
of property with such terms and conditions as will protect the 
Government's interest, with excess funds being used as set forth 
above.". 
(g) Section 5(b) of such Act is amended by changing the word 
"fifteen" to "seventeen". 
Area description. 
16 u s e 459C-1. 
Map, availability. 
POINT REYES NATIOISrAL SEASHORE 
SEC. 318. (a) Section 2(a) of the Act of September 13, 1962 (76 
Stat. 538) as amended (16 U.S.C. 459) is further amended as follows: 
"SEC. 2. (a) The Point Reyes National Seashore shall consist of 
the lands, waters, and submerged lands generally depicted on the map 
entitled 'Boundary Map, Point Reyes National Seashore', numbered 
612-80,008-E and dated May 1978. 
"The maj5 referred to in this section shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the Offices of the National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior, Washington, District of Columbia. After 
advising the Committee on Interior and Insular Ajffairs of the United 
States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3487 
Natural Kesources of the United States Senate in writing, the 
Secretary may make minor revisions of the boundaries of the Point 
Eeyes National Seashore when necessary by publication of a revised 
drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register.", 
^b) Section 5(a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 5. (a) The owner of improved property or of agricultural 
property on the date of its acquisition by the Secretary under this 
Act may, as a condition of such acquisition, retain for himself and his 
or her heirs and assigns a right of use and occupancy for a definite 
term of not more than twenty-five years, or, in lieu thereof, for a 
term ending at the death of the owner or the death of his or her 
spouse, whichever is later. The owner shall elect the term to be 
reserved. Unless the property is wholly or partly donated to the 
United States, the Secretary shall pay to the owner the fair market 
value of the property on the date of acquisition minus the fair 
market value on that date of the right retained by the owner. A right 
retained pursuant to this section shall be subject to termination by the 
Secretary upon his or her determination that it is being exercised in a 
manner inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, and it shall 
terminate by operation of law upon the Secretary's notifying the 
holder of the right of such determination and tendering to him or 
her an amount equal to the fair market value of that portion of the 
right which remains unexpired. Where appropriate in the discretion 
of the Secretary, he or she may lease federally owned land (or any 
interest therein) which has been acquired by the Secretary under this 
Act, and which was agricultural land prior to its acquisition. Such 
lease shall be subject to such restrictive covenants as may be necessary 
to carry out the purposes of this Act. Any land to be leased by the 
Secretary under this section shall be offered first for such lease to the 
person who owned such land or was a leaseholder thereon immediately 
before its acquisition by the United States.". 
(c) In subsection 5(b) of such Act, following "September 1, 1959," 
insert "or, in the case of areas added by action of the Ninety-fifth 
Congress, May 1, 1978,"; and at the end of the subsection, add the 
following new sentence: "The term 'agricultural property' as used in 
this Act means lands which were in regular use for, or were being 
converted to agricultural, ranching, or dairying purposes as of May 1, 
1978, together with residential and other structures related to the 
above uses of the property.". 
(d) Section 5 of such Act is amended by adding the following new 
subsection (c) to read as follows: 
"(c) In acquiring those lands authorized by the Ninety-fifth Con-
gress for the purposes of this Act, the Secretary may, when agreed 
upon by the landowner involved, defer payment or schedule pay-
ments over a period of ten years and pay interest on the unpaid bal-
ance at a rate not exceeding that paid by the Treasury of the United 
States for borrowing purposes.". 
(e) Section 8 of such Act is renumbered section 9 and the following 
new section is inserted after section 7: 
"SEC. 8. ^ The Secretary shall cooperate with the Bolinas Public 
Utilities District to protect and enhance the watershed values within 
the seashore. The Secretary may, at his or her discretion, permit the 
use and occupancy of lands added to the seashore by action of the 
Ninety-fifth Congress by the utilities district for water supply pur-
poses, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems 
are consistent with the purposes of this Act.". 
Use and 
occupancy rights, 
retention. 
16 u s e 459C-5. 
Payment. 
Termination and 
notification. 
Federally-owned 
lands, lease. 
"Agricultural 
property." 
Payment 
deferral, 
scheduling, and 
interest rate. 
16 u s e 459C-7. 
Cooperation. 
16USC459c-6b. 
Land use and 
occupancy, terms 
and conditions. 
92 STAT. 3488 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Scenic 
easements, 
acquisition. 
16 use 430oo 
note. 
Site, 
redesignation. 
16 use 430nn 
note. 
Boundary 
revision. 
ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD 
SEC. 319. (a) In furtherance of the purposes of the Act entitled 
"An Act to provide for the protection and preservation of the Antie-
tam Battlefield in the State of Maryland", approved April 22, 1960 
(74 Stat. 79), and other Acts relative thereto, the Secretary is hereby 
authorized to acquire only scenic easements over the additional lands 
generally depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Antietam 
National Battlefield, Washington County, Maryland,' numbered 
302-80.005-A and dated June 1977. 
(b) The Antietam National Battlefield Site established pursuant 
to such Act of April 22,1960, including only scenic easements acquired 
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, is hereby redesignated the 
"Antietam National Battlefield". The boundaries of such battlefield 
are hereby revised to include the area generally depicted on the map 
referenced in subsection (a) of this section, which shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior. 
16 use 410y-6. 
Boundary 
revision. 
16USe410y-la. 
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 
SEC. 320. Section 8(b) of the Act of January 8,1971 (84 Stat. 1978) 
is amended by changing "$20,400,000" to "$28,400,000". The boundaries 
of the park are revised to include approximately 600 additional 
acres: Provided^ however^ That such additions shall not include any 
properties located between 30th Street and Thomas Jefferson Street 
in the northwest section of the District of Columbia. 
ALIBATES FLINT QUARRIES AND TEXAS PANHANDLE PUEBLO CULTURE 
NATIONAL MONUMENT 
Description. 
SEC. 321. (a) The first section of the Act of August 31, 1965 (79 
Stat. 587) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"The national monument shall comprise the area generally depicted 
on the map entitled 'Boundary Map Alibates Flint Quarries', num-
bered 432-80,021, and dated November 1976. Minor boundary adjust-
ments may be made from time to time by the Secretary.". 
(b) Section 3 of such Act is amended bv deleting "$260,000" and 
inserting "$4,291,000" in lieu thereof. 
Redesignation. 
(c) The Act of August 31, 1965 (79 Stat. 587) is hereby amended 
16 use431 note, to redesignate the Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle 
Pueblo Culture National Monument as the Alibates Flint Quarries 
National Monument. 
Boundaries. 
16 use 459e. 
FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE 
SEC. 322. (a) Subsection 1(b) of the Act of September 11,1964 (78 
Stat. 928), as amended, is further amended to read as follows: 
"(b) The boundaries of the national seashore shall extend from 
the easterly boundary of the main unit of Robert Moses State Park 
eastward to Moriches Inlet and shall include not only Fire Island 
proper, but also such islands and marshlands in the Great South Bay, 
Bellport Bay, and Moriches Bay adjacent to Fire Island as Sexton 
Island, West Island, HoUins Island, Ridge Island, Pelican Island, 
Pattersquash Island, and Reeves Island and such other small and 
adjacent islands, marshlands, and wetlands as would lend themselves 
to contiguity and reasonable administration within the national sea-
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3489 
shore and. in addition, the waters surrounding said area to distances 
of one thousand feet in the Atlantic Ocean and up to four thousand feet 
in Great South Bay and Moriches Bay and, in addition, mainland 
terminal and headquarters sites, not to exceed a total of twelve acres, 
on the Patchogue River within Suffolk County, New York, all as delin-
eated on a map identified as 'Fire Island National Seashore', num-
bered OGP-0004, dated May 1978. The Secretary shall publish said 
map in the Federal Register, and it may also be examined in the offices 
of the Department of the Interior.". 
(b) Section 2 of such Act is amended by adding the following new 
subsection at the end thereof: 
"(g) The authority of the Secretary to condemn undeveloped tracts 
within the Dune District as depicted on map entitled 'Fire Island 
National Seashore' numbered OGP-0004 dated May, 1978, is suspended 
so long as the owner or owners of the undeveloped property therein 
maintain the property in its natural state. Undeveloped property 
within the Dune District that is acquired by the Secretary shall remain 
in its natural state.". 
(c) Section 7(b) of such Act is amended by striking the phrase 
"Brookhaven town park at", and inserting in lieu thereof: "Ocean 
Ridge portion of". 
(d) Section 10 of such Act is amended bv striking "$18,000,000". 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$23,000,000". 
Map, publication 
in Federal 
Register. 
Undeveloped 
tracts and 
property. 
16 u s e 459e-l. 
16 u s e 459e-6. 
16 u s e 459e-9. 
CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE 
SEC. 32,3. Section 1 of the Act of October 23,1972 (86 Stat. 1066), is 
amended bv changing the phrase "numbered CUIS-40,000B, and dated 
June 1971,"^". to read "numbered GUIS 40,000D, and dated January 
1978,". 
TITLE IV—WILDERNESS 
16 use 459i. 
DESIGNATION OF AREAS 
SEC. 401. The following lands are hereby designated as wilderness 
in accordance with section 3(c) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890; 
16 U.S.C. 1132(c)), and shall be administered by the Secretary in 
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act: 
(1) Buffalo National River, Arkansas, wilderness comprising 
approximately ten thousand five hundred and twenty-nine acres 
and potential wilderness additions comprising approximately 
twenty-five thousand four hundred and seventy-one acres depicted 
on a map entitled "Wilderness Plan, Buffalo National River, 
Arkansas", numbered l73-20,036-B and dated March 1975, to be 
known as the Buffalo National River Wilderness. 
(2) Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, wilderness 
comprising approximately thirty-three thousand one hundred and 
twenty-five acres and potential wilderness additions comprising 
approximately three hundred and twenty acres, depicted on a 
map entitled "Wilderness Plan, Carlsbad tlaverns National Park, 
New Mexico," numbered 130-20,003-B and dated January 1978, 
to be known as the Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness. By January 1, 
1980, the Secretary shall review the remainder of the park and 
shall report to the President, in accordance with section 3 (c) and 
(d) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 891; 16 U.S.C. 1132 (c) and 
(d)), his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability 
of any additional areas within the park for preservation as wilder-
Administration 
. 
16 use 1132 
note. 
16 use 1131 
note. 
Report to 
President. 
92 STAT. 3490 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
16 use 1131 
note. 
ness, and any designation of such areas as wilderness shall be 
accomplished in accordance with said subsections of the Wilder-
ness Act. 
(3) Everglades National Park, Florida, wilderness comprising 
approximately one million two hundred and ninety-six thousand 
five hundred acres and potential wilderness additions comprising 
approximately eighty-one thousand nine hundred acres, depicted 
on a map entitled "Wilderness Plaii, Everglades National Park, 
Florida", numbered 160-20,011 and dated June 1974, to be known 
as the Everglades Wilderness. 
(4) Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, wilderness 
comprising approximately forty-six thousand eight hundred and 
fifty acres, depicted on a map "entitled "Wilderness Plan, 
Guadalupe Moimtains National Park, Texas", numbered 166-
20,006-B and dated July 1972, to be known as the Guadalupe 
Mountains Wilderness. 
(5) Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida, and Mississippi, 
Avildemess comprising approximately one thousand eight hundred 
acres and potential wilderness additions comprising approxi-
mately two thousand eight hundred acres, depicted on a map 
entitled "Wilderness Plan, Gulf Islands National Seashore, 
Mississippi, Florida", numbered 635-20,018-A and dated March 
1977, to be known as the Gulf Islands Wilderness. 
(6) Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, wilderness com-
prising approximately one hundred and twenty-three thousand 
one hundred acres and potential wilderness additions comprising 
approximately seven thousand eight hundred and fifty acres, 
depicted on a map entitled "Wilderness Plan, Hawaii Volcanoes 
National Park, Hawaii", numbered 124-20,020 and dated April 
1974, to be known as the Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness. 
(7) Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, wilder-
ness comprising approximately three hundred and twelve thousand 
six hundred acres and potential wilderness additions comprising 
approximately one thousand two hundred and forty acres, depicted 
on a map entitled "Wilderness Plan, Organ Pipe Cactus National 
Monument, Arizona", numbered 157-20,001-B and dated October 
1978, to be known as the Organ Pipe Cactus Wilderness. 
(8) Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, North 
Dakota, wilderness comprising approximately twenty-nine thou-
sand nine hundred and twenty acres, depicted on maps entitled 
"Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, North Dakota" 
(North Unit and South Unit) numbered 387-20,007-E and dated 
January 1978, to be known as the Theodore Roosevelt WildeTness. 
MAP AND DESCRIPTION 
Public 
SEC. 402. A map and description of the boundaries of the areas 
availability. 
designated in this title shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the office of the Director of the National Park Service, Depart-
ment of the Interior, and in the Office of the Superintendent of each 
Filing with 
area designated in this title. As soon as practicable after this Act takes 
congressional 
ejffect, maps of the wilderness areas and descriptions of their bound-
committees, 
aries shall be filed with the Committee on Interior and Insular Aifairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the United States Senate, and such maps and 
descriptions shall have the same force and effect as if included in this 
Act: Provided^ That correction of clerical and typographical errors 
in such maps and descriptions may be made. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3491 
CESSATION OF CERTAIN USES 
SEC. 403. Any lands which represent potential wilderness additions 
in this title, upon publication in the Federal Eegister of a notice by 
the Secretary that all uses thereon prohibited by the Wilderness Act 
have ceased, shall thereby be designated wilderness. Lands designated 
as potential wilderness additions shall be managed by the Secretary 
insofar as practicable as wilderness until such time as said lands are 
designated as wilderness. 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 404. The areas designated by this Act as wilderness shall be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the 
applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas desig-
nated by that Act as wilderness, except that any reference in such 
provisions to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the effective date of this Act, and, where appro-
priate, any reference to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior. 
Designation 
notice, 
publication in 
Federal Register. 
16 u s e 1131 
note. 
Management. 
SAVINGS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 405. Nothing in this title shall be construed to diminish the 
authority of the Coast Guard, pursuant to sections 2 and 81 of title 
14, United States Code, and title 1 of the Ports and Waterways Safety 
Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1221), or the Federal Aviation Administration 
to use the areas designated wilderness by this Act within the Ever-
glades National Park, Florida; and the Gulf Islands National Sea-
shore, Florida and Mississippi, for navigational and maritime safety 
purposes. 
TITLE V—ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW AREAS AND 
ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM 
Subtitle A—Parks, Seashores, Etc. 
GUAM NATIONAL SEASHORE 
SEC. 501. (a) The Secretary through the Director of the National 
Park Service, shall revise and update the National Park Service study 
of the Guam National Seashore and, after consultation with the Secre-
tary of the Department of Defense and the Governor of Guam, shall 
transmit the revised study within two years to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives includ-
ing his recommendations and a series of options for congressional con-
sideration each of which— 
(1) will encompass the area from Ajayan Bay to Nimitz Beach 
including Cocos and Anac Islands and extending inland as far as 
the Fena Valley Reservoir and Mount Sasalaguan, and 
(2) if implemented, will afford protection to the natural and 
historic resources of the area as well as providing visitor access 
and interpretive services. 
(b) The Secretary, and the Secretary of the Department of Defense, 
shall take such actions as they may deem appropriate within their 
existing authorities to protect the resource values of the submerged 
lands within the area of the study referred to in subsection (a) of this 
section. 
Study revision, 
transmittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
Submerged lands 
resource values, 
protection. 
92 STAT. 3492 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
PINE BARRENS AREA, NEW 
JERSEY 
16 use 471i. 
SEC. 502. (a) The Congress finds that— 
(1) the Pinelands area in New Jersey, containing approxi-
mately 1,000,000 acres of pine-oak forest, extensive surface and 
ground water resources of high quality, and a wide diversity of 
rare plant and animal species, provides significant ecological, 
natural, cultural, recreational, educational, agricultural, and 
public health benefits; 
(2) there is a national interest in protecting and preserving 
these benefits for the residents of and visitors to the area; 
(3) a primary responsibility for protecting and enhancing 
these benefits resides with the State of New Jersey and the various 
local units of government having jurisdiction over the area; 
(4) in view of the longstanding Federal practice of assisting 
the States in creating, protecting, preserving, and enhancing areas 
of significant regional and urban importance, and in view of the 
national significance of this resource, the Federal Government 
has an interest in assisting the State of New Jersey and its local 
units of government in fulfilling their responsibilities and in 
avoiding adverse Federally approved or assisted impacts before 
these responsibilities can be undertaken; 
(5) the State of New Jersey and its local units of government 
have authority to prevent or minimize adverse uses of the land and 
water resources of the Pinelands area and can, to a great extent, 
protect the health, safety, and general welfare by the use of such 
authority; and 
(6) there is a demonstrated need to protect, preserve and 
enhance the land and water resources of the Pinelands area 
through a new program which combines the capabilities and 
resources of the local. State and Federal governments and the 
private sector and provides an alternative to large-scale direct 
Federal acquisition and management in cases where such acquisi-
tion and management is inappropriate. 
(b) The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to protect, preserve and enhance the significant values of 
the land and water resources of the Pinelands area; 
(2) to encourage and assist the State of New Jersey and its 
units of local government in the development of a comprehensive 
management plan for the Pinelands area in order to assure orderly 
public and private development in the area consistent with the 
findings of this section; 
(3) to provide, during the development of this comprehensive 
plan. Federal financial assistance for the acquisition of lands in 
the Pinelands area that have critical ecological values which are 
in immediate danger of being adversely affected or destroyed; 
(4) to encourage and assist the State and its units of local gov-
ernment in developing a governmental mechanism to implement 
this comprehensive plan, and to provide Federal financial assist-
ance for the acquisition of lands consistent with the comprehensive 
plan; 
(5) to encourage adequate coordination of all government pro-
grams affecting the land and water resources of the Pinelands 
area. 
Pinelands 
(c) There is hereby established the Pinelands National Reserve 
National Reserve, vrhich shall consist of the approximately 1,000,000-acre area generally 
Establishment. 
depicted on the map entitled "Pinelands National Eeserve Boundary 
PUBUC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3493 
Map" numbered NPS/80,011 A and dated September 1978. Within 
the Pinelands National Reserve, there is hereby established the Fed-
eral Project Review Area, which shall consist of the approximately 
486,000 acre area also depicted on the map. The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the offices of the Department 
of the Interior in Washington, and in the offices of the State of New 
Jersey planning entity established pursuant to subsection (d), and in 
locations throughout the Pinelands National Reserve as determined 
by the planning entity. 
(d) Within thirty days after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secre-
tary") shall request the Governor of the State of New Jersey to estab-
lish, within ninety days of such request, a planning entity to develop 
a comprehensive management plan for the Pinelands National Reserve. 
In order to carry out the purposes of this section, such planning entity 
shall be composed of fifteen members to be appointed as follows: one 
member appointed by the Secretary; one member from each of the 
seven counties in the Pinelands National Reserve to be appointed by 
the respective governing bodies of each county; and seven members 
to be appointed by the Governor. The membership of the planning 
entity shall include residents of the Pinelands National Reserve who 
represent economic activities such as agriculture in the area, as well 
as residents of New Jersey who represent conservation interests. The 
Secretary shall provide technical assistance and grants to the State 
for the development of the plan or revisions thereof: Provided, That 
such grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the cost of developing the 
plan, shall be made only upon application of the Governor, on behalf 
of the planning entity, and shall be subject to such other conditions 
as the Secretary may deem appropriate to assure State and local 
interim protection of the area. 
(e) During the development of the management plan, the planning 
entity shall: 
(1) consult with appropriate officials of any local government 
or State or Federal agency which has jurisdiction over lands and 
waters within the area; 
(2) consult with the officials of any local government which has 
jurisdiction over lands and waters within areas delineated in 
accordance with subsection (f) (2) (B); 
(3) consult with interested professional, scientific and citizen 
organizations; 
(4) consult with a citizens advisory committee which may be 
established by the Governor; and 
(5) conduct public hearings at places within the area, and at 
such other places as may be appropriate, for the purpose of pro-
viding interested persons with an opportunity to express their 
views with respect to matters covered by the management plan. 
(f) The comprehensive management plan for the Pinelands National 
Reserve shall include, but need not be limited to— 
(1) A resource assessment which: 
(A) determines the amount and type of human develop-
ment and activity which the ecosystem can sustain while still 
maintaining the overall ecological values described in this 
section with special reference to (i) ground and surface 
water supply and quality; (ii) natural hazards, including 
fire; (iii) endangered, unique and unusual plants and animals 
and biotic communities; (iv) ecological factors relating to 
Federal Project 
Review Area. 
Establishment. 
Map, availability. 
Comprehensive 
management 
plan. 
Planning entity, 
membership. 
Assistance and 
grants to States. 
Consultations. 
Public hearings. 
Resource 
assessment. 
92 STAT. 3494 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Boundary map, 
delineations. 
Land use map 
and policy 
statement. 
Coordination. 
Financial 
component. 
the protection and enhancement of bhieberry and cranberry 
production and other agricultural activity; (v) air quality; 
and (vi) other appropriate considerations affecting the eco-
logical integrity of the area; and 
(B) includes an assessment of scenic, aesthetic, cultural, 
open space, and outdoor recreation resources of the area 
together with a determination of overall policies required to 
maintain and enhance these resources. 
(2) A map showing the detailed boundary of the Pinelands 
National Reserve, such map to delineate: 
(A) major areas within the boundary which are of critical 
ecological importance; 
(B) major areas and resources adjacent to the boundary 
that have significance to the ecological integrity of the Pine-
lands National Reserve; and 
(C) areas of scenic, open space, cultural and recreational 
significance. 
(3) A land use capability map and a comprehensive statement 
of policies for land use management of the area which: 
(A) consider and detail the application of a variety of land 
and water protection and management techniques, including 
but not limited to, zoning and regulation derived from State 
and local police powers, development and use standards and 
permit systems, acquisition of conservation easements and 
other interests in land, public access agreements with private 
landowners, purchase of land for resale or lease-back, fee 
acquisition of public recreation sites and ecologically sensi-
tive areas and any other method of land and water protection 
and management which will help meet the goals and carry 
out the policies of the management plan; 
(B) include a policy for the use of State and local police 
power responsibilities to the greatest extent practicable to 
regulate the use of land and water resources in a manner 
consistent with the purposes of this section; and 
(G) recognize existing economic activities within the area 
and provide for the protection and enhancement of such 
activities as farming, forestry, proprietary recreational 
facilities, and those indigenous industries and commercial 
and residential developments which are consistent with the 
findings and purposes of this section. 
(4) A coordination and consistency component which details 
the ways in which local. State and Federal programs and policies 
may best be coordinated to promote the goals and policies of the 
management plan, and which details how land, water and struc-
tures managed by governmental or nongovernmental entities in 
the public interest within the area may be integrated into the 
management plan. 
(5) A public use component including, among other items, a 
detailed program to educate the public concerning appropriate 
uses of the area. 
(6) A financial component, together with a cash flow timetable, 
which: 
(A) details the cost of implementing the management 
plan, including, but not limited to, payments in lieu of taxes, 
general administrative costs, and any anticipated extraordi-
nary or continuing costs; and 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3495 
(B) details the sources of revenue for covering such costs, 
including, but not limited to, grants, donations and loans 
from local. State, and Federal departments and agencies, and 
from the private sector. 
(7) A program to provide for the maximum feasible local gov-
ernment and public participation in the management of the Pine-
lands National Reserve. 
(8) A program for State and local governmental implementa-
tion of the comprehensive management plan in a manner that 
will insure the continued, uniform, consistent protection of this 
area in accord with the purposes of this section. 
(9) In conjunction with existing State programs and planning 
processes, a plan to implement the provisions of the Clean Water 
Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act which pertain to the sur-
face and ground waters of the Pinelands National Reserve. 
(g) (1) The State of New Jersey, through the planning entity, shall 
adopt and submit to the Secretary a comprehensive management plan 
within eighteen months after the date that funds are first provided 
for its preparation under subsection (d). In the event the State fails 
to submit the plan within such time period, the Secretary may obtain 
reimbursement or otfset from the State of all Federal funds pre-
viously granted under this section. The Secretary shall, within ninety 
days after the date the plan is submitted to him, either approve or 
disapprove the plan. Should the Secretary fail to act on the proposed 
plan within ninety days, the plan shall be regarded as approved. 
Upon approval, the Secretary shall submit the plan to the Congress 
for a period of ninety days prior to implementation. 
(2) In determining whether or not to approve the management 
plan, the Secretary shall consider whether: 
(A) the planning entity has afforded adequate opportunity, 
including public hearings, for public and governmental involve-
ment in the preparation and review of the plan, and whether such 
review and comment thereon were considered in the plan or 
revision as presented to him; 
(B) he has received adequate assurances from appropriate 
State officials that the recommended implementation program 
identified in the plan will be initiated within a reasonable time 
after the date of approval of the plan and such program will 
insure effective implementation of the State and local aspects of 
the plan; 
(C) provision is made for the participation of a Federal rep-
resentative in the implementation program; 
(D) the plan requires the exercise of police power responsi-
bilities to the greatest extent practicable to regulate the use of 
land and water resources in a manner consistent with the pur-
poses of this section; 
(E) the plan, if implemented, would adequately protect the 
significant natural, ecological, agricultural, scenic, cultural and 
recreational resources of the Pinelands National Reserve and, 
consistent with such protection, provide adequate and appropri-
ate outdoor recreational opportunities and economic activities 
within the area; 
(F) the plan provides for the Governor of the State of New 
Jersey to exercise effective and continuing oversight over its 
implementation; and 
Programs. 
Implementation 
plan. 
33 u s e 1251 
note. 
42 u s e 201 note. 
eomprehensive 
management plan 
approval and 
submittal to 
eongress. 
Approval 
considerations. 
92 STAT. 3496 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Plan disapproval 
and revision 
recommendations, 
notification. 
Plan resubmittal 
and 
consideration. 
Federal 
assistance, 
termination and 
reimbursement. 
Plan 
modifications and 
Grants. 
16 use 460/-4 
note. 
Lands, waters, 
and interests, 
acquisition. 
(G) after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the 
national defense mission of the military installations within, con-
tiguous or adjacent to the Pinelands National Reserve has been 
adequately provided for. 
(3) If the Secretary disapproves the management plan or a revision 
thereof, he shall, within sixty days after the date of such disapproval, 
advise the planning entity in writing of the reasons therefor, together 
with his recommendations for revision. The State of New Jersey, 
through the planning entity shall, within one hundred and twenty 
days after receipt by the planning entity of notification of such dis-
approval, revise and resubmit the plan to the Secretary who shall 
approve or disapprove a proposed revision within sixty days after 
the date it is submitted to him. Should the Secretary fail to act on a 
proposed revision within sixty days, the revision shall be considered 
as approved. 
(4) The Secretary shall consider a plan revision in accordance 
with the procedure set forth in paragraph (2). Such revisions must be 
consistent with the purposes of this section. 
(5) In the event that the planning entity fails to obtain approval 
of the plan by the Secretary within thirty-six months after the date 
funds are first provided under subsection (d) for development of the 
plan, the Secretary shall terminate all Federal assistance for and 
participation in the development of such plan, and may obtain reim-
bursement or offset from the State of New Jersey of all Federal funds 
previously granted under this section. 
(6) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance for and moni-
tor at periodic intervals the implementation of the approved manage-
ment plan. A local jurisdiction or the State shall obtain the approval 
of the Secretary prior to any modification of the approved plan. The 
Secretary shall consider a plan revision in accordance with the proce-
dure set forth in paragraph (2). Such revisions must be consistent with 
the purposes of this section. Any jurisdiction that implements changes 
to the approved management plan, or adopts or acquiesces in changes 
to laws, regulations, or policies adopted to implement such plan, with-
out approval of the Secretary, may be liable for reimbursement or 
oflfset of all Federal funds previously granted to it under this section 
without regard to such additional terms and conditions or other 
requirements of law that may be applicable to such grants. 
(h) (1) (A) During the development of the management plan, the 
Secretary is authorized to make grants to the State of New Jersey for 
the acquisition of lands and waters or interests therein within the 
Pinelands National Reserve that he determines, in consultation with 
the State planning entity, have critical ecological values which are in 
immediate danger of being adversely affected or destroyed. 
(B) The grants authorized by subsection (h) (1) (A) together with 
the grants made under paragraph (4) of this subsection, shall (i) 
be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act; (ii) not exceed 75 percent of the total 
cost of all property acquired by the State pursuant to this subsection; 
(iii) be supplemental to any other Federal financial assistance for any 
other program; and (iv) be subject to such additional terms and con-
ditions as the Secretary may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes 
of this section. 
(2) In the event the State elects not to make acquisitions as author-
ized under subsection (h) (1), the Secretary, during the development 
of the management plan, is authorized to acquire such lands, waters 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3497 
or interests therein by donation, purchase with donated or appro-
priated funds, exchange, or otherwise, and to administer such property 
under the laws generally applicahle to units of the National Park 
System or National Wildlife Refuge System in a manner to carry out 
the purposes of this section. 
(3) After his approval of the management plan, the Secretary (A^ 
is authorized to convey property acquired pursuant to subsection (h) 
(2) to State or local authorities in accordance with the management 
plan, under such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate, 
which shall include (i) a requirement that where the Secretary trans-
fers land acquired with appropriated funds, the State or local govern-
ment shall repay not less than 25 percent of the cost of such lands 
to the Secretary under such terms and conditions as he may deem 
appropriate, and (ii) a retention of a right of reversion of title to 
the United States, and (B) shall accept from the State those lands 
acquired pursuant to subsection (h) (1), which are identified in the 
management plan as being appropriate for Federal ownership and 
management: Promded^ That the Secretary shall reimburse to the 
State such sums as are necessary to (i) cover 100 percent of the original 
cost of acquisition as to each parcel of land so transferred and (ii) 
assure that as to the remainder of lands acquired pursuant to sub-
section (h) (1) not transferred under this subsection, the total Federal 
land acquisition cost does not exceed 75 percent of the purchase price 
of such lands. 
(4) Upon approval of the management plan, the Secretary is author-
ized to make grants for the acquisition within the Pinelands National 
Reserve of lands and waters or interests therein in a manner consistent 
with the management plan. All applications for such grants shall be 
made within ten years from the date of implementation of the man-
agement plan. 
(i) During the development of the management plan for the Pine-
lands National Reserve, all applications for Federal assistance under 
programs covered by Part I of 0MB Circular A-95 and direct Fed-
eral actions covered by Part II of 0MB Circular A-95 within the 
Federal Project Review Area generally depicted on the map referred 
to in subsection (c) which involve the construction of housing, indus-
trial parks, highways, or sewage or water treatment facilities shall be 
reviewed by the planning entity, upon receipt from the New Jersey 
State A-95 Clearinghouse (hereinafter referred to as the Clearing-
house). If the planning entity finds that such application or proposed 
action would have no adverse impact on the resources and ecological 
values of the Federal Project Review Area, the planning entity shall 
so notify the Clearinghouse. If the planning entity does not so find. 
Congress authorizes the, planning entity to notify the Clearinghouse 
and other affected parties that such application or proposed action 
shall not proceed pending further review, and the planning entity shall 
forward such application or notice of proposed action to the Secretary. 
Any such application or proposed action which the Secretary deter-
mines would be significantly adverse to the purposes of this section 
shall not proceed while the management plan is being developed. The 
review process established under this subsection shall begin upon the 
appropriation of funds under subsection (k). 
(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or prohibit 
any Federal action ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or 
directed by a Federal agency as essential for the protection of public 
health or safety, for national security or defense, or for the main-
Property 
conveyance, 
terms and 
conditions. 
State 
reimbursement. 
Grants. 
Applications, 
review. 
Notifications. 
39-194 O—80—pt. 3-
QL3 
92 STAT. 3498 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
43 u s e 331 note. 
tenance of environmental values within the Pinelands National Eeserve 
or the Federal Project Review Area. 
(k) There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $26 million 
to carry out the provisions of this section. Not to exceed $3 million 
shall be available for planning: Provided^ That any funds not used 
for planning shall be available for land acquisition; Provided further^ 
That $23,000,000 shall be made available for land acquisition, as 
authorized by this section. Such appropriations may be made from the 
general fund of the Treasury or from revenues due and payable to the 
United States under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as 
amended, which would otherwise be credited to miscellaneous receipts. 
Establishment. 
16 u s e 461 note. 
Lands and 
buildings, 
acquisition. 
Description. 
Notice, 
publication in 
Federal Register. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
EDGAR ALLAN POE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
SEC. 503. (a) In recognition of the literary importance attained by 
Edgar Allan Poe, there is hereby authorized to be established the 
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. 
(b) The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase 
or exchange the lands and buildings within the area described in sub-
section (c). The lands and buildings acquired by the Secretary under 
this section shall comprise the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic 
Site and shall be administered by the Secretary through the National 
Park Service. The Secretary shall administer, maintain, protect, and 
develop the site subject to the provisions of law generally applicable 
to national historic sites. 
(c) The lands and buildings specified in subsection (b) comprise 
that area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known as the Poe House 
complex and includes the house at the rear of 530 North Seventh 
Street, the adjoining three-story brick residence on the front of the 
land backing up to and including the building at 532 North Seventh 
Street, and the North Garden of approximately seven thousand and 
eighty square feet and the South Garden of approximately nine thou-
sand three hundred and fifty square feet. 
(d) As soon as the Secretary finds that a substantial portion of 
the acquisition authorized imder subsection (b) has been completed, he 
shall establish the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site by publi-
cation of notice thereof in the Federal Register. 
(e) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 
Property 
acquisition. 
16 u s e 461 note. 
Administration. 
SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH, EASTCHESTER 
SEC. 504. (a) In order to preserve and protect Saint Paul's Church, 
Eastchester, in Mount Vernon, New York, for the benefit of present 
and future generations, the Secretary may accept any gift or bequest 
of any property or structure which comprises such church and any 
other real or personal property located within the square bounded by 
South Columbus Avenue, South Third Avenue, Edison Avenue, and 
South Fulton Avenue, in Mount Vernon, New York, including the 
cemetery located within such square and any real property located 
within such square which was at any time a part of the old village 
green, now in Mount Vernon, New York. 
(b) Any property acquired under subsection (a) shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary acting through the National Park Service, in 
accordance with this section and provisions of law generally applicable 
to units of the National Park System, including the Act approved 
August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 and following) and the Act approved 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3499 
August 21, 1935. The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of such 16 USC461 note. 
Acts (i) shall give particular attention to assuring the completion of 
such structural and other repairs as he considers necessary to restore 
and preserve any property acquired in accordance with this section, 
and (ii) may enter into cooperative agreements with other public or 
private entities for the management, protection, development, and 
interpretation, in whole or in part, of the property so acquired. 
KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 
Establishment 
and description. 
16 use 396d. 
SEC. 505. (a) In order to provide a center for the preservation, inter-
pretation, and perpetuation of traditional native Hawaiian activities 
and culture, and to demonstrate historic land use patterns as well as 
to provide a needed resource for the education, enjoyment, and appre-
ciation of such traditional native Hawaiian activities and culture by 
local residents and visitors, there is established the Kaloko-Honokohau 
National Historical Park (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
the "park") in Hawaii comprising approximately one thousand three 
hundred acres as generally depicted on the map entitled "Kaloko-
Honokohau National Historical Park," numbered KHN-80,000, and 
dated May 1978, which shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
(b) Except for any lands owned by the State of Hawaii or its sub- Land acquisition, 
divisions, which may be acquired only by donation, the Secretary is 
authorized to acquire the lands described above by donation, exchange, 
or purchase through the use of donated or appropriated funds, not-
withstanding any prior restriction of law. 
(c) The Secretary shall administer the park in accordance with this Administration, 
section and the provisions of law generally applicable to units of the 
national park system, including the Acts approved August 25, 1916 
(39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 461-467), and August 21,1935 (49 Stat. 666; 
16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), and generally in accordance with the guidelines 
provided in the study report entitled "Kaloko-Honokohau" prepared 
by the Honokohau Study Advisory Commission and the National Park 
Service, May 1974, GPO 690-514. 
(d) (1) In administering the park the Secretary may provide tradi-
tional native Hawaiian accommodations. 
(2) The Secretary shall consult with and may enter into a coopera- Cooperative 
tive management agreement with the State of Hawaii for the manage- management 
ment of the submerged lands within the authorized park boundary, agreement, 
following the marine management policies of the State of Hawaii. 
(3) Commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishing and shoreline 
food gathering activities as well as access to and from the Honokohau 
small boat harbor by motor boats and other water craft shall be 
permitted wherever such activities are not inconsistent with the 
purposes for which the park is established, subject to regulation by 
the Secretary. 
(4) The Secretary shall consult with and may enter into agreements Agreements, 
with other governmental entities and private landowners to establish consultation, 
adequate controls on air and water quality and the scenic and esthetic 
values of the surrounding land and water areas. In consulting wnth and 
entering into any such agreements, the Secretary shall to the maximum 
extent feasible utilize the traditional native Hawaiian Ahupua's con-
cept of land and water management. 
(e) In carrying out the purposes of this section the Secretary is 
authorized and directed as appropriate to employ native Hawaiians. 
92 STAT. 3500 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Native 
Hawaiians. 
Kaloko-
Honokohau Na 
Hoa Pili O 
Kaloko-
Honokohau. 
Establishment. 
Membership. 
Chairman. 
Compensation 
and expenses. 
Duties. 
Meetings. 
Termination. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
For the purposes of this section, native Hawaiians are defined as any 
lineal descendants of the race inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior 
to the year 1778. 
(f) (1) There is hereby established the Kaloko-Honokohau Na Hoa 
Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau (The Friends of Kaloko-Honokohau), an 
Advisory Commission for the park. The Commission shall be com-
posed of nine members, appointed by the Secretary, at least five of 
whom shall be selected from nominations provided by native Hawaiian 
organizations. All members of the Commission shall be residents of the 
State of Hawaii, and at least six members shall be native Hawaiians. 
Members of the Commission shall be appointed for five-year terms 
except that initial appointment (s) shall consist of two members 
appointed for a term of five years, two for a term of four years, two 
for a term of three years, two for a term of two years, and one for a 
term of one year. No member may serve more than one term 
consecutively. 
(2) The Secretary shall designate one member of the Commission 
to be Chairman. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled by 
appointment for the remainder of the term. 
(3) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. 
The Secretarj'^ is authorized to pay the expenses reasonably incurred 
by the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities under this sec-
tion on vouchers signed by the Chairman. 
(4) The Superintendent of the park, the National Park Service 
State Director, Hawaii, a person appointed by the Governor of Hawaii, 
and a person appointed by the mayor of the county of Hawaii, shall 
serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the Commission. 
(5) The Commission shall advise the Director, National Park Serv-
ice, with respect to the historical, archeological cultural, and inter-
pretive programs of the park. The Commission shall afford particular 
emphasis to the quality of traditional native Hawaiian culture demon-
strated in the park. 
(6) The Commission shall meet not less than twice a year. Addi-
tional meetings may be called by the Chairman. 
^ 
(7) The Advisory Commission shall terminate ten years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed 
$25,000,000 for acquisition and $1,000,000 for development. 
Establishment. 
16 u s e 461 note. 
Lands and 
interests, 
acquisition. 
Study and 
recommendations 
to Congress. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
SEC. 506. (a) In order to preserve and commemorate for the benefit 
and enjoyment of present and future generations an area of unique 
historical significance as one of only two important battles of the 
Mexican War fought on American soil, the Secretary is authorized to 
establish the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site in the State 
of Texas. 
(b) For the purposes of this section, the Secretary is authorized to 
acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange, not to exceed fifty acres 
of lands and interests therein, comprising the initial unit, in the 
vicinity of the site of the battle of Palo Alto, at the junction of Farm 
Roads 1847 and 511, 6.3 miles north of Brownsville, Texas. The Sec-
retary shall complete a study and recommend to the Congress such 
additions as are required to fully protect the historic integrity of 
the battlefield by June 30, 1979. The Secretary shall establish the 
historic site by publication of a notice to that effect in the Federal 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3501 
Register at such time as he determines that sufficient property to 
constitute an administrable unit has been acquired. Pending such Administration, 
establishment and thereafter, the Secretary shall administer the prop-
erty acquired pursuant to this section in accordance with this section 
and provisions of law generally applicable to units of the National 
Park Svstem, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. .535) 
and the Act of August 21,1935 (49 Stat. 666). 
(c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for lands and interests in lands and $200,000 for develop-
ment to carry out the provisions of this section. 
16 u s e 1 et seq. 
16 u s e 461 note. 
Appropriation 
authorizations. 
SAXTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
SEC. 507. (a) The Congress finds that'— 
(1) there are significant scenic, recreational, educational, scien-
tific, natural, archeological, and public health benefits provided 
by the Santa Monica Mountains and adjacent coastline area; 
(2) there is a national interest in protecting and preserving 
these benefits for the residents of and visitors to the area; and 
(3) the State of California and its local units of government 
have authority to prevent or minimize adverse uses of the Santa 
Monica Mountains and adjacent coastline area and can, to a great 
extent, protect the health, safety, and general welfare by the use 
of such authority. 
(b) There is hereby established the Santa Monica Mountains 
National Keereation Area (hereinafter referred to as the "recreation 
area"). The Secretary shall manage the recreation area in a manner 
which will preserve and enhance its scenic, natural, and historical 
setting and its public health value as an airshed for the Southern 
California metropolitan area while providing for the recreational and 
educational need of the visiting public. 
(c) (1) The recreation area shall consist of the lands and waters 
and interests generally depicted as the I'ecreation area on the map 
entitled "Boundary Map, Santa Monica Mountains National Recrea-
tion Area. California, and Santa Monica Mountains Zone", numbered 
SMM-NRA 80,000, and dated May 1978, which shall be on file and 
available for inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior, Washington, District of Columbia, and 
in the offices of the General Services Administration in the Federal 
Office Building in West Los Angeles, California, and in the main 
public library in Ventura, California. After advising the Committee 
on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate, in writing, the Secretary may make minor 
revisions of the boundaries of the recreation area when necessary by 
publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the 
Federal Register. 
(2) Not later than ninety days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary, after consultation with the Governor of the State 
of California, the California Coastal Commission, and the Santa 
Monica Mountains Comprehensive Planning Commission, shall com-
mence acquisition of lands, improvements, waters, or interests therein 
within the recreation area. Such acquisition may be by donation, pur-
chase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any Federal 
agency, exchange, or otherwise. Any lands or interests therein owned 
by the State of California or any political subdivision thereof (includ-
ing any park district or other public entity) may be acquired only by 
16 u s e 460kk. 
Establishment. 
Management. 
Description. 
Boundary 
revisions, notice 
to congressional 
committees and 
publication in 
Federal Register. 
Lands, waters, 
and interests, 
acquisition and 
consultation. 
92 STAT. 3502 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Federal property, 
transferral. 
Site transferral. 
Lands, waters, 
and interests, 
identification. 
Revisions. 
Plan, submittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
donation, except that such lands acquired after the date of enactment 
of this section by the State of California or its political subdivisions 
may be acquired by purchase or exchange if the Secretary determines 
that the lands were acquired for purposes which further the national 
interest in protecting the area and that the purchase price or value on 
exchange does not exceed fair market value on the date that the State 
acquired the land or interest: Provided, however, That the value of any 
lands acquired by the Secretary' under the exception in this sentence 
shall be deducted from the amount of moneys available for grants to 
the State under subsection (n) of this section, Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, any Federal property located within the 
boundaries of the recreation area shall, with the concurrence of the 
head of the agency having custody thereof, be transferred without 
cost, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for the pur-
poses of the recreation area. 
(3) The Administrator of the General Services Administration is 
hereby authorized and directed to transfer the site generally known as 
Mke Site 78 to the Secretary for inclusion in the recreation area: 
Provided, That the county of Los Angeles shall be permitted to con-
tinue to use without charge the facilities together with sufficient land 
as in the determination of the Secretary shall be necessary to continue 
to maintain and operate a fire suppression and training facility and 
shall be excused from payment for any use of the land and facilities 
on the site prior to the enactment of this Act. At such time as the 
county of Los Angeles, California, relinquishes control of such facili-
ties and adjacent land or ceases the operation of the fire suppression 
and training facility, the land and facilities shall be managed by the 
Secretary as a part of the recreation area. 
(d) (1) Within six months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall identify the lands, waters, and interests within the 
recreation area which must be acquired and held in public ownership 
for the following critical purposes: preservation of beaches and 
coastal uplands; protection of undeveloped inland stream drainage 
basins; connection of existing State and local government parks and 
other publicly owned lands to enhance their potential for public recrea-
tion use; protection of existing park roads and scenic corridors, includ-
ing such right-of-way as is necessary for the protection of the 
Mulholland Scenic Parkway Corridor; protection of the public health 
and welfare; and development and interpretation of historic sites and 
recreation areas in connection therewith, to include, but not be limited 
to, parks, picnic areas, scenic overlooks, hiking trails, bicycle trails, 
and equestrian trails. The Secretary may from time to time revise 
the identification of such areas, and any such revisions shall become 
effective in the same manner as herein provided for revisions in the 
boundaries of the recreation area. 
(2) By January 1, 1980, the Secretary shall submit, in writing, to 
the committees referred to in subsection (c) and to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the United States Congress a detailed plan 
which shall indicate— 
(A) the lands and areas identified in paragraph (1), 
(B) the lands which he has previously acquired by purchase, 
donation, exchange, or transfer for the purpose of this recreation 
area, 
(C) the annual acquisition program (including the level of 
funding) recommended for the ensuing five fiscal years, and 
(D) the final boundary map for the recreation area. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3503 
Scenic 
easements. 
(e) With respect to improved properties, as defined in this section, Improved 
fee title shall not be acquired unless the Secretary finds that such lands properties, 
are being used, or are threatened with uses, which are detrimental to acquisition, 
the purposes of the recreation area, or unless each acquisition is neces-
sary to fulfill the purposes of this section. The Secretary may acquire 
scenic easements to such improved property or such other interests as, 
in his judgment are necessary for the purposes of the recreation area. 
(f) For the purposes of this section, the term "improved property" Definition 
means— 
(1) a detached single-family dwelling, the construction of 
which was begun before January 1, 1976 (hereafter referred to 
as "dwelling"), together with so much of the land on which the 
dwelling is situated as is in the same ownership as the dwelling 
and as the Secretary designates to be reasonably necessary for 
the enjoyment of the dwelling for the sole purpose of 
noncommercial residential use, together with any structures 
necessary to the dwelling which are situated on the land so 
designated, and 
(2) property developed for agricultural uses, together with 
any structures accessory thereto as were used for agricultural 
purposes on or before January 1,1978. 
In determining when and to what extent a property is to be treated as 
"improved property" for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall 
take into consideration the manner of use of such buildings and lands 
prior to January 1, 1978, and shall designate such lands as are 
reasonably necessary for the continued enjoyment of the property in 
the same manner and to the same extent as existed prior to such date. 
(g) The owner of an improved property, as defined in this section, 
on the date of its acquisition, as a condition of such acquisition, may 
retain for herself or himself, her or his heirs and assigns, a right of 
use and occupancy of the improved property for noncommercial 
residential or agriculture purposes, as the case may be, for a definite 
term of not more than twenty-five years, or, in lieu thereof, for a 
term ending at the death of the owner or the death of her or his spouse, 
whichever is later. The owner shall elect the term to be reserved. 
Unless the property is wholly or partially donated, the Secretary 
shall pay to the owner the fair market value of the property on the 
date of its acquisition, less the fair market value on that date of the 
right retained by the owner. A right retained by the owner pursuant 
to this section shall be subject to termination by the Secretary upon 
his determination that it is being exercised in a manner inconsistent 
with the purposes of this section, and it shall terminate by operation 
of law upon notification by the Secretary to the holder of the right of 
such determination and tendering to him the amount equal to the fair 
market value of that portion which remains unexpired. 
(h) In exercising the authority to acquire property under this 
section, the Secretary shall give prompt and careful consideration to 
any offer made by an individual owning property within the 
recreation area to sell such property, if such individual notifies the 
Secretary that the continued ownership of such property is causing, 
or would result in, undue hardship. 
(i) 
The Secretary shall administer the recreation area in 
accordance with this Act and provisions of laws generally applicable 
to units of the National Park System, including the Act of August 25, 
1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). In the administration of the 
recreation area, the Secretary may utilize such statutory authority 
Designation. 
Use and 
occupancy rights 
retention. 
Payment. 
Termination, 
notification. 
Administration. 
92 STAT. 3504 
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Cooperative 
agreements. 
Donations. 
Report. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
Comprehensive 
plan. 
available for the conservation and management of wildlife and 
natural resources as appropriate to «arry out the purpose of this 
section. The fragile resource areas of the recreation area shall be 
administered on a low-intensity basis, as determined by the Secretary. 
(j) The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the 
State of California, or any political subdivision thereof, for the 
rendering, on a reimbursable basis, of rescue, firefighting, and law 
enforcement services and cooperative assistance by nearby law 
enforcement and fire preventive agencies. 
(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is 
authorized to accept donations of funds, property, or services from 
individuals, foundations, corporations, or public entities for the 
purpose of land acquisition and providing services and facilities 
which the Secretary deems consistent with the purposes of this 
section. 
(1) By January 1, 1981, the Santa Monica Mountains National 
Recreation Area Advisory Commission, established by this section, 
shall submit a report to the Secretary which shall— 
(1) assess the capability and willingness of the State of 
California and the local units of government to manage and 
operate the recreation area, 
(2) recommend any changes in ownership, management, and 
operation which would better accomplish the purposes of this 
section, and 
(3) recommend any conditions, joint management agreements, 
or other land use mechanisms to be contingent on any transfer of 
land. 
(m) The Secretary, after giving careful consideration to the 
recommendations set forth by the Advisory Commission, shall, by 
January 1, 1982, submit a report to the Committees referred to in 
subsection (c) which shall incorporate the recommendations of the 
Advisory Commission as well as set forth the Secretary's recommenda-
tions. Such report shall— 
(1) assess the benefits and costs of continued management as a 
unit of the National Park System, 
(2) assess the capability and willingness of the State of 
California and the local units of government to manage and 
operate the recreation area, and 
(3) recommend any changes in ownership, management, and 
operation which would better accomplish the purposes of this 
section. 
(n) (1) The Secretary shall request the Santa Monica Mountains 
Comprehensive Planning Commission to submit a comprehensive 
plan, prepared in accord with this section and title 7.75 of the 
California Government Code (commencing with section 67450), for 
the Santa Monica Mountains Zone generally depicted on the map 
referred to in subsection (c) of this section for approval. 
(2) The comprehensive plan shall include, in addition to the 
requirements of California State law— 
(A) an identification and designation of public and private 
uses which are compatible with and which would not significantly 
impair the significant scenic, recreational, educational, scientific, 
natural, archeological, and public health benefits present in the 
zone and which would not have an adverse impact on the recrea-
tion area or on the air quality of the south coast air basin; 
(B) a specific minimum land acquisition program which shall 
include, but not be limited to, fee and less than fee acquisition 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3505 
of strategic and critical sites not to be acquired by the Federal 
Government for public recreational and other related uses; and 
a program for the complementary use of State and local authority 
to regulate the use of lands and waters within the Santa Monica 
Mountains Zone to the fullest extent practicable consistent with 
the purposes of this section; and 
(C) a recreation transportation system which may include but 
need not be limited to existing public transit. 
(3) No plan submitted to the Secretary under this section shall be 
approved unless the Secretary finds the plan consistent with para-
graph (2) and finds that— 
(A) the planning commission has afforded adequate oppor-
tunity, including public hearings, for public involvement in the 
preparation and review of the plan, and public comments were 
received and considered in the plan or revision as presented to 
him; 
(B) the State and local units of government identified in the 
plan as responsible for implementing its provisions have the nec-
essary authority to implement the plan and such State and local 
units of government have indicated their intention to use such 
authority to implement the plan; 
(C) the plan, if implemented, would preserve significant nat-
ural, historical, and archeological benefits and, consistent with 
such benefits, provide increased recreational opportunities for 
persons residing in the greater Los Angeles-southern California 
metropolitan area; and 
(D) implementation of the plan would not have a serious 
adverse impact on the air quality or public health of the greater 
Los Angeles region. 
Before making his findings on the air quality and public health 
impacts of the plan, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(4) Following approval of the plan with respect to the Santa Monica 
Mountains Zone, upon receipt of adequate assurances that all aspects 
of that jurisdiction's implementation responsibilities will be adopted 
and put into effect, the Secretary shall— 
(A) provide grants to the State and through the State to local Grants 
governmental bodies for acquisition of lands, waters, and interests 
therein identified in paragraph (2) (B), and for development of 
essential public facilities, except that such grants shall be made 
only for the acquisition of lands, waters, and interests therein, 
and related essential public facilities, for park, recreation, and 
conservation purposes; and 
(B) provide, subject to agreements that in the opinion of the 
Secretary will assure additional preservation of the lands and 
waters of the zone, such funds as may be necessary to retire bonded 
indebtedness for water and sewer and other utilities already 
incurred by property owners which in the opinion of the Secre-
tary would if left outstanding contribute to further development 
of the zone in a manner inconsistent with the approved plan 
developed by the planning commission. 
No grant for acquisition of land may be made under subparagraph 
(A) unless the Secretary receives satisfactory assurances that such 
lands acquired under subparagraph (A) shall not be converted to 
other than park, recreation, and conservation purposes without the 
approval of the Secretary and without provision for suitable replace-
ment land. 
G)nsultation with 
EPA. 
Funds. 
Assurance 
requirements. 
92 STAT. 3506 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Grant 
requirements. 
Plan changes. 
Comments. 
Santa Monica 
Mountains 
National 
Recreation Area 
Advisory 
Commission. 
Establishment. 
Membership. 
Meetings. 
Notice, 
publication in 
newspapers. 
(5) Grants under this section shall be made only upon application 
of the recipient State and shall be in addition to any other Federal 
financial assistance for any other program, and shall be subject to such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out 
the purposes of this section. Any jurisdiction that implements changes 
to the approved plan which are inconsistent with the purposes of this 
section, or adopts or acquiesces in changes to laws regulations or 
policies necessary to implement or protect the approved plan, without 
approval of the Secretary, may be liable for reimbursement of all 
funds previously granted or available to it under the terms of this sec-
tion without regard to such additional terms and conditions or other 
requirements of law that may be applicable to such grants. During 
the life of the planning commission, changes to the plan must be 
submitted by the planning commission to the Secretary for approval. 
No such application for a grant may be made after the date five years 
from the date of the Secretary's approval of the plan. 
(o) The head of any Federal agency having direct or indirect juris-
diction over a proposed Federal or federally assisted undertaking in 
the lands and waters within the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, gen-
erally depicted on the map referred to in subsection (c), and the head 
of any Federal agency having authority to license or permit any 
imdertaking in such lands and waters shall, prior to the approval 
of the expenditure of any Federal funds on such undertaking or prior 
to the issuance of any license or permit, as the case may be, afford the 
Secretary a reasonable opportunity to comment with regard to such 
undertaking and shall give due consideration to any comments made 
by the Secretary and to the effect of such undertaking on the "find-
ings" and purposes of this section. 
(p) The Secretary shall give full consideration to the recommen-
dations of the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the 
Santa Monica Mountains Comprehensive Planning Commission, and 
the California Coastal Commission. 
((j) (1) There is hereby established the Santa Monica Mountains 
National Recreation Area Advisory Commission (hereinafter referred 
to as the "Advisory Commission"). The Advisory Commission shall 
terminate ten years after the date of establishment of the recreation 
area. 
(2) The Advisory Commission shall be composed of the following 
members to serve for terms of five years as follows: 
(A) one member appointed by the Governor of the State of 
California; 
(B) one member appointed by the mayor of the city of Los 
Angeles; 
(C) one member appointed by the Board of Supervisors of 
Los Angeles County; 
(D) one member appointed by the Board of Supervisors of 
Ventura County; and 
(E) five members appointed by the Secretary, one of whom 
shall serve as the Commission Chairperson. 
(3) The Advisory Commission shall meet on a regular basis. Notice 
of meetings and agenda shall be published in local newspapers which 
have a distribution which generally covers the area. Commission meet-
ings shall be held at locations and in such a manner as to insure 
adequate public involvement. Such locations shall be in the region of 
the Santa Monica Mountains and no more than twenty-five miles 
from it. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3507 
(4) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation 
as such, but the Secretary may pay expenses reasonably incurred in 
carrying out their responsibilities under this Act on vouchers signed 
by the Chairperson. 
(5) The Secretary, or his or her designee, shall from time to time 
but at least semiannually, meet and consult with the Advisory Com-
mission on matters relating to the development of this recreation area 
and with respect to carrying out the provisions of this section. 
(r) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for acquisition of lands and interests in land within the 
boundaries of the recreation area established under this section, but 
not more than $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, $40,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1980, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
1982, and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1983, such sums to remain avail-
able until expended. For grants to the State pursuant to subsection 
(n) there are authorized to be appropriated not more than $10,000,000 
for fiscal year 1979, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1981, and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1982, such sums to 
remain available until expended. For the authorizations made in this 
subsection, any amounts authorized but not appropriated in any fiscal 
year shall remain available for appropriation in succeeding fiscal years. 
(s) For the development of essential public facilities in the recrea-
tion area there are authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$500,000. The Congress expects that, at least until assessment of the 
report required by subsection (t), any further development of the 
area shall be accomplished by the State of California or local units 
of government, subject to the approval of the Director, National Park 
Service. 
(t) Within two years from the date of establishment of the recre-
ation area pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall, after consulting 
with the Advisory Commission, develop and transmit to the Com-
mittees referred to in subsection (c) a general management plan for 
the recreation area consistent with the objectives of this section. Such 
plan shall indicate— 
(1) a plan for visitor use including the facilities needed to 
accommodate the health, safety, education and recreation needs of 
the public; 
(2) the location and estimated costs of all facilities; 
(3) the projected need for any additional facilities within the 
area; 
(4) any additions or alterations to the boundaries of the recrea-
tion area which are necessary or desirable to the better carrying 
out of the purposes of this section; and 
(5) a plan for preservation of scenic, archeological and natural 
values and of fragile ecological areas. 
Compensation 
and expenses. 
Consultation. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Management 
plan, transmittal 
to Congress. 
EBET'S LANDING NATIONAL HISTORICAL RESERVE 
SEC. 508. (a) There is hereby established the Ebey's Landing 
National 
Historical 
Keserve 
(hereinafter 
referred 
to as the 
"reserve"), in order to preserve and protect a rural community which 
provides an unbroken historical record from nineteenth century explo-
ration and settlement in Puget Sound to the present time, and to 
commemorate— 
(1) the first thorough exploration of the Puget Sound area, by 
Captain George Vancouver, in 1792; 
Establishment. 
16 u s e 461 note. 
92 STAT. 3508 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
9 Stat. 496; 10 
Stat. 158, 305. 
Comprehensive 
plan. 
Transmittal to 
President of the 
Senate and 
Speaker of the 
House. 
Management and 
administration. 
Assistance. 
Grants. 
Lands and 
interests, 
acquisition. 
Administration. 
(2) settlement by Colonel Isaac Neff Ebey who led the first 
permanent settlers to Whidbey Island, quickly became an impor-
tant figure in Washington Territory, and ultimately was killed 
by Haidahs from the Queen Charlotte Islands during a period of 
Indian unrest in 1857; 
(3) early active settlement during the years of the Donation 
Land Law (1850-1855) and thereafter; and 
(4) the growth since 1883 of the historic town of Coupeville. 
The reserve shall include the area of approximately eight thousand 
acres identified as the Central Whidbey Island Historic District. 
(b) (1) To achieve the purpose of this section, the Secretary, in 
cooperation with the appropriate State and local units of general 
government, shall formulate a comprehensive plan for the protection, 
preservation, and interpretation of the reserve. The plan shall identify 
those areas or zones within the reserve which would most appropriately 
be devoted to— 
(A) public use and development; 
(B) historic and natural preservation; and 
(C) private use subject to appropriate local zoning ordinances 
designed to protect the historical rural setting. 
(2) Within eighteen months following the date of enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall transmit the plan to the President of the 
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
(c) At such time as the State or appropriate units of local govern-
ment having jurisdiction over land use within the reserve have enacted 
such zoning ordinances or other land use controls which in the judg-
ment of the Secretary will protect and preserve the historic and nat-
ural features of the area in accordance with the comprehensive plan, 
the Secretary may, pursuant to cooperative agreement— 
(1) transfer management and administration over all or any 
part of the property acquired under subsection (d) of this section 
to the State or appropriate units of local government ; 
(2) provide technical assistance to such State or unit of local 
government in the management, protection, and interpretation of 
the reserve; and 
(3) make periodic grants, which shall be supplemental to any 
other funds to which the grantee may be entitled under any other 
provision of law, to such State or local unit of government for 
the annual costs of operation and maintenance, including but not 
limited to, salaries of personnel and the protection, preservation, 
and rehabilitation of the reserve except that no such grant may 
exceed 50 per centum of the estimated annual cost, as determined 
by the Secretary, of such operation and maintenance. 
(d) The Secretary is authorized to acquire such lands and interests 
as he determines are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this sec-
tion by donation, purchase with donated funds, or exchange, except 
that the Secretary may not acquire the fee simple title to any land 
without the consent of the owner. The Secretary shall, in addition, 
give prompt and careful consideration to any offer made by an indi-
vidual owning property within the historic district to sell such prop-
erty, if such individual notifies the Secretary that the continued 
ownership of such property is causing, or would result in, undue 
hardship. 
Lands and interests therein so acquired shall, so long as responsi-
bility for management and administration remains with the United 
States, be administered by the Secretary subject to the provisions of 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3509 
Determination 
and notification. 
the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supple- 16 USC 1 et seq. 
mented, and in a manner consistent with the purpose of this section. 
(e) If, after the transfer of management and administration of any 
lands pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary deter-
mines that the reserve is not being managed in a manner consistent 
with the purposes of this section, he shall so notify the appropriate 
oflSicers of the State or local unit of government to which such transfer 
was made and provide for a ninety-day period in which the transferee 
may make such modifications in applicable laws, ordinances, rules, and 
procedures as will be consistent with such purposes. If, upon the Withdrawal 
expiration of such ninety-day period, the Secretary determines that 
such modifications have not been made or are inadequate, he shall 
withdraw the management and administration from the transferee 
and he shall manage such lands in accordance with the provisions of 
this section. 
(f) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed 
$5,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this section. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
FRIENDSHIP HILL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
SEC. 509. (a) The Secretary is authorized to establish the Friend-
ship Hill National Historic Site in the State of Pennsylvania, includ-
ing the former home of Albert Gallatin, as depicted on the map entitled 
"FKHI-80000" dated February 1978. Said map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the offices of the Director, National 
Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia. The Secretary is 
authorized to acquire such land, improvements, and any personal 
property of cultural and historical value thereon by donation, pur-
chase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. 
(b) Pending establishment of the site and thereafter the Secretary 
shall administer property acquired pursuant to this section in accord-
ance with the Act of August 25,1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4), 
as amended and supplemented, and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 
Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-467), as amended. 
(c) (1) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated from the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund, such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out the purposes of this section. 
(2) For the development of essential facilities there are authorized 
to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, 
and for succeeding fiscal years, such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out the purposes of this section, but not to exceed $100,000. Within 
three years from the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall 
develop and transmit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a general management plan 
for the use and development of the site consistent with the purposes of 
this section, indicating— 
(A) the lands and interests in lands adjacent or related to the 
site which are deemed necessary or desirable for the purposes of 
resource protection, scenic integrity, or management and admin-
istration of the area in furtherance of the purposes of this section 
and the estimated cost thereof; 
(B) the number of visitors and types of public use within the 
site which can be accommodated in accordance with the protection 
of its resources; and 
(C) the location and estimated cost of facilities deemed nec-
essary to accommodate such visitors and uses. 
Establishment. 
16 USC 461 note, 
Acquisitions. 
Administration. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
General 
management 
plan, transmittal 
to congressional 
committees. 
92 STAT. 3510 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
THOMAS STONE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
Home and 
SEC. 510. (a) The Secretary is authorized to acquire 'by donation, 
grounds, 
exchange, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds, the 
acquisition. 
Thomas Stone home and grounds, known as Habre-de-Venture, located 
on Kose Hill Road near La Plata in Charles County, Maryland, for 
establishment as the Thomas Stone National Historic Site. 
Notice, 
(b) The national historic site shall be established by the Secretary 
publication in 
^y the publication of notice to that effect in the Federal Register at 
Federal Register, g^^^,]^ ^ime that he determines he has sufficient ownership to constitute 
Administration. 
an administrable unit. After such publication, the site shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary pursuant to the provisions of this section 
and the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as 
amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of 
August 21,1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-467). 
Appropriation 
(c) To carry out the purposes of this section, there is hereby author-
authorization, 
ized to be appropriated not to exceed $600,000 for the acquisition of 
lands and interests therein and not to exceed $400,000 for development. 
Establishment. 
16 u s e 461 note. 
Description. 
Boundary 
revisions, notice 
to congressional 
committees and 
publication in 
Federal Register. 
Notice, 
publication in 
Federal Register. 
Administration. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
MAGGIE L. WALKER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
SEC. 511. (a) The Secretary is authorized to establish the Maggie 
L. Walker National Historic Site (hereinafter in this section referred 
to as the "historic site") in the city of Richmond, Virginia. 
(b) The historic site shall comprise the area extending east from 
the western boundary of the Maggie L. Walker House at 113 East 
Leigh Street in Richmond, Virginia, to Third Street and extending 
north from an east-west line which coincides with the front property 
line of such house to an east-west line which coincides with the north 
side of the alleyway immediately at the rear of such house. Following 
timely notice in writing to the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate of his intention to do so, the 
Secretary may make minor revisions in the boundaries of the historic 
site by publication of a map or other revised boundary description 
in the Federal Register. 
(c) Within the boundaries of the historic site, the Secretary may 
acquire lands and interests therein by donation, purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer from any other Federal 
agency. Any property within such boundaries owned by the State of 
Virginia or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by 
donation. 
(d) When the Secretary determines that lands and interests therein 
have been acquired in an amount sufficient to constitute an admin-
isterable unit, he shall establish the historic site by publication of a 
notice to that effect in the Federal Register. Pending such establish-
ment and thereafter, the Secretary shall administer the historic site 
in accordance with the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as 
amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4), and the Act of August 
21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666), as amended (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). Funds 
available for the historic site shall be available for restoration and 
rehabilitation of properties therein in accordance with cooperative 
agreements entered into pursuant to section 2(e) of the Act of August 
21, 1935, supra. 
(e) (1) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, but not more 
than $795,000 for acquisition of lands and interests in land and not 
more than $500,000 for the development of essential facilities. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3511 
(2) Within three complete fiscal years from the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Commit-
tees referred to in subsection (b) a general management plan for the 
historic site consistent with the purposes of this section. Such plan 
shall indicate— 
(i) facilities needed to accommodate the health, safety, and 
educational needs of the public; 
(ii) the location and estimated cost of all facilities; and 
(iii) the projected need for any additional facilities. 
Plan, transmittal 
to congressional 
committees. 
CROW CREEK VILLAGE ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE 
Feasibility/ 
suitability study, 
transmittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
16 u s e la-5 
note. 
Cost estimates. 
SEC 512. (a) The Secretary shall prepare and transmit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Eesources of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
within two years from the date of enactment, a feasibility/suitability 
study of the Crow Creek Village archeological site, Buffalo County, 
South Dakota, as a unit of the National Park System. The study shall 
include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, development, oper-
ation and maintenance, as well as any feasibile alternatives for the 
administration and protection of the area, including, but not limited 
to. Federal financial and technical assistance to the State of South 
Dakota, Buffalo County or other suitable entity. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Site preservation 
the Army is directed to take such actions as may be necessary to pre-
serve and protect such site from any adverse impact on the site and 
to refrain from any activities which might cause such impact until two 
years from the date of submission of the study by the Secretary. 
Subtitle B—Trails 
SEC. 551. The National Trails System Act (82 Stat. 919; 16 U.S.C. 
1241), as amended, is further amended as follows: 
(1) In section 2(a) after "promote" insert "the preservation of,"; 
and after "outdoor areas" insert "and historic resources". 
(2) In section 2(a) delete "(ii)" and the remainder of the sentence 
and insert "(ii) secondarily, within scenic areas and along historic 
travel routes of the Nation, which are often more remotely located.". 
(3) In section 2(b) delete "and scenic" and insert ", scenic and 
historic". 
(4) In section 3 redesignate subsection "(c)" as "(d)", and insert 
a new subsection (c) as follows: 
"(c) National historic trails, established as provided in section 5 
of this Act, which will be extended trails which follow as closely as 
possible and practicable the original trails or routes of travel of 
national historical significance. Designation of such trails or routes 
shall be continuous, but the established or developed trail, and the 
acquisition thereof, need not be continuous onsite. National historic 
trails shall have as their purpose the identification and protection of 
the historic route and its historic remnants and artifacts for public 
use and enjoyment. Only those selected land and water based com-
ponents of an historic trail which are on federallv owned lands and 
which meet the national historic trail criteria established in this Act, 
are established as initial Federal protection components of a national 
historic trail. The appropriate Secretary may subsequently certify 
other lands as protected segments of an historic trail upon application 
from State or local governmental agencies'or private interests involved 
16 use 1241. 
National historic 
trails. 
16 u s e 1242. 
16 u s e 1244. 
Protected 
segments, 
certification. 
92 STAT. 3512 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Ante, p. 3511. 
16 u s e 1242. 
Establishments. 
16 u s e 1244. 
Oregon National 
Historic Trail. 
Mormon Pioneer 
National Historic 
Trail. 
eontinental 
Divide National 
Scenic Trail. 
16 u s e 1246. 
Lewis and Clark 
National Historic 
Trail. 
if such segments meet the national historic trail criteria established 
in this Act and such criteria supplementary thereto as the appropriate 
Secretary may prescribe, and are administered by such agencies or 
interests without expense to the United States.". 
(5) In the new section 3(d) delete "or national scenic" and insert 
", national scenic or national historic". 
(6) Change the title of section 5 to read "NATIONAL SCENIC AND 
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS". 
(7) In section 5(a), insert in the first sentence after the word 
"scenic" the words "and national historic" and change the second 
sentence to read: "There are hereby established the following National 
Scenic and National Historic Trails:". 
(8) In section 5(a)(1), in the first sentence, after the word "Appa-
lachian", insert "National Scenic", and in section 5(a) (2), in the first 
sentence, after "Pacific Crest", insert "National Scenic". 
(9) In section 5(a), delete paragraph (3) and insert in lieu the 
following new paragraphs: 
"(3) The Oregon National Historic Trail, a route of approximately 
two thousand miles extending from near Independence, Missouri, to 
the vicinity of Portland, Oregon, following a route as depicted on 
maps identified as 'Primary Route of the Oregon Trail 1841-1848', 
in the Department of the Interior's Oregon Trail study report dated 
April 1977, and which shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the office of the Director of the National Park Service. The 
trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 
"(4) The Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, a route of 
approximately one thousand three hundred miles extending from 
Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, Utah, following the primary his-
torical route of the Mormon Trail as generally depicted on a map, 
identified as, 'Mormon Trail Vicinity Map, figure 2' in the Depart-
ment of the Interior Mormon Trail study report dated March 1977, 
and which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
office of the Director, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. The 
trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 
"(5) The Continential Divide National Scenic Trail, a trail of 
approximately thirty-one hundred miles, extending from the Montana-
Canada border to the New Mexico-Mexico border, following the 
approximate route depicted on the map, identified as 'Proposed Conti-
nental Divide National Scenic Trail' in the Department of the Interior 
Continental Divide Trail study report dated March 1977 and which 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the 
Chief, Forest Service, Washington, D.C. The Continental Divide 
National Scenic Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior. Notwith-
standing the provisions of section 7(c), the use of motorized vehicles 
on roads which will be designated segments of the Continental Divide 
National Scenic Trail shall be permitted in accordance with regula-
tions prescribed by the appropriate Secretary. 
"(6) The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, a trail of 
approximately three thousand seven hundred miles, extending from 
Wood Eiver, Illinois, to the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon, 
following the outbound and inbound routes of the Lewis and Clark 
Expedition depicted on maps identified as, 'Vicinity Map, Lewis and 
Clark Trail' study report dated April 1977. The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the office of the Director, 
National Park Service, Washington, D.C. The trail shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3513 
"(7) The Iditarod National Historic Trail, a route of approxi-
mately two thousand miles extending from Seward, Alaska, to Nome, 
Alaska, following the routes as depicted on maps identified as 'Seward-
Nome Trail', in the Department of the Interior's study report entitled 
'The Iditarod Trail (Seward-Nome Route) and other Alaskan Gold 
Rush Trails' dated September 1977. The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the office of the Director, National 
Park Service, Washington, D.C. The trail shall be administered by 
the Secretary of the Interior.". 
(10) In section 5(b) after "national scenic" wherever it appears 
insert "or national historic"; in the first sentence after the phrase 
"Secretary of the Interior," insert "through the agency most likely 
to administer such trail,"; delete the third sentence; and delete that 
portion of the fourth sentence which precedes the numerical listing, 
and insert in lieu the following: "The studies listed in subsection (c) 
of this section shall be completed and submitted to the Congress, with 
recommendations as to the suitability of trail designation, not later 
than three complete fiscal years from the date of enactment of their 
addition to this subsection, or from the date of enactment of this 
sentence, whichever is later. Such studies, when submitted, shall be 
printed as a House or Senate document, and shall include, but not be 
limited to:". 
(11) In section 5(b) (3) after the semicolon add "and in the case 
of national historic trails the report shall include the recommendation 
of the Secretary of the Interior's National Park System Advisory 
Board as to the national historic significance based on the criteria 
developed under the Historic Sites Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 666: U.S.C. 
461);". 
(12) In section 5 (b) (8) delete the word "and" at the end of the sen-
tence ; in section 5(b)(9) change the period at the end of the sentence 
to a semicolon; and at the end of section 5(b) add the following new 
paragraphs: 
"(10) the anticipated impact of public outdoor recreation use 
on the preservation of a proposed national historic trail and its 
related historic and archeological features and settings, including 
the measures proposed to ensure evaluation and preservation of 
the values that contribute to their national historic significance; 
and 
"(11) to qualify for designation as a national historic trail, a 
trail must meet all three of the following criteria: 
"(A) It must be a trail or route established by historic use 
and must be historically significant as a result of that use. 
The route need not currently exist as a discernible trail to 
qualify, but its location must be sufficiently known to permit 
evaluation of public recreation and historical interest 
potential. A designated trail should generally accurately 
follow the historic route, but may deviate somewhat on 
occasion of necessity to avoid difficult routing through 
subsequent development, or to provide some route variation 
offering a more pleasurable recreational experience. Such 
deviations shall be so noted on site. Trail segments no longer 
possible to travel by trail due to subsequent development as 
motorized transportation routes may be designated and 
marked onsite as segments which link to the historic trail. 
"(B) It must be of national significance with respect to 
any of several broad facets of American history, such as 
Iditarod National 
Historic Trail. 
16 u s e 1244. 
Studies, 
submittal to 
Congress. 
Recommenda-
tions, inclusion. 
Additional trails 
proposals and 
report, 
provisions. 
.•«)-i;)4 o—80—pt. :i—r)(i: Q U 
92 STAT. 3514 
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Trail advisory 
councils, 
establishments. 
trade and commerce, migration and settlement, or military 
Nationally 
campaigns. To qualify as nationally significant, historic use 
significant, 
of the trail must have had a far-reaching effect on broad 
qualifications. 
patterns of American culture. Trails significant in the 
history of native Americans may be included. 
"(C) 
It must have significant potential for public 
recreational use or historical interest based on historic 
interpretation and appreciation. The potential for such use 
is generally greater along roadless segments developed as 
historic trails, and at historic sites associated with the trail. 
The presence of recreation potential not related to historic 
appreciation is not sufficient justification for designation 
under this category.". 
(13) In section 5(c), add the following at the end thereof: 
"(20) Overmountain Victory Trail, extending from the vicinity 
of Elizabethton, Tennessee, to Kings Mountain National Military 
Park, South Carolina.". 
(14) In section 5 delete subsection (d), and insert a new section 
5(d) to read as follows: 
"(d) The Secretary charged with the administration of each 
respective trail shall, within one year of the date of the addition of 
any national scenic or national historic trail to the System, and 
within sixty days of the enactment of this sentence for the 
Appalachian and Pacific Crest National Scenic Trails, establish an 
advisory council for each such trail, each of which councils shall 
expire ten years from the date of its establishment. The appropriate 
Secretary shall consult with such council from time to time with 
respect to matters relating to the trail, including the selection of 
rights-of-way, standards for the erection and maintenance of markers 
along the trail, and the administration of the trail. The members of 
each advisory council, which shall not exceed thirty-five in number, 
shall serve for a term of two years and without compensation as such, 
but the Secretary may pay, upon vouchers signed by the chairman of 
the council, the expenses reasonably incurred by the council and its 
members in carrying out their responsibilities under this section. 
Members of each council shall be appointed by the appropriate 
Secretary as follows: 
"(i) a member appointed to represent each Federal department 
or independent agency administering lands through which the 
trail route passes, and each appointee shall be the person 
designated by the head of such department or agency; 
"(ii) a member appointed to represent each State through 
which the trail passes, and such appointments shall be made 
from recommendations of the Governors of such States; 
"(iii) one or more members appointed to represent private 
organizations, including corporate and individual landowners 
and land users, which in the opinion of the Secretary, have an 
established and recognized interest in the trail, and such 
appointments shall be made from recommendations of the heads 
of such organizations: Provided, That the Appalachian Trail 
Conference shall be represented by a sufficient number of persons 
to represent the various sections of the country through which the 
Appalachian Trail passes; and 
Chairman. 
"(iv) the Secretary shall designate one member to be chairman 
and shall fill vacancies in the same manner as the original 
appointment.". 
Term and 
compensation. 
Membership. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3515 
(15) In section 5 add two new subsections (e) and (f) as follows: 
"(e) Within two complete fiscal years of the date of enactment of 
legislation designating a national scenic trail, except for the 
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, as part of the system, and 
within two complete fiscal years of the date of enactment of this 
subsection for the Pacific Crest and Appalachian Trails, the 
responsible Secretary shall, after full consultation with affected 
Federal land managing agencies, the Governors of the affected States, 
the relevant advisory council established pursuant to section 5(d), 
and the Appalachian Trail Conference in the case of the Appalachian 
Trail, submit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate, a comprehensive plan for the acquisition, 
management, development, and use of the trail, including but not 
limited to, the following items: 
"(1) specific objectives and practices to be observed in the man-
agement of the trail, including the identification of all significant 
natural, historical, and cultural resources to be preserved (along 
with high potential historic sites and high potential route seg-
ments in the case of national historic trails), details of anticipated 
cooperative agreements to be consummated with other entities, and 
an identified carrying capacity of the trail and a plan for its 
implementation; 
"(2) an acquisition or protection plan, by fiscal year, for all 
lands to be acquired by fee title or lesser interest, along with 
detailed explanation of anticipated necessary cooperative agree-
ments for any lands not to be acquired; and 
"(3) general and site-specific development plans including 
anticipated costs. 
"(f) Within two complete fiscal years of the date of enactment of 
legislation designating a national historic trail or the Continental 
Divide National Scenic Trail as j)art of the system, the responsible 
Secretary shall, after full consultation with affected Federal land man-
aging agencies, the Governors of the affected States, and the relevant 
Advisory Council established pursuant to section 5(d) of this Act, 
submit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate, a comprehensive plan for the management, 
and use of the trail, including but not limited to, the following items: 
"(1) specific objectives and practices to be observed in the man-
agement of the trail, including the identification of all significant 
natural, historical, and cultural resources to be preserved, details 
of any anticipated cooperative agreements to be consummated with 
State and local government agencies or private interests, and for 
national scenic or national recreational trails an identified carry-
ing capacity of the trail and a plan for its implementation; and 
"(2) the process to be followed by the appropriate Secretary to 
implement the marking requirements established in section 7(c) 
of this Act.". 
(16) In section 6 in the first sentence delete "or national scenic," 
and insert ", national scenic or national historic", and in the second 
sentence delete "or scenic" and insert ", national scenic, or national 
historic". 
(17) In section 7(a) in the first sentence delete "National Scenic 
Trails" and insert "national scenic and national historic trails"; in 
two instances in subsection (b), and in the first sentence of subsection 
16 u s e 1244. 
Comprehensive 
plan, consultation 
and submittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
Ante, p. 3514. 
Comprehensive 
plan, consultation 
and submittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
16 
use 
1246. 
16 
use 
1245. 
92 STAT. 3516 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
(c), after "scenic", insert "or national historic"; in subsection (c) in 
the second proviso, after "recreation" delete "or scenic" and insert 
", national scenic, or national historic"; and in the fifth sentence after 
"recreation" delete "and scenic" and insert ", national scenic, and 
national historic"; in subsection (d) after "recreation" delete "or 
scenic" and insert ", national scenic, or national historic"; in sub-
section (e) after "scenic" in both instances where it appears insert "or 
national historic"; in subsection (h) in the first sentence after "recrea-
tion" delete "or scenic" and insert ", national scenic, or national his-
toric", and in the second sentence after "scenic" insert "or national 
historic"; in subsection (i) after "recreation" delete "or scenic" and 
insert ", national scenic, or national historic". 
Trail markers. 
(18) In section 7(c) at the end of the fourth sentence insert the fol-
16 use 1246. 
lowing: "Where a national historic trail follows existing public roads, 
developed rights-of-way or waterways, and similar features of man's 
nonhistorically related development, approximating the original loca-
tion of a historic route, such segments may be marked to facilitate 
retracement of the historic route, and where a national historic trail 
parallels an existing public road, such road may be marked to com-
memorate the historic route.". 
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Other uses along the historic trails and the Continental Divide 
°<**®- 
National Scenic Trail, which will not substantially interfere with the 
nature and purposes of the trail, and which, at the time of designation, 
are allowed by administrative regulations, including the use of motor-
ized vehicles, shall be permitted by the Secretary charged with the 
administration of the trail. 
(19) In section 7(e), in the first proviso, delete "within two years". 
(20) In section 7(g), delete the second proviso entirely. 
(21) At the end of subsection 7(g) add the following new sentence: 
"For national historic trails, direct Federal acquisition for trail pur-
poses shall be limited to those areas indicated by the study report or 
by the comprehensive plan as high potential route segments or high 
potential historic sites.". 
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No land or site located along a designated national historic trail or 
note. 
along the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail shall be subject 
to the provisions of section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation 
Act (49 U.S.C. 1653(f)) unless such land or site is deemed to be of 
historical significance imder appropriate historical site criteria such as 
those for the National Register of Historic Places. 
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(22) In section 8 in the first sentence of subsection (a) after "estab-
lishing park, forest, and other recreation" insert "and historic" and 
after "administered by States, and recreation" insert "and historic"; 
and at the end of the first sentence insert the following: "The Secre-
tary is also directed to encourage States to consider, in their compre-
hensive statewide historic preservation plans and proposals for 
financial assistance for State, local, and private projects submitted pur-
16 use470 note, suant to the Act of October 15,1966 (80 Stat. 915), as amended, needs 
and opportunities for establishing historic trails.". 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3517 
(23) In section 10, strike "(a) (1)" and insert in lieu thereof "(a)"; 
strike "the subsequent fiscal year" and insert in lieu thereof "subse-
quent fiscal years"; strike the paragraph numbered "(2)" in its 
entirety; and add a new "subsection (c)" as follows: 
"(c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act relating to 
the trails designated by paragraphs 5(a) (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) : 
Provided, That no such funds are authorized to be appropriated prior 
to October 1, 1979: And provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provisions of this Act or any other provisions of law, no funds 
may be expended for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands for 
the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, the Oregon National 
Historic Trail, the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, the Lewis 
and Clark National Historic Trail, and the Iditarod National Historic 
Trail.". 
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Appropriation 
authorization. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
FACILITIES AT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 
SEC. 601. (a) The Secretary is hereby authorized to acquire and 
upgrade the concession facilities owned by the Yellowstone Park Com-
pany at Yellowstone National Park in the State of Wyoming. 
(b) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
RIDGELANDS AREA STUDY 
SEC. 602. (a) In order to consider preserving in their natural condi-
tion appropriate segments of the Ridgelands east of San Francisco Bay 
for protection of the area's unique ecology and topography and for 
public outdoor recreation, the Secretary shall study, investigate, and 
formulate recommendations on the feasibility and desirability of estab-
lishing such area as a unit of the National Park System. The Secretary 
shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chief of Engineers, 
Department of the Army, and any other appropriate Federal agencies, 
as well as with the East Bay Regional Park District, the Association 
of Bay Area Governments, and other State and local bodies and offi-
cials involved, and shall coordinate the study with applicable local 
and State plans and planning activities relating to the Ridgelands. 
Federal departments and agencies are authorized and directed to 
cooperate with the Secretary and, to the extent permitted by law, to 
furnish such statistics, data, reports, and other material as the Sec-
retary may deem necessary for purposes of the study. 
(b) The Secretary shall submit to the President and the Congress 
of the United States, within one year after the date of enactment of 
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note. 
eonsultation and 
coordination. 
Report to 
President and 
eongress. 
92 STAT. 3518 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
this Act, a report of his findings and recommendations. The report of 
the Secretary shall contain, but not be limited to, findings with respect 
to— 
(1) the scenic, scientific, historic, natural, and outdoor recrea-
tion values of the Ridgelands, including their use for walking, 
hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, swimming, picnicking, camp-
ing, forest management, fish and wildlife management, educa-
tional exhibiting, and scenic and historic site preservation; 
(2) the type of Federal, State, and local programs that are 
feasible and desirable in the public interest to preserve, develop, 
and make accessible for public use the values identified; 
(3) the relationship of any reconunended national park, recrea-
tion area, or wilderness area to existing or proposed Federal, State, 
and local programs to manage in the public interest the natural 
resources of the entire San Francisco Bay area; 
(4) alternative means of restoring and preserving the values 
inherent in the area under present ownership patterns; and 
(5) the development of public land policies consistent with the 
protection of private open space land. 
(c) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 
PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA 
SEC. 603. (a) The Act of June 27, 1960 (74 Stat. 220) as amended 
May 24,1974 (88 Stat. 174,176; 16 U.S.C. 469) is amended as follows: 
16 use 469c. 
(b) In section 7(b), delete the "and" following "1977;", change the 
period at the end of the sentence to a semicolon; and add the following 
words: "$500,000 in fiscal year 1979; $1,000,000 in fiscal year 1980; 
$1,500,000 in fiscal year 1981; $1,500,000 in fiscal year 1982; and 
$1,500,000 in fiscal year 1983.". 
(c) In section 7(c), delete the "and" following "1977;", change the 
period at the end of the sentence to a semicolon, and add the following 
words: "$3,000,000 in fiscal year 1979; $3,000,000 in fiscal year 1980; 
$3,500,000 in fiscal year 1981; $3,500,000 in fiscal year 1982; and 
$4,000,000 in fiscal year 1983.". 
(d) Add the following new subsection " (d)" to section 7: 
"(d) Beginning fiscal year 1979, sums appropriated for purposes 
of section 7 shall remain available until expended.". 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
16 u s e la-5. 
16 u s e 463. 
16 u s e la-7. 
General 
management, 
plans. 
List, submittal to 
Congress. 
NEW AREA STUDIES, GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND CONTRACTS 
SEC. 604. The Act entitled "An Act to improve the administration of 
the National Park System by the Secretary of the Interior, and to 
clarifj?^ the authorities applicable to the System, and for other pur-
poses" (84 Stat. 825) is amended as follows: 
(1) At the end of section 8 add the following: "For the pur-
poses of carrying out the studies for potential new Park System 
units and for monitoring the welfare of those resources, there are 
authorized to be appropriated annually not to exceed $1,000,000. 
For the purposes of monitoring the welfare and integrity of the 
national landmarks, there are authorized to be appropriated 
annually not to exceed $1,500,000.". 
(2) In section 9, change "eleven" to "twelve". 
(3) Delete section 12(b) and insert in lieu the folloAving: 
"(b) General management plans for the preservation and use of 
each unit of the National Park System, including areas within the 
national capital area, shall be prepared and revised in a timely manner 
by the Director of the National Park Service. On January 1 of each 
year, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a list indicating the 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3519 
current status of completion or revision of general management plans 
for each unit of the National Park System. General management plans 
for each unit shall include, but not be limited to: 
"(1) measures for the preservation of the area's resources; 
"(2) indications of types and general intensities of develop-
ment (including visitor circulation and transportation patterns, 
systems and modes) associated with public enjoyment and use 
of the area, including general locations, timing of implementation, 
and anticipated costs; 
"(3) identification of and implementation commitments for 
visitor carrying capacities for all areas of the unit; and 
"(4) indications of potential modifications to the external 
boundaries of the unit, and the reasons therefor.". 
(4) In section 12(c) delete "or exceeding five years" and insert 
"or of five vears or more". 
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OAK CREEK CANYON AND CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT STUDIES 
SEC. 605. (a) In recognition of the need for and desirability of 
protecting the Oak Creek Canyon, Yavapai, and Soldiers Wash-
Mormon Canyon areas in Arizona as a unit or units of the National 
Park System, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture where national forest lands are involved, shall conduct 
a study to determine a suitable boundary for such unit or units of the 
System, including the areas referred to herein together with such 
lands as may be appropriate to provide for their protection and admin-
istration as a national monument or other unit of the National Park 
System. Such study shall be coiiducted in consultation with appro-
priate units of local government concerned and the Sedona-Oak Creek 
Canyon Interagency Task Force. Such study shall take into account 
existing patterns of use and activities in the area and the possible 
adverse impacts a National Monument designation in the area would 
have on multiple use activities important to the local economy. 
(b) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture 
where national forest lands are involved, shall conduct a study of the 
boundary of Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, to determine 
the appropriate location of a boundary line for additions to the monu-
ment which includes such highly scenic features as Cochise Head and 
which is located to the extent practicable on natural topographic 
features. 
(c) A report of each study conducted pursuant to subsections (a) 
and (b) of this section shall be submitted by the Secretary to the 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate not later than one year following the date on which funds are 
appropriated for the purpose of the study. Each report shall include 
a map or other description of the boundary determined as a result of 
the study, a description of the natural, scenic, and cultural features 
within the boundary, and the recommendation of the Secretary with 
respect to such further legislation as may be appropriate. 
Boundary 
determinations. 
16 u s e la-5 
note. 
Consultation. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
Legislative 
recommenda-
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORTING 
DATE 
SEC. 606. (a) The first sentence of section 6(f) (7) of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act (78 Stat. 897) is amended by inserting 16 USe 460/-8. 
", so as to be received by the Secretary no later than December 31," 
after the word "transmit". 
92 STAT. 3520 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
16USC460/-8. 
(b) The third sentence of such section 6(f)(7) of such Act is 
amended by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof "by 
no later than March 1 of each year.". 
HELLS CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
SEC. 607. The words "September 1975" in section 1(b) of the Act 
16 use 460gg. 
of December 31, 1975 (Public Law 9^199), are deleted and replaced 
with the words "May 1978," to clarify that the boundary between 
Saulsberry and Freezeout Saddles is the hydrologic divide. 
16 u s e la-5 
note. 
Consultation and 
coordination. 
Report to 
President and 
Congress. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
IRVINE COAST-LAGUNA, CALIFORNIA STUDY 
SEC. 608. (a) In order to consider preserving in its natural condition, 
the Irvine Coast-Laguna area, California from Newport Beach to 
Laguna Beach as generally depicted on the map entitled "Irvine 
Coast-Laguna Study Area", numbered IRV-90,000, and dated June 
1978, and in order to consider protection of the area's unique ecology 
and topography, its watershed and marine environment, and public 
outdoor recreation opportunities, the Secretary shall study, investi-
gate, and formulate recommendations on the feasibility and desira-
bility of establishing such area as a unit of the National Park System, 
such as a park, recreation area, or seashore. The Secretary shall consult 
with other appropriate Federal agencies, as well as with the appro-
priate State and local bodies and officials involved, and shall coordi-
nate the study with applicable local and State plans and planning 
activities relating to the area. Federal departments and agencies are 
authorized and directed to cooperate with the Secretary and, to the 
extent permitted by law, to furnish such statistics, data, reports, and 
other material as the Secretary may deem necessary for purposes of 
the study. 
(b) The Secretary shall submit to the President and the Congress 
of the United States, within six months after the date of enactment 
of this section, a report of his findings and recommendations. The 
report of the Secretary shall contain, but not be limited to, findings 
with respect to— 
(1) the scenic, scientific, natural, and outdoor recreation values 
of the Irvine Coast-Laguna area; 
(2) the type of Federal, State, and local programs that are 
feasible and desirable in the public interest to preserve, develop, 
and make accessible for public use the values identified; and 
(3) the relationship of any recommended national park, recrea-
tion area, or seashore area to existing or proposed Federal, State, 
and local programs to manage in the public interest the natural 
resources of the entire Irvine Coast-Laguna area. 
(c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated $50,000 to carry 
out the provisions of this section. 
80 Stat. 1101. 
THEODORE ROOSEVELT INAUGURAL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
SEC. 609. The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to provide 
for the acquisition and preservation of the real property known as 
the Ansley Wilcox House in Buffalo, New York, as a national historic 
site", approved November 2, 1966 (Public Law 89-708), is amended 
by striking out "at no expense to the United States" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "at no direct operating expense to the Department of the 
Interior,". 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3521 
THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK 
SEC. 610. The area formerly known as the "Theodore Koosevelt 16 USC 241g 
National Memorial Park", established by the Act of April 25, 1947 
(61 Stat. 52), shall henceforth be known as the "Theodore Roosevelt 
National Park". 
16 USC 241 et 
seq. 
BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK 
SEC. 611. The area formerly known as the "Badlands National Monu-
ment", established by Presidential Proclamation of January 25, 1939 
(53 Stat. 2521), shall henceforth be known as the "Badlands National 
Park". 
ALBERT EINSTEIN MEMORIAL 
SEC. 612. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey for 
nominal consideration to the National Academy of Sciences, United 
States Reservation 332A, located on the south side of Square Num-
bered 88 between 21st Street, 22d Street and Constitution Avenue in 
the District of Columbia to erect and maintain a Memorial to Albert 
Einstein. The title to said property shall remain with the National 
Academy of Sciences so long as the property is used for access. At 
such time as the property is no longer used for memorial purposes or 
public access is restricted, title to said property shall revert to the 
United States. 
PEARSON-SKUBITZ BIG HILL LAKE 
SEC, 613. The project for flood protection on Big Hill Creek, Kansas, 
authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1962, Public Law 87-874, shall 
hereafter be known and designated as the "Pearson-Skubitz Big Hill 
Lake". Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, or record, 
or other paper of the United States to such project shall be held to be 
a reference to the "Pearson-Skubitz Big Hill Lake". 
16 USC 441e-l. 
Property, 
conveyance and 
title. 
16 USC 431 note. 
Designation. 
76 Stat. 1180. 
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
SEC. 614. Section 212(a) of the Act of October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 
915), as amended (16 U.S.C. 470), is further amended by adding the 
following at the end thereof: 
"There are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $2,250,000 
in fiscal year 1980.". 
TITLE VII—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS 
ACT AMENDMENTS 
Subtitle A—^Addition of Segments 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
16 USC 470t. 
ADDITION OF PERE MARQUETTE SEGMENT 
Boundaries, 
description. 
16 USC 1274. 
SEC. 701. Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(16) 
PERE MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN.—The segment downstream 
from the junction of the Middle and Little South Branches to its 
junction with United States Highway 31 as generally depicted on the 
boundary 
map 
entitled 
'Proposed 
Boundary 
Location, 
Pere 
Marquette Wild and Scenic River,'; to be administered by the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. After consultation with State and local govern- Consultation, 
ments and the interested public, the Secretary shall take such action 
as is provided for under subsection (b) with respect to the segment 
92 STAT. 3522 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Plan, provisions 
and regulations. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
referred to in this paragraph within one year from the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph. Any development or management plan pre-
pared pursuant to subsection (b) shall include (a) provisions for the 
dissemination of information to river users and (b) such regulations 
relating to the recreational and other uses of the river as may be 
necessary in order to protect the area comprising such river (includ-
ing lands contiguous or adjacent thereto) from damage or destruction 
by reason of overuse and to protect its scenic, historic, esthetic and 
scientific values. Such regulations shall further contain procedures 
and means which shall be utilized in the enforcement of such develop-
ment and management plan. For the purposes of carrying out the 
provisions of this Act with respect to the river designated by this 
paragraph, there are authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$8,125,000 for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands and 
$402,000 for development.". 
Description. 
16 use 1274. 
Consultation. 
Plan and 
provisions. 
23 UST 371. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
ADDITION o r RIO GRANDE SEGMENT 
SEC. 702. Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(17) Rio GRANDE, TEXAS.—The segment on the United States side 
of the river from river mile 842.3 above Mariscal Canyon downstream 
to river mile 651.1 at the Terrell-Val Verde County line; to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary shall, 
within two years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, take 
such action with respect to the segment referred to in this paragraph 
as is provided for under subsection (b). The action required by such 
subsection (b) shall be undertaken by the Secretary, after consulta-
tion with the United States Commissioner, International Boundary 
and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and appropriate 
officials of the State of Texas and its political subdivisions. The 
development plan required by subsection (b) shall be construed to be 
a^ general management plan only for the United States side of the 
river and such plan shall include, but not be limited to, the establish-
ment of a detailed boundary which shall include an average of not 
more than 160 acres per mile. Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to be in conflict with— 
" ( A ) the commitments or agreements of the United States 
made by or in pursuance of the treaty between the United States 
and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and 
Tiiuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, signed at Washington, 
February 1944 (59 Stat. 1219), or 
"(B) the treaty between the United States and Mexico regard-
ing maintenance of the Rio Grande and Colorado River as the 
international boundary between the United States and Mexico, 
signed November 23,1970. 
For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act with respect 
to the river designated by this paragraph, there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not more than 
$1,650,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and not 
more than $1,800,000 for development.". 
ADDITION o r SKAGIT SEGMENTS 
Boundaries. 
SEC. 703. Section 3 (a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended 
by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(18) SKAGIT, WASHINGTON.—The segment from the pipeline cross-
ing at Sedro-Woolley upstream to and including the mouth of Bacon 
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92 STAT. 3523 
Creek; the Cascade River from its mouth to the junction of its North 
and South Forks; the South Fork to the boundary of the Glacier Peak 
Wilderness Area; the Suiattle River from its mouth to the boundary 
of the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area at Milk Creek; the Sauk River 
from its mouth to its junction with Elliott Creek; the North Fork 
of the Sauk River from its junction with the South Fork of the Sauk 
to the boundary of the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area; as generally 
depicted on the boundary map entitled 'Skagit River—River Area 
Boundary'; all segments to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. Riprapping related to natural channels with natural rock 
along the shorelines of the Skagit segment to preserve and protect 
agricultural land shall not be considered inconsistent with the values 
for which such segment is designated. After consultation with affected 
Federal agencies, State and local government and the interested public, 
the Secretary shall take such action as is provided for under subsec-
tion (b) with respect to the segments referred to in this paragraph 
within one year from the date of enactment of this paragraph; as part 
of such action, the Secretary of Agriculture shall investigate that por-
tion of the North Fork of the Cascade River from its confluence with 
the South Fork to the boundary of the North Cascades National Park 
and if such portion is found to qualify for inclusion, it shall be treated 
as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System designated 
under this section upon publication by the Secretary of notification to 
that effect in the Federal Register. For the purposes of carrying out 
the provisions of this Act with respect to the river designated by this 
paragraph there are authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$11,734,000 for the acquisition of lands or interest in lands and not 
more than $332,000 for development.". 
Consultation. 
Investigation and 
publication in 
Federal Register. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
ADDITION o r UPPER DELAWARE SEGMENT; SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 704. (a) Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(19) 
UPPER DELAWARE RIVER, NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA.— 
The segment of the Upper Delaware River from the confluence of the 
East and West branches below Hancock, New York, to the existing 
railroad bridge immediately downstream of Cherry Island in the 
vicinity of Sparrow Bush, New York, as depicted on the boundary 
map entitled 'The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River', 
dated April 1978; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 
Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply, and the boundaries and 
classifications of the river shall be as specified on the map referred 
to in the preceding sentence, except to the extent that such boundaries 
or classifications are modified pursuant to section 705(c) of the 
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978. Such boundaries and 
classifications shall be published in the Federal Register and shall not 
become effective until ninety days after they have been forwarded to 
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the United States Senate. For purposes of carrying out 
the provisions of this Act with respect to the river designated by this 
paragraph there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary.". 
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary contained 
in section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, within one hundred 
and eighty days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall publish in the Federal Register general guidelines for land and 
Boundaries. 
16 use 1274. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Guidelines, 
publication in 
Federal Register. 
16 u s e 1274 
note. 
16 u s e 1277. 
92 STAT. 3524 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Participation. 
Public hearings. 
Management 
plan, submittal to 
State Governors. 
16 u s e 1274 
note. 
16 u s e 1271 
note. 
Map. 
Analysis. 
Interim 
programs. 
water use control measures to be developed and implemented by the 
appropriate officials of the States of New York and Pennsylvania 
(hereinafter referred to as the "directly affected States"), by the local 
political subdivisions, and by the Delaware Hiver Basin Commission 
(hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"). The Secretary shall 
provide for participation in the development of the said general 
guidelines by all levels of State, county, and local government, and 
concerned private individuals and organizations, and also shall seek 
the advice of the Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council estab-
lished in subsection (f) (hereinafter referred to as the "Advisory 
Council"). In each of the directly affected States, prior to publication 
of such general guidelines, public hearings shall be conducted by the 
Secretary or his designee, in the region of the Upper Delaware River 
designated by subsection (a) (hereinafter in this section referred to 
as the "Upper Delaware River"). 
(2) The Secretary may from time to time adopt amended or revised 
guidelines and shall do so in accordance with the provisions of para-
graph (1) hereof. 
(c) (1) Within three years from the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Commission, the Advisory 
Council, the directly affected States and their concerned political sub-
divisions and other concerned Federal agencies, shall develop, 
approve, and submit to the Governors of the directly affected States 
a management plan (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
"management plan" or "the plan") for the Upper Delaware River 
which shall provide for as broad a range of land and water uses and 
scenic and recreational activities as shall be compatible with the pro-
visions of this section, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and the general 
guidelines for land and water use controls promulgated by the Secre-
tary under the provisions of subsection (b). 
(2) The plan shall apply to the Upper Delaware River and shall set 
forth— 
(A) a map showing detailed final landward boundaries, and 
upper and lower termini of the area and the specific segments of 
the river classified as scenic and recreational, to be administered in 
accordance with such classifications; 
(B) a program for management of existing and future land and 
water use, including the application of available management 
techniques; 
(C) an analysis of the economic and environmental costs and 
benefits of implementing the management plan including any 
impact of the plan upon revenues and costs of local government; 
(D) a program providing for coordinated implementation and 
administration of the plan with proposed assignment of responsi-
bilities to the appropriate governmental unit at the Federal, 
regional, State, and local levels; and 
(E) such other recommendations or provisions as shall be 
deemed appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. 
(3) Immediately following enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
through the National Park Service or such other designee, shall 
develop and implement such interim programs as he shall deem neces-
sary and appropriate to protect the Upper Delaware River and its 
environs and to protect the public health and safety. Such interim 
programs shall include provisions for information to river users, edu-
cation and interpretation activities, and regulation of recreational use 
of the river. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3525 
(4) To enable the directly affected States and their political subdi-
visions to develop and implement programs compatible with the 
management plan, the Secretary shall provide such technical assist-
ance to the said States and their political subdivisions as he deems 
appropriate. 
(5) The Secretary shall promote public awareness of and participa-
tion in the development of the management plan, and shall develop 
and conduct a concerted program to this end. Prior to final approval 
of the management plan, the Secretary shall hold two or more public 
hearings in the Upper Delaware River region of each directly affected 
State. 
(6) Upon approval of the management plan by the Secretary, it 
shall be published in the Federal Register and shall not become effec-
tive until ninety days after it shall have been forwarded to the Com-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the United States Senate. The plan shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with the provisions of this section and the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The Secretary is hereby granted such 
authority as may be required to implement and administer said plan. 
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act, the Secretary may not acquire more than a total of four hundred 
and fifty acres of land and interests in land for access, development 
sites, the preservation of scenic qualities, or for any other purposes: 
Provided^ That the Secretary may acquire additional land and interests 
in land for such purposes not in excess of one thousand acres if such 
additional acquisition is recommended and provided for in the manage-
ment plan as finally approved by the Secretary. The limitations con-
tained in this section shall not apply under the circumstances set forth 
in subsection (e) (4) of this section. Prior to acquisition of any land 
or interests in land which has been used for business purposes during 
the annual period immediately preceding the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall first make such efforts as he deems reason-
able to acquire easements or restrictive covenants, or to enter into any 
other appropriate agreements or arrangements with the owners of said 
land, consistent with the purposes of this section. 
(e) (1) For the purpose of protecting the integrity of the Upper 
Delaware River, the Secretary shall review all relevant local plans, 
Jaws, and ordinances to determine whether they substantially conform 
to the approved management plan provided for in subsection (c) and 
to the general guidelines promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to 
subsection (b). Additionally, the Secretary shall determine the ade-
quacy of enforcement of such plans, laws, and ordinances, including 
but not limited to review of building permits and zoning variances 
granted by local governments, and amendments to local laws and 
ordinances. 
(2) The purpose of such reviews shall be to determine the degree to 
which actions by local governments are compatible with the purposes 
of this section. Following the approval of the management plan and 
after a reasonable period of time has elapsed, but not less than two 
years, upon a finding by the Secretary that such plans, laws, and 
ordinances are nonexistent, are otherwise not in conformance Avith the 
management plan or guidelines, or are not being enforced in such 
manner as will carry out the purposes of this section (as determined 
by the Secretary), the Secretary may exercise the authority available 
to him under the provisions of paragraph (4) hereof. 
Technical 
assistance. 
Public hearings. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Administration. 
Land and 
interests, 
acquisition. 
16 u s e 1274 
note. 
Local plans, laws, 
and ordinances, 
conformity, 
review. 
Determination. 
92 STAT. 3526 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Professional 
services, 
contracts. 
Notification. 
Lands and 
interests, 
acquisition. 
16 u s e 1277. 
Post, p. 3528. 
Upper Delaware 
Citizens Advisory 
Council. 
Establishment. 
16 u s e 1274 
note. 
Reports. 
Membership. 
(3) To facilitate administration of this section, the Secretary may 
contract with the directly affected States or their political subdivisions 
to provide, on behalf of the Secretary, professional services necessary 
for the review of relevant local plans, laws, and ordinances, and of 
amendments thereto and variances therefrom, and for the monitoring 
of the enforcement thereof by local governments having jurisdiction 
over any area in the region to which the management plan applies. 
The Secretary shall notify the appropriate State or local officials 
as to the results of his review under this section within forty-five 
days from the date he receives notice of the local government action. 
(4) In those sections of the Upper Delaware River where such local 
plans, laws, and ordinances, or amendments thereto or variances there-
from, are found by the Secretary not to be in conformance with the 
guidelines or the management plan promulgated pursuant to subsec-
tions (b) and (c) of this section, respectively, or are not being enforced 
in such manner as will carry out the purposes of this section (as deter-
mined by the Secretary), the Secretary is hereby authorized to acquire 
land or interests in land in excess of the acreage provided for in sub-
section (d) of this section. Land and interests in land acquired pur-
suant to this subsection shall be restricted to the geographical area 
of the local governmental unit failing to conform with the said guide-
lines or management plan, and shall be limited to those lands clearly 
and directly required, in the judgment of the Secretary, for protection 
of the objectives of this Act. The total acreage of land and interests 
in land acquired pursuant to this subsection shall not in any event 
exceed the limitations contained in section 6(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act. This subsection shall apply notwithstanding the 
first sentence of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Not-
withstanding any limitation on amounts authorized to be appropri-
ated for acquisition of land and interests in land which is contained 
in section 3(a) (21) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act or in any other 
provision of law, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. 
(f) (1) At the earliest practicable date following enactment of this 
Act, but no later than one hundred and twenty days thereafter, there 
shall be established an Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council. 
The Advisory Council shall encourage maximum public involvement 
in the development and implementation of the plans and programs 
authorized by this section. It shall report to the Commission and the 
Secretary from time to time during preparation of the management 
plan. Following completion of the management plan, it shall report 
to the Secretary and the Governors of the directly affected States no 
less frequently than once each year its recommendations, if any, for 
improvement in the programs authorized by this Act, or in the pro-
grams of other agencies which may relate to land or water use in the 
Upper Delaware River region. 
(2) Membership on the Advisory Council shall consist of seventeen 
members appointed as follows: there shall be— 
(A) six members from each of the directly affected States 
appointed by the Secretary from nominations submitted by the 
legislatures of the respective counties and appointed such that 
two members shall be from each of Orange, Delaware, and Sul-
livan Counties, New York, and three members shall be from each 
of Wayne and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania (at lease one 
appointee from each county shall be a permanent resident of a 
municipality abutting the Upper Delaware River); 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3527 
(B) two members appointed at large by each Governor of 
a directly affected State; and 
(C) one member appointed by the Secretary. 
The Secretary shall designate one of the aforesaid members to serve 
as Chairperson of the Advisory Council who shall be a permanent 
resident of one of the aforementioned counties. Vacancies on the Advi-
sory Council shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
appointment was made. Members of the Advisory Council shall serve 
without compensation as such, but the Secretary is authorized to pay 
expenses reasonably incurred by the Advisory Council in carrying out 
its responsibilities under this Act on vouchers signed by the Chairman, 
(g) With respect to the land and water in areas which are not 
owned by the United States but which are within the boundaries of 
the segment of the Delaware River designated as a wild and scenic 
river under subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to enter into 
contracts with the appropriate State or political subdivisions thereof 
pursuant to which the Secretary may provide financial assistance to 
such State or political subdivision for purposes of— 
(1) enforcing State and local laws in such areas, and 
(2) removing solid waste from such areas and disposing of 
such waste. 
(h) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the right 
to fish and hunt on any of the lands or waters within the boundaries 
of the Upper Delaware River in the manner provided in section 13 
of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. 
(i) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
purposes of this section such sums as may be necessary. 
(]) Where any provision of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is incon-
sistent with any provisions of this section, the provision of this section 
shall govern. In applying the provisions of section 6(g)(3) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, with regard to "improved property", the 
date specified therein, shall, for purposes of the river designated in 
this Act, be the date of enactment of this Act (rather than January 1, 
1967). 
ADDITION OF MIDDLE DELAWARE SEGMENT 
SEC. 705. Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended 
by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(20) 
DEI^WARE, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND NEW JERSEY.— 
The segment from the point where the river crosses the northern 
boundary of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to 
the point where the river crosses the southern boundary of such recrea-
tion area; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. For 
purposes of carrying out this Act with respect to the river designated 
Dy this paragraph, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary. Action required to be taken under subsection (b) 
of this section with respect to such segment shall be taken within one 
year from the date of enactment of this paragraph, except that, with 
respect to such segment, in lieu of the boundaries provided for in such 
suteection (b), the boundaries shall be the banks of the river. Any 
visitors facilities established for purposes of use and enjoyment of the 
river under the authority of the Act establishing the Delaware Water 
Gap National Recreation Area shall be compatible with the purposes 
of this Act and shall be located at an appropriate distance from the 
river.". 
Chairperson. 
Compensation. 
Contracts. 
16 use 1274 
note. 
16 use 1274 
note. 
16 use 1284. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
16 use 1274 
note. 
16 use 1274 
note. 
16 use 1277. 
Boundaries. 
16 use 1274. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
92 STAT. 3528 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Boundaries. 
16 u s e 1274. 
Administration. 
12 use 1277. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
ADDITION OF THE AMERICAN SEGMENT 
SEC. 706. Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended 
by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(21J AMERICAN, CALIFORNIA.—The North Fork from a point 0.3 
mile above Heath Springs downstream to a point approximately 
1,000 feet upstream of the Colfax-Iowa Hill Bridge, including the 
Gold Kun Addition Area, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
'Proposed Boundary Maps' contained in Appendix I of the document 
dated January 1978 and entitled 'A Proposal: North Fork American 
Wild and Scenic River' published by the United States Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture; to be designated as a wild river and to be 
administered by agencies of the Departments of Interior and Agricul-
ture as agreed upon by the Secretaries of such Departments or as 
directed by the President. Action required to be taken under subsection 
(b) shall be taken within one year after the date of the enactment of 
this paragraph; in applying such subsection (b) in the case of the Gold 
Run Addition Area, the acreage limitation specified therein shall not 
apply and in applying section 6(g)(3), January 1 of the calendar 
year preceding the calendar year in which this paragraph is enacted 
shall D
C substituted for January 1,1967. For purposes of carrying out 
the provisions of this Act with respect to the river designated by this 
paragraph, there are authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$850,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in land and not more 
than $765,000 for development.". 
Boundaries. 
eooperative 
agreement. 
Notice and 
consultation. 
Administration. 
Recreation river 
features and 
streambank 
stabilization 
structures, 
construction. 
ADDITION OF MISSOURI SEGMENT 
SEC. 707. Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended 
by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(22) MISSOURI RIVER, NEBRASKA, SOUTH DAKOTA.—The segment 
from Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota, fifty-nine miles downstream 
to Ponca State Park, Nebraska, as generally depicted in the document 
entitled 'Review Report for Water Resources Development, South 
Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Montana', prepared by the Division 
Engineer, Missouri River Division, Corps of Engineers, dated August 
1977 (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the 'August 1977 
Report'). Such segment shall be administered as a recreational river 
by the Secretary. The Secretary shall enter into a written coopera-
tive agreement with the Secretary of the Army (acting through the 
Chief of Engineers) for construction and maintenance of bank stabi-
lization work and appropriate recreational development. After public 
notice and consultation with the State and local governments, other 
interested organizations and associations, and the interested public, the 
Secretary shall take such action as is required pursuant to subsection 
(b) within one year from the date of enactment of this section. In 
administering such river, the Secretary shall, to the extent, and in a 
manner, consistent with this section— 
"(A) provide (i) for the construction by the United States of 
such recreation river features and streambank stabilization struc-
tures as the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief 
of Engineers) deems necessary and advisable in connection with 
the segment designated by this paragraph, and (ii) for the opera-
tion and maintenance of all streambank stabilization structures 
constructed in connection with such segment (including both 
structures constructed before the date of enactment of this para-
graph and structures constructed after such date, and including 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3529 
both structures constructed under the authority of this section 
and structures constructed under the authority of any other Act); 
and 
"(B) permit access for such pumping and associated pipelines Access, 
as may be necessary to assure an adequate supply of water for 
owners of land adjacent to such segment and for fish, wildlife, 
and recreational uses outside the river corridor established 
pursuant to this paragraph. 
The streambank structures to be constructed and maintained under 
subparagraph (A) shall include, but not be limited to, structures at 
such sites as are specified with respect to such segment on pages 62 
and 63 of the August 1977 Report, except that sites for such structures 
may be relocated to the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary of 
the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) by reason of 
physical changes in the river or river area. The Secretary of the Army 
j 
(acting through the Chief of Engineers) shall condition the construc-
tion or maintenance of any streambank stabilization structure or of 
any recreational river feature at any site under subparagraph (A) 
(i) upon the availability to the United States of such land and inter-
ests in land in such ownership as he deems necessary to carry out such 
construction or maintenance and to protect and enhance the river in 
accordance with the purposes of this Act. Administration of the river 
segment designated by this paragraph shall be in coordination with, 
and pursuant to the advice of a Recreational River Advisory Group 
which may be established by the Secretary. Such Group may include 
in its membership, representatives of the affected States and political 
subdivisions thereof, affected Federal agencies, and such organized 
private groups as the Secretary deems desirable. Notwithstanding the 
authority to the contrary contained in subsection 6(a) of this Act, no 
land or interests in land may be acquired without the consent of the 
owner: Provided, That not to exceed 5 per centum of the acreage 
within the designated river boundaries may be acquired in less than 
fee title without the consent of the owner, in such instance of the Secre-
tary's determination that activities are occurring, or threatening to 
occur thereon which constitute serious damage or threat to the 
integrity of the river corridor, in accordance with the values for which 
this river was designated. For purposes of carrying out the provisions 
of this Act with respect to the river designated by this paragraph, 
there are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $21,000,000, for 
acquisition of lands and interests in lands and for development.". 
SEC, 708. Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended 
by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(23) SAINT JOE, IDAHO.—The segment above the confluence of the 
North Fork of the Saint Joe River to Spruce Tree Campground, as a 
recreational river; the segment above Spruce Tree Campground to 
Saint Joe Lake, as a wild river, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled 'Saint Joe River Corridor Map' on file with the Chief of the 
Forest Service and dated September 1978; to be administered by the Administration. 
Secretary of Agriculture. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Roads and 
the classification of the Saint Joe River under this paragraph and the bridges, access, 
subsequent development plan for the river prepared by the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall at no time interfere with or restrict the main-
tenance, use, or access to existing or future roads within the adjacent 
lands nor interfere with or restrict present use of or future construc-
tion of bridges across that portion of the Saint Joe designated as a 
'recreational river' under this paragraph. Dredge or placer mining 
shall be prohibited within the banks or beds of the main stem of the 
Recreational 
River Advisory 
Group, 
Lands and 
interests, 
acquisition, 
16 u s e 1277, 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Boundaries, 
16 u s e 1274. 
89-194 O—80—pt. 3 
57 : qL3 
92 STAT. 3530 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Sand and gravel, 
removal. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Saint Joe and its tributary streams in their entirety above the con-
fluence of the main stem with the North Fork of the river. Nothing in 
this Act shall be deemed to prohibit the removal of sand and gravel 
above the high water mark of the Saint Joe Kiver and its tributaries 
within the river corridor by or under the authority of any public body 
or its agents for the purposes of construction or maintenance of roads. 
The Secretary shall take such action as is required under subsection 
(b) of this section within one year from the date of enactment of this 
paragraph. For the purposes of this river, there are authorized to be 
appropriated not more than $1,000,000 for the acquisition of lands or 
interest in lands.". 
Subtitle B—Studies 
, 
DESIGNATION OF THE KERN RIVER (NORTH FORK) FOR STUDY 
16 use 1276. 
SEC. 721, Section 5 (a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended 
by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(59) KERN, CALIFORNIA.—The main stem of the North Fork from 
its source to Isabella Reservoir excluding its tributaries.". 
DESIGNATION OF T H E LOXAHATCHEE RIVER FOR STUDY 
SEC. 722. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended 
by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
" (60) LoxAHATCHEE, FLORIDA.—^Thc entire river including its tribu-
tary. North Fork.". 
DESIGNATION OF THE OGEECHEE RIVER FOR STUDY 
SEO. 723. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended 
by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
" (61) OGEECHEE, GEORGIA.—^The entire river.". 
DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN SEGMENT OF T H E SALT RIVER FOR STUDY 
SEC. 724. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended 
by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
f.f,|,; 
"(62) SALT, ARIZONA.—The main stem from a point on the north 
.t5 
side of the river intersected by the Fort Apache Indian Reservation 
boundary (north of Buck Mountain) downstream to Arizona State 
Highway 288.". 
•>•* 
; 
DESIGNATION OF T H E VERDE RIVER FOR STUDY 
SEC. 725. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended 
by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(63) VERDE, ARIZONA.—The main stem from the Prescott National 
Forest boundary near Paulden to the vicinity of Table Mountain, 
approximately 14 miles above Horseshoe Reservoir, except for the seg-
ment not included in the national forest between Clarkdale and Camp 
Verde, North segment.". 
DESIGNATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER FOR STUDY 
SEC. 726. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(64) SAN FRANCISCO, ARIZONA.—The main stem from confluence 
with the Gila upstream to the Arizona-New Mexico border, except 
for the segment between Clifton and the Apache National Forest.". 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3531 
DESIGNATION OF FISH CREEK FOR STUDY 
SEC. 727. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 16 USC 1276. 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(65) FISH CREEK, NEW YORK.—The entire East Branch.". 
DESIGNATION OF BLACK CREEK FOR STUDY 
SEC. 728. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Eivers Act is 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(66) BLACK CREEK, MISSISSIPPI.—The segment from Big Creek 
Landing in Forrest County downstream to Old Alexander Bridge 
Landing in Stone County.". 
DESIGNATION OF ALLEGHENY RIVER FOR STUDY 
SEC. 729. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Eivers Act is 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(67) ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.—The main stem from Kinzua 
Dam downstream to East Brady.". 
DESIGNATION OF THE CACAPON RIVER FOR STUDY 
SEC. 730. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
" (68) CACAPON, WEST VIRGINIA.—The entire river.". 
DESIGNATION OF THE ESCATAWPA RIVER FOR STUDY 
; 
SEC. 731. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(69) 
EscATAWPA, ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI.—The segment 
upstream from a point approximately one mile downstream from 
the confluence of the Escatawpa River and Jackson Creek to a point 
where the Escatawpa River is joined by the Yellowhouse Branch in 
Washington County, Alabama, near the town of Deer Park, 
Alabama; and the segment of Brushy Creek upstream from its 
confluence with the Escatawpa to its confluence with Scarsborough 
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Creek.". 
DESIGNATION OF THE MYAKKA RIVER FOR STUDY 
SEC. 732. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(70) MYAKKA, FLORIDA.—The segment south of the southern 
boundary of the Myakka River State Park.". 
DESIGNATION OF SOLDIER CREEK FOR STUDY 
SEC. 733. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(71) SOLDIER CREEK, ALABAMA.—The segment beginning at the 
point where Soldier Creek intersects the south line of section 31, 
township 7 south, range 6 east, downstream to a point on the south 
line of section 6, township 8 south, range 6 east, which point is 1,322 
feet west of the south line of section 5, township 8 south, range 6 east 
in the county of Baldwin, State of Alabama.". 
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92 STAT. 3532 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
DESIGNATION OF RED RIVER FOR STUDY 
16 use 1276. 
SEC. 734. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof: 
"(72) RED, KENTUCKY.—The segment from Highv^ay numbered 
746 (also known as Spradlin Bridge) in Wolf County, Kentucky, 
downstream to the point where the river descends below seven 
hundred feet above sea level (in its normal flow) which point is at the 
Menifee and Powell County line just downstream of the iron bridge 
where Kentucky Highway numbered 77 passes over the river.". 
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AUTHORIZATION FOR STUDIES 
SEC. 735. Paragraph (3) of section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act is redesignated as paragraph (4) and is amended by 
striking out "$2,175,000" and substituting "$4,060,000". Such 
paragraph is further amended by adding the following at the end 
Appropriation 
thereof: "There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of 
authorization. 
conducting the studies of the rivers named in subparagraphs (59) 
through (74) such sums as may be necessary.". 
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SEC. 736. Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by inserting the following new paragraph after paragraph 
"(3) The studies of the rivers named in paragraphs (59) through 
(72) of subsection (a) shall be completed and reports submitted 
thereon not later than five full fiscal years after the date of the 
enactment of this paragraph. The study of rivers named in 
paragraphs (62) through (64) of subsection (a) shall be completed 
and uie report thereon submitted by not later than April 1981.". 
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Subtitle C—Authorizations for Funding 
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ELEVEN POINT RIVER 
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16 use 1287. 
SEC. 751. Section 16(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by striking out "Eleven Point, Missouri, $4,906,500" and 
substituting "Eleven Point, Missouri, $10,407,000". 
ROGUE RIVER 
SEC. 752. Section 16(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by striking out "Rogue, Oregon, $12,447,200" and 
substituting "Rogue, Oregon, $15,147,000". 
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SAINT CROIX RIVER 
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SEC. 753. Section 16(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by striking out "Saint Croix, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 
$11,768,550" and substituting "Saint Croix, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 
$21,769,000". 
S A L M O N 
RIVER 
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SEC. 754. Section 16(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 
amended by striking out "Salmon, Middle Fork, Idaho, $1,237,100" 
and substituting "Sahnon, Middle Fork, Idaho, $1,837,000". 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3533 
CHATTOOGA RIVER 
SEC. 755. Section 3(a) (10) of the Wild and Scenic Eivers Act 
(relating to the Chattooga Kiver in North Carolina, South Carolina, 
and Georgia) is amended by striking out "$2,000,000" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "$5,200,000". 
Subtitle D—Amendments to Public Law 90-542 
16 use 1274. 
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 761. Section 2(a) of the Wild and Scenic Eivers Act is 
amended by striking out "without expense to the United States" and 
by adding the following at the end thereof: "Upon receipt of an appli-
cation under clause (ii) of this subsection, the Secretary shall notify 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and publish such applica-
tion in the Federal Register. Each river designated under clause (ii) 
shall be administered by the State or political subdivision thereof 
without expense to the United States other than for administration 
and management of federally owned lands. For purposes of the pre-
ceding sentence, amounts made available to any State or political 
subdivision under the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 or 
any other provision of law shall not be treated as an expense to the 
United States. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to provide 
for the transfer to, or administration by, a State or local authority of 
any federally owned lands which are within the boundaries of any 
river included within the system under clause (ii).". 
Notification to 
FERC and 
publication in 
Federal Register. 
16 use 1273. 
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note. 
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FEDERAL LANDS; COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS 
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SEC. 762. Section 12(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 16 USe 1283. 
amended by striking out the first sentence thereof and substituting: 
"The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
head of any other Federal department or agency having jurisdiction 
over any lands which include, border upon, or are adjacent to, any 
river included within the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 
or under consideration for such inclusion, in accordance with section 
2(a) (ii), 3(a), or 5(a), shall take such action respecting management 16 USC 1273, 
policies, regulations, contracts, plans, affecting such lands, following 1274, 1276. 
the date of enactment of this sentence, as may be necessary to protect 
such rivers in accordance with the purposes of this Act. Such Secre-
tary or other department or agency head shall, where appropriate, 
enter into written cooperative agreements with the appropriate State 
or local official for the planning, administration, and management of 
Federal lands which are within the boundaries of any rivers for which 
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approval has been granted under section 2(a) (ii).". 
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AMENDMENTS 
'" SEC. 763. (a) Section 3(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is 16 USe 1274 
amended by inserting after "one year from the date of this Act" the 
following: 
"(except 
where 
a different 
date is provided 
in 
subsection (a))". 
(b) Section 6(g)(3) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
"January 1, 1967," the following "(except where a different date is 
specifically provided by law with respect to any particular river)". 
(c) Section 16(b) of such Act is deleted in its entirety, and section 16 USe 1287 
16(a) is renumbered as section 16. 
16 use 1277. 
92 STAT. 3534 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
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LEASE OF FEDERAL LANDS 
SEC. 764. The Wild and Scenic Kivers Act is amended by adding the 
following new section after section 14: 
"SEC. 14A. (a) Where appropriate in the discretion of the Secretary, 
he may lease federally owned land (or any interest therein) which is 
within the boundaries of any component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System and which has been acquired by the Secretary 
under this Act. Such lease shall be subject to such restrictive covenants 
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
"(b) Any land to be leased by the Secretary under this section shall 
be offered first for such lease to the person who owned such land 
immediately before its acquisition by the United States.". 
TITLE VIII—RECOGNITION OF THE HONORABLE 
WILLIAM M. KETCHUM 
SEC. 801. Within the War in the Pacific National Historical Park, 
Guam, and the American Memorial Park, Saipan, the Secretary, act-
ing through the Director of the National Park Service, and in con-
sultation with the Governor of each area, is authorized to provide 
in each of these parks some form of appropriate recognition of the 
outstanding contributions and untiring commitments of the late Con-
gressman William M. Ketchum of California toward the needs of 
the people of the insular areas. Fully cognizant of sacrifices that 
sometimes must be made in order to preserve the basic principles of 
democracy, Congressman Ketchum 
personally 
experienced 
the 
devastations of war, as he served with distinction in the United States 
mili^^ary during the Second World War in the Pacific Theater and 
during the Korean Conflict, Congressman Ketchum, an individual of 
strong principle and commitment, through his leadership and active 
participation in the United States Congress, made substantial and 
invaluable contributions to the political and economic growth, 
development, and well-being of American Samoa, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 
and the Virgin Islands. In particular, he will be remembered for the 
key role he played in the passage of the historic Covenant to establish 
a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in political union 
with the United States. 
Establishment. 
16 use 230. 
Description. 
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TITLE IX—JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL 
HISTORICAL PARK 
SEC. 901. In order to preserve for the education, inspiration, and 
benefit of present and future generations si^ificant examples of 
natural and historical resources of the Mississippi Delta region and 
to provide for their interpretation in such manner as to portray the 
development of cultural diversity in the region, there is authorized 
to be established in the State of Louisiana the Jean Lafitte National 
Historical Park and Preserve (hereinafter referred to as the "park"). 
The park shall consist of (1) the area of approximately twenty 
thousand acres generally depicted on the map entitled "Barataria 
Marsh Unit-Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve" 
numbered 90,000B and dated April 1978, which shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the office of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior; (2) the area known as Big Oak 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3535 
Island; (3) an area or areas within the French Quarter section of the 
city of New Orleans as may be designated by the Secretary of the 
Interior for an interpretive and administrative facility; (4) the 
Chalmette National Historical Park; and (5) such additional 
natural, cultural, and historical resources in the French Quarter and 
Garden District of New Orleans, forts in the delta region, planta-
tions, and Acadian towns and villages in the Saint Martinville area 
and such other areas and sites as are subject to cooperative agree-
ments in accordance with the provisions of this title. 
SEC. ^02. (a) Within the Barataria Marsh Unit the Secretary is 
authorized to acquire not to exceed eight thousand acres of lands, 
waters, and interests therein (hereinafter referred to as the "core 
area"), as depicted on the map referred to in the first section of this 
title, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated fimds, or 
exchange. The Secretary may also acquire by any of the foregoing 
methods such lands and interests therein, including leasehold interests, 
as he may designate in the French Quarter of New Orleans for develop-
ment and operation as an interpretive and administrative facility. 
Lands, waters, and interests therein owned by the State of Louisiana 
or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation. 
In acquiring property pursuant to this title, the Secretary may not 
acquire rights to oil and gas without the consent of the owner, but 
the exercise of such rights shall be subject to such regulations as the 
Secretary may promulgate in furtherance of the purposes of this title. 
(b) With respect to the lands, waters, and interests therein generally 
depicted as the "park protection zone" on the map referred to in the 
first section of this title, the Secretary shall, no later than six months 
from the date of enactment of this Act, in consultation with the aflPected 
State and local units of government, develop a set of guidelines or 
criteria applicable to the use and development of properties within 
the park protection zone to be enacted and enforced by the State or 
local units of government. 
(c) The purpose of any guideline developed pursuant to subsection 
(b) of this section shall be to preserve and protect the following values 
within the core area: 
(1) fresh water drainage patterns from the park protection 
zone into the core area; 
(2) vegetative cover; 
(3) integrity of ecological and biological systems; and 
(4) water and air quality. 
(d) Where the State or local units of government deem it appro-
priate, they may cede to the Secretary, and the Secretary is authorized 
to accept, the power and authority to confect and enforce a program 
or set of rules pursuant to the guidelines established under subsection 
(b) of this section for the purpose of protecting the values described 
in subsection (c) of this section. 
(e) The Secretary, upon the failure of the State or local units of 
government to enact rules pursuant to subsection (b) of this section 
or enforce such rules so as to protect the values enumerated in sub-
section (c) of this section, may acquire such lands, servitudes, or 
interests in lands within the park protection zone as he deems neces-
sary to protect the values enumerated in subsection (c) of this section. 
(f) The Secretary may revise the boundaries of the park protection 
zone, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to include or 
exclude properties, but only with the consent of Jefferson Parish. 
Lands, waters 
and interests, 
acquisition. 
16 u s e 230a. 
Guidelines or 
criteria, 
consultation. 
Values, 
preservation and 
protection. 
Authority, 
ceding. 
Acquisitions. 
Boundaries, 
revision. 
c 92 STAT. 3536 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Use and 
occupancy right, 
retention. 
16 use 230b. 
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"Improved 
property." 
Cooperative 
agreements. 
16 u s e 230c. 
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Hunting, tishing, 
and trapping. 
16 use 230d. 
Consultation. 
SEC. 903. Within the Barataria Marsh Unit, the owner or owners 
of improved property used for noncommercial residential purposes on 
a year-round basis may, as a condition of the acquisition of such prop-
erty by the Secretary, elect to retain a right of use and occupancy of 
such property for noncommercial residential purposes if, in the judg-
ment of the Secretary, the continued use of such property for a limited 
period would not unduly interfere with the development or manage-
ment of the park. Such right of use and occupancy may be either a 
period ending on the death of the owner or his spouse, whichever 
occurs last, or a term of not more than twenty-five years, at the elec-
tion of the owner. Unless the property is donated, the Secretary shall 
pay to the owner the fair market value of the property less the fair 
market value of the right retained by the owner. Such right may be 
transferred or assigned and may be terminated by the Secretary, if 
he finds that the property is not used for noncommercial residential 
purposes, upon tender to the holder of the right an amount equal to 
the fair market value of the unexpired term. As used in this section, 
the term "improved property" means a single-family, year-round 
dwelling, the construction of which was begun before January 1,1977, 
which serves as the owner's permanent place of abode at the time of 
its acquisition by the United States, together with not more than three 
acres of land on which the dwelling and appurtenant buildings are 
located which the Secretary finds is reasonably necessary for the 
owner's continued use and occupancy of the dwelling. 
SEC. 904. In furtherance of the purposes of this title, and after con-
sultation with the Commission created by section 7 of this title, the 
Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the 
owners of properties of natural, historical, or cultural significance, 
including but not limited to the resources described in paragraphs 
(1) through (5) of the first section of this title, pursuant to which 
the Secretary may mark, interpret, restore and/or provide technical 
assistance for the preservation and interpretation of such properties, 
and pursuant to which the Secretary may provide assistance including 
management services, program implementation, and incremental finan-
cial assistance in furtherance of the standards for administration of 
the park pursuant to section 906 of this title. Such agreements shall 
contain, but need not be limited to, provisions that the Secretary, 
through the National Park Service, shall have the right of access at 
all reasonable times to all public portions of the property covered by 
such agreement for the purpose of conducting visitors through such 
properties and interpreting them to the public, and that no changes or 
alterations shall be made in such properties except by mutual agree-
ment between the Secretary and the other parties to such agreements. 
The agreements may contain specific provisions which outline in detail 
the extent of the participation by the Secretary in the restoration, 
preservation, interpretation, and maintenance of such properties. 
SEC. 905. Withifi the Barataria Marsh Unit, the Secretary shall 
permit hunting, fishing (including commercial fishing), and trapping 
in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, except that 
within the core area and on those lands acquired by the Secretary 
pursuant to section 902 (c.) of this title, he may designate zones where 
and establish periods when no hunting, fishing, or trapping shall be 
permitted for reasons of public safety. Except in emergencies, any 
regulations of the Secretary promulgated under this section shall be 
put into effect only after consultation with the appropriate fish and 
game agency of Louisiana. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3537 
SEC. 906. The Secretary shall establish the park by publication of 
a notice to that effect in the Federal Register at such time as he finds 
that, consistent with the general management plan referred to in sec-
tion 908, sufficient lands and interests therein (i) have been acquired 
for interpretive and administrative facilities, (ii) are being protected 
in the core area, and (iii) have been made the subject of cooperative 
agreements pursuant to secton 904. Pending such establishment and 
thereafter the Secretary shall administer the park in accordance with 
the provisions of this title, the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), 
the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666), and any other statutory 
authorities available to him for the conservation and management of 
natural, historical, and cultural resources. 
SEC. 907. (a) There is established the Delta Region Preservation 
Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"), which 
shall consist of the following: 
(1) two members appointed by the Governor of the State of 
Louisiana ; 
(2) two members appointed by the Secretary from recommen-
dations submitted by the President of Jefferson Parish; 
(3) two members appointed by the Secretary from recommen-
dations submitted by the Jefferson Parish Council; 
(4) two members appointed by the Secretary from recommen-
dations submitted by the mayor of the city of New Orleans ; 
(5) one member appointed by the Secretary from recommenda-
tions submitted by the commercial fishing industry; 
(6) three members appointed by the Secretary from recommen-
dations submitted by local citizen conservation organizations in 
the delta region; and 
(7) one member appointed by the Chairman of the National 
Endowment for the Arts. 
(b) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation 
as such. The Secretary is authorized to pay the expenses reasonably 
incurred by the non-Federal members of the Commission in carrying 
out their duties. 
(c) The function of the Commission shall be to advise the Secre-
tary in the selection of sites for inclusion in the park, in the develop-
ment and implementation of a general management plan, and in the 
development and implementation of a comprehensive interpretive pro-
gram of the natural, historic, and cultural resources of the region. 
The Commission shall inform interested members of the public, the 
State of Louisiana and its political subdivisions, and interested Fed-
eral agencies with respect to existing and proposed actions and pro-
grams having a material effect on the perpetuation of a high-quality 
natural and cultural environment in the delta region. 
(d) The Commission shall act and advise by affirmative vote of a 
majority of its members: Provided^ That any recommendation of the 
Commission that affects the use or development, or lack thereof, of 
property located solely within a single parish or municipality shall 
have the concurrence of a majority of the members appointed from 
recommendations submitted by such parish or municipality. 
(e) The Directors of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation 
Service and the National Park Service shall serve as ex officio members 
of the Commission and provide such staff support and technical serv-
ices as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Commission. 
SEC. 908. (a) There is authorized to be appropriated, to carry out 
the provisions of this title, not to exceed $50,000,000 from the Land and 
Notice, 
publication in 
Federal Register. 
16 u s e 230e. 
Administration. 
16 u s e 1 et seq. 
16 u s e 461 note. 
Delta Region 
Preservation 
eommission, 
establishment 
and membership. 
16 u s e 230f. 
eompensation 
and expenses. 
Functions. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
16 u s e 230g. 
92 STAT. 3538 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
General 
management 
plan, submittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
Chalmette Unit, 
redesignation. 
16 use 230h. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
16 use 230i. 
Water Conservation Fund for acquisition of lands, waters, and inter-
ests therein and such sums as necessary for the development of essential 
facilities. 
(b) Within three years from the date of enactment of this title, the 
Secretary, after consultation with the Commission, shall submit to 
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Eepre-
sentatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate a general management plan for the park indicating— 
(1) transportation alternatives for public access to the park; 
(2) the number of visitors and types of public use within the 
park which can be accommodated in accordance with the protec-
tion of its resources; 
(3) the location and estimated cost of facilities deemed neces-
sary to accommodate such visitors and uses; and 
(4) a statement setting forth the actions which have been and 
should be taken to assure appropriate protection, interpretation, 
and management of the areas known as Big Oak Island and Couba 
Island. 
SEC. 909. The area described in the Act of October 9,1962 (76 Stat. 
755), as the "Chalmette National Historical Park" is hereby redesig-
nated as the Chalmette Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical 
Park. Any references to the Chalmette National Historical Park shall 
be deemed to be references to said Chalmette Unit. 
SEC. 910. By no later than the end of the first full fiscal year follow-
ing the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate, a comprehensive report with recommendations as to sites 
within the Mississippi River Delta Region which constitute nationally 
significant examples of natural resources within that region. 
Urban Park and 
Recreation 
Recovery Act of 
1978. 
16 u s e 2501 
note. 
16 u s e 2501. 
TITLE 
X—URBAN PARK AND RECREATION 
RECOVERY PROGRAM 
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SEC. 1001. This title may be cited as the "Urban Park and Recreation 
Recovery Act of 1978". 
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SEC. 1002. The Congress finds that— 
(a) the quality of life in urban areas is closely related to the 
availability of fully functional park and recreation systems in-
cluding land, facilities, and service programs; 
(b) residents of cities need close-to-home recreational oppor-
tunities that are adequate to specialized urban demands, with 
parks and facilities properly located, developed, and well 
maintained; 
(c) the greatest recreational deficiencies with respect to land, 
facilites, and programs are foimd in many large cities, especially 
at the neighborhood level; 
(d) inadequate financing of urban recreation programs due to 
fiscal difficulties in many large cities has led to the deterioration 
of facilities, nonavailability of recreation services, and an inability 
to adapt recreational programs to changing circumstances; and 
(e) there is no existing Federal assistance program which 
fully addresses the needs for phjsical rehabilitation and revitali-
zation of these park and recreation systems. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3539 
SEC. 1003. The purpose of this title is to authorize the Secretary to 
establish an urban park and recreation recovery program which would 
provide Federal grants to economically hard-pressed communities 
specifically for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreation areas, 
facilities, and development of improved recreation programs for a 
period of five years. This short-term program is intended to comple-
ment existing Federal programs such as tne Land and Water Conser-
vation Fund and Community Development Grant Programs by en-
couraging and stimulating local governments to revitalize their park 
and recreation systems and to make long-term commitments to con-
tinuing maintenance of these systems. Such assistance shall be subject 
to such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate 
and in the public interest to carry out the purposes of this title. 
Program 
authorization. 
16 use 2502. 
Terms and 
conditions. 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 1004. When used in this title the term— 
(a) "recreational areas and facilities" means indoor or outdoor 
parks, buildings, sites, or other facilities which are dedicated to 
recreation purposes and administered by public or private non-
profit agencies to serve the recreation needs of community resi-
dents. Emphasis shall be on public facilities readily accessible to 
residential neighborhoods, including multiple-use community 
centers which have recreation as one of their primary purposes, 
but excluding major sports arenas, exhibition areas, and confer-
ence halls used primarily for commercial sports, spectator, or 
display activities; 
(b) "rehabilitation grants" means matching capital grants to 
local governments for the purpose of rebuilding, remodeling, 
expanding, or developing existing outdoor or indoor recreation 
areas and facilities, including improvements in park landscapes, 
buildings, and support facilities, but excluding routine mainte-
nance and upkeep activities; 
(c) "innovation grants" means matching grants to local govern-
ments to cover costs of personnel, facilities, equipment, supplies, 
or services designed to demonstrate innovative and cost-effective 
ways to augment park and recreation opportunities at the neigh-
borhood level and to address common problems related to facility 
operations and improved delivery of recreation service, and which 
shall exclude routine operation and maintenance activities; 
(d) "recovery action program grants" means matching grants 
to local governments for development of local park and recreation 
recovery action programs to meet the requirements of this title. 
Such grants will be for resource and needs assessment, coordina-
tion, citizen involvement and planning, and program development 
activities to encourage public definition of goals, and develop 
priorities and strategies for overall recreation system recovery; 
(e) "maintenance" means all commonly accepted practices nec-
essary to keep recreation areas and facilities operating in a state 
of good repair and to protect them from deterioration resulting 
from normal wear and tear; 
(f) "general purpose local government" means any city, county, 
town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political 
subdivision of a State, including the District of Columbia, and 
insular areas; 
16 use 2503. 
92 STAT. 3540 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
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Assistance, 
eligibility. 
16 use 2504. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Priority criteria 
for project 
selection and 
approval. 
•' ^ (g) "special purpose local government" means any local or 
regional special district, public-purpose corporation or other 
limited political subdivision of a State, including but not limited 
to park authorities; park, conservation, water or sanitary districts; 
and school districts; 
(h) "private, nonprofit agency'- means a community-based, non-
profit organization, corporation, or association organized for 
purposes of providing recreational, conservation, and educational 
services directly to urban residents on either a neighborhood or 
communitywide basis through voluntary donations, voluntary 
labor, or public or private grants; 
(i) "State" means any State of the United States or any 
instrumentality of a State approved by the Governor; the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and insular areas; and 
(j) "insular areas" means Guam, the Virgin Islands, American 
Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 1005. (a) Eligibility of general purpose local governments for 
assistance under this title shall be based upon need as determined by 
the Secretary. Within one hundred and twenty days after the effective 
date of this title, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, 
a list of the local governments eligible to participate in this program, 
to be accompanied oy a discussion of criteria used in determining eligi-
bility. "Such criteria shall be based upon factors which the Secretary 
determines are related to deteriorated recreational facilities or sys-
tems, and physical and economic distress." 
(b) Notwithstanding the list of eligible local governments estab-
lished in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary is also 
authorized to establish eligibility, at his discretion and in accord with 
the findings and purpose of this title, to other general purpose local 
governments in standard metropolitan statistical areas as defined by 
the census: Provided^ That grants to these discretionary applicants 
do not exceed in the aggregate 15 per centum of funds appropriated 
under this title for rehabilitation, innovation, and recovery action 
l^rogram grants. 
(c) The Secretary shall also establish priority criteria for project 
selection and approval which consider such factors as— 
(1) population; 
(2) condition of existing recreation areas and facilities; 
(3) demonstrated deficiencies in access to neighborhood recrea-
tion opportunities, particularly for minority, and low- and mod-
erate-income residents; 
(4) public participation in determining rehabilitation or 
development needs; 
(5) the extent to which a project supports or complements 
target activities undertaken as part of a local government's over-
all community development and urban revitalization program; 
(6) the extent to which a proposed project would provide 
employment opportunities for minorities, youth, and low- and 
moderate-income residents in the project neighborhood and/or 
-' would provide for participation of neighborhood, nonprofit or 
tenant organizations in the proposed rehabilitation activity or in 
subsequent maintenance, staffing, or supervision of recreation areas 
. 
and facilities; and 
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(7) the amount of State and private support for a project as 
evidenced by commitments of non-Federal resources to project 
construction or operation. 
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92 STAT. 3541 
GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAM 
Grants. 
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Transference of 
grants. 
SEC. 1006. (a) The Secretary is authorized to provide 70 per centum 
matching rehabilitation and innovative grants directly to eligible 
general purpose local governments upon his approval of applications 
therefor by the chief executives of such governments. 
(1) At the discretion of such applicants, and if consistent with an 
approved application, rehabilitation and innovation grants may be 
transferred in whole or in part to independent special purpose local 
governments, private nonprofit agencies or county or regional park 
authorities: Provided^ That assisted recreation areas and facilities 
owned or managed by them offer recreation opportunities to the gen-
eral population within the jurisdictional boundaries of an eligible 
applicant. 
(2) Payments may be made only for those rehabilitation or innova- Payments 
tive projects which have been approved by the Secretary. Such pay-
ments may be made from time to time in keeping with the rate of 
progress toward the satisfactory completion of a project, except that 
the Secretary may, when appropriate, make advance payments on 
approved rehabilitation and innovative projects in an amount not to 
exceed 20 per centum of the total project cost. 
(3) The Secretary may authorize modification of an approved proj-
ect only when a grantee has adequately demonstrated that such modi-
fication is necessary because of circumstances not foreseeable at the 
time a project was proposed. 
(b) Innovation grants should be closely tied to goals, priorities, and 
implementation strategies expressed in local park and recreation 
recovery action programs, with particular regard to the special con-
siderations listed in section 1007(b) (2). 
Innovation 
grants. 
LOCAL COMMITMENTS TO SYSTEM RECOVERY AND MAINTENANCE 
SEC. 1007. (a) As a requirement for project approval, local govern-
ments applying for assistance under this title shall submit to the 
Secretary evidence of their commitments to ongoing planning, rehabil-
itation, service, operation, and maintenance programs for their park 
and recreation systems. These commitments will be expressed in local 
park and recreation recovery action programs which maximize coordi-
nation of all community resources, including other federally supported 
urban development and recreation programs. During an initial interim 
period to be established by regulations under this title, this require-
ment may be satisfied by local government submissions of preliminary 
action programs which briefly define objectives, priorities, and imple-
mentation strategies for overall system recovery and maintenance and 
commit the applicant to a scheduled program development process. 
Following this interim period, all local applicants shall submit to the 
Secretary, as a condition of eligibility, a five-year action program for 
park and recreation recovery that satisfactorily demonstrate: 
(1) systematic identification of recovery objectives, priorities, 
and implementation strategies; 
(2) adequate planning for rehabilitation of specific recreation 
areas and facilities, including projections of the cost of proposed 
' 
projects ; 
(3) capacity and commitment to assure that facilities provided 
" 
or improved under this title shall thereafter continue to be ade-
; 
quately maintained, i)rotected, staffed, and supervised; 
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Recovery action 
programs. 
Five-year action 
programs for 
park and 
recreation 
recovery. 
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(4) intention to maintain total local public outlays for park 
and recreation purposes at levels at least equal to those in the year 
:; 
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preceding that in which grant assistance is sought beginning in 
fiscal year 1980 except in any case where a reduction in park and 
recreation outlays is proportionate to a reduction in overall spend-
Ui , : . . , . 
ing by the applicant; and 
(5) the relationship of the park and recreation recovery pro-
gram to overall community development and urban revitalization 
efforts. 
Where appropriate, the Secretary may encourage local governments 
to meet action program requirements through a continuing planning 
process which includes periodic improvements and updates in action 
program submissions to eliminate identified gaps in program informa-
tion and policy development. 
Action programs. 
(b) Action programs shall address, but are not limited to the follow-
ing considerations: 
(1) Rehabilitation of existing recreational sites and facilities, 
including general systemwide renovation; special rehabilitation 
requirements for recreational sites and facilities in areas of high 
population concentration and economic distress; and restoration 
of outstanding or unique structures, landscaping, or similar fea-
tures in parks of historical or architectural significance. 
(2) Local commitments to innovative and cost-effective pro-
grams and projects at the neighborhood level to augment recovery 
'iuTK'tmi' I 
^^ park and recreation systems, including but not limited to recy-
'\.^'," 
cling of abandoned schools and other public buildings for recrea-
tional purposes; multiple use of operating educational and other 
public buildings; purchase of recreation services on a contractual 
basis; use of mobile facilities and recreational, cultural, and educa-
tional programs or other innovative approaches to improving 
access for neighborhood residents; integration of recovery pro-
si,.,. V , 
gram with federally assisted projects to maximize recreational 
opportunities through conversion of abandoned railroad and 
highway rights-of-way, waterfront, and other redevelopment 
efforts and such other federally assisted projects as may be appro-
-;, . 
priate; conversion of recreation use of street space, derelict land, 
and other public lands not now designated for neighborhood 
recreational use; and use of various forms of compensated and 
uncompensated land regulation, tax inducements, or other means 
to encourage the private sector to provide neighborhood park and 
recreation facilities and programs. 
Publication in 
The Secretary shall establish and publish in the Federal Register 
Federal Register, requirements for preparation, submission, and updating of local park 
and recreation recovery action programs. 
(c) RECOVERY ACTION PROGRAM GRANTS.—The Secretary is author-
ized to provide up to 50 per centum matching grants to eligible local 
applicants for program development and planning specifically to meet 
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Q objectives of this title. 
STATE ACTION INCENTIVE 
Federal 
implementation 
grants, increase. 
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SEC. 1008. The Secretary is authorized to increase Federal imple-
mentation grants authorized in section 1006 by providing an additional 
match equal to the total match provided by a State of up to 15 per 
centum of total project costs. In no event rnay the Federal matching 
amount exceed 85 per centum of total project cost. The Secretary shall 
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92 STAT. 3543 
further encourage the States to assist him in assuring that local recov-
ery plans and programs are adequately implemented by cooperating 
Avith the Department of the Interior in monitoring local park and 
recreation recovery plans and programs and in assuring consistency 
of such plans and programs, where appropriate, with State recrea-
tion policies as set forth in statewide comprehensive outdoor recrea-
tion plans. 
MATCHING 
REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 1009. The non-Federal share of project costs assisted under 
this Title may be derived from general or special purpose State or 
local revenues. State categorical grants, special appropriations by State 
legislatures, donations of land, buildings, or building materials and/or 
in-kind construction, technical, and planning services. No moneys from 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund (77 Stat. 49), as amended, or 
from any other Federal grant program other than general revenue 
sharing and the community development block grant programs shall 
be used to match Federal grants under this program. Reasonable local 
costs of action program development to meet the requirements of sec-
tion 1007(a) of this title may be used as part of the local match only 
when local applicants have not received program development grants 
under the authority of section 1007(c) of this title. The Secretary shall 
encourage States and private interests to contribute, to the maximum 
extent possible, to the non-Federal share of project costs. 
Non-Federal 
share of project 
costs. 
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CONVERSION OF RECREATION PROPERTY 
SEC. 1010. No property improved or developed with assistance under 16 USC 2509. 
this title shall, without the approval of the Secretary, be converted to 
other than public recreation uses. The Secretary shall approve such 
conversion only if he finds it to be in accord with the current local park 
and recreation recovery action program and only upon such conditions 
as he deems necessary to assure the provision of adequate recreation 
properties and opportunities of reasonably equivalent location and 
usefulness. 
COORDINATION OE PROGRAM 
SEC. 1011. The Secretary shall (a) coordinate the urban park and 16 USC 2510. 
recreation recovery program with the total urban recovery effort and 
cooperate to the fullest extent possible with other Federal departments 
and agencies and with State agencies which administer programs and 
policies affecting urban areas, including but not limited to, programs 
in housing, urban development, natural resources management, 
employment, transportation, community services, and voluntary 
action; (b) encourage maximum coordination of the program between 
appropriate State agencies and local applicants; and (c) require that 
local applicants include provisions for participation of community and 
neighborhood residents and for public-private coordination in recovery 
planning and project selection. 
AUDIT 
REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 1012. Each recipient of assistance under this title shall keep 
such records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including records which 
fully disclose the amount and disposition of project undertakings in 
connection with which assistance under this title is given or used, and 
the amount and nature of that portion of the cost of the project or 
undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will 
Recordkeeping. 
16 USC 2511. 
92 STAT. 3544 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
facilitate an effective audit. The Secretary, and the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States, or their duly authorized representatives, 
shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any 
books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient that are per-
tinent to assistance received under this title. 
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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 1013. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
purposes of this title, not to exceed $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 1979 through 1982, and $125,000,000 in fiscal year 1983, such sums 
to remain available until expended. Not more than 3 per centum of the 
funds authorized in any fiscal year may be used for grants for the 
development of local park and recreation recovery action programs 
pursuant to sections 1007(a) and 1007(c), and not more than 10 per 
centum may be used for innovation grants pursuant to section 6 of 
this title. Grants made under this title for projects in any one State 
shall not exceed in the aggregate 15 per centum of the aggregate 
amount of funds authorized to be appropriated in any fiscal year. For 
the authorizations made in this subsection, any amounts authorized but 
not appropriated in any fiscal year shall remain available for appro-
priation in succeeding fiscal years. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ac{, or any other law, 
or regulation, there is further authorized to be appropriated $250,000 
for each of the fiscal years 1979 through 1983, such sums to remain 
available until expended, to each of the insular areas. Such sums will 
not be subject to the matching provisions of this section, and may only 
be subject to such conditions, reports, plans, and agreements, if any, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
LIMITATION o r USE OF FUNDS 
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SEC. 1014. No funds available under this title shall be used for the 
acquisition of land or interests in land. 
Reports to 
Congress. 
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Establishment 
and 
administration. 
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460m-15. 
SUNSET AND REPORTING PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1015. (a) Within ninety days of the expiration of this authority, 
the Secretary snail report to the Congress on the overall impact of the 
urban park and recreation recovery program. 
(b) On December 31, 1979, and on the same date in each year that 
the recovery program is funded, the Secretary shall report to the Con-
gress on the annual achievements of the innovation grant program, 
with emphasis on the nationwide implications of successful innovation 
p r o j e c t s . 
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TITLE XI—NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER 
SEC. 1101. For the purpose of conserving and interpreting outstand-
ing natural, scenic, and historic values and objects in and around the 
New River Gorge and preserving as a free-flowing stream an impor-
tant segment of the New piver in West Virginia for the benefit and 
enjoyment of present and future generations, the Secretary of the 
Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") shall establish 
and administer the New River Gorge National River. The Secretary 
shall administer, protect, and develop the national! river in accordance 
with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 3545 
U.S.C. 1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented; except that any 
other statutory authority available to the Secretarj^ for the preserva-
tion and management of natural resources may be utilized to the extent 
he finds such authority will further the purposes of tJiis title. The 
boundaries of the national river shall be as generally depicted on the 
drawing entitled "Proposed New River Gorge National River" num-
bered NERI-20,002, dated July 1978, which shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior. 
SEC. 1102. (a) Within the boundaries of the New River Gorge 
National River, the Secretary may acquire lands and waters or inter-
ests therein by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 
transfer, or exchange. Lands owned by the State of West Virginia or 
a political subdivision thereof may be acquired by donation only. The 
authority of the Secretary to condemn in fee, improved properties as 
defined m subsection (c) of this section shall not be invoked as long 
as the owner of such improved property holds and uses it in a manner 
compatible with the purposes of this title. The Secretary may acquire 
any such improved property without the consent of the owner when-
ever he finds that such property has undergone, since January 1,1978, 
or is imminently about to undergo, changes in land use which are 
incompatible with the purposes of the national river. The Secretary 
may acquire less than fee interest in any improved or unimproved 
property within the boundaries of the national river. 
(b) On non-federally owned lands within the national river bound-
aries, the Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements 
with organizations or individuals to mark or interpret properties of 
significance to the history of the Gorge area. 
(c) For the purposes of this Act, the term "improved property" 
means (i) a detached single family dwelling, the construction of which 
was begun before January 1, 1977 (hereafter referred to as "dwell-
ing"), together with so much of the land on which the dwelling is 
situated, the said land being in the same ownership as the dwelling, 
as the Secretary shall designate to be reasonably necessary for the 
enjoyment of the dwelling for the sole purpose of noncommercial 
residential use, together with any structures necessary to the dwelling 
which are situated on the land so designated, or (ii) property devel-
oped for agricultural uses, together with any structures accessory 
thereto which were so used on or before January 1,1977, or (iii) com-
mercial and small business properties which were so used on or before 
January 1, 1977, the purpose of which is determined by the Secretary 
to contribute to visitor use and enjoyment of the national river. In 
determining when and to what extent a property is to be considered an 
"improved property", the Secretary shall take into consideration the 
manner of use of such buildings and lands prior to January 1, 1977, 
and shall designate such lands as are reasonably necessary for the 
continued enjoyment of the property in the same manner and to the 
same extent as existed prior to such date. 
(d) The owner of an improved property, as defined in this title, on 
the date of its acquisition, as a condition of such acquisition, may 
retain for himself, his heirs and assigns, a right of use and occupancy 
of the improved property for noncommercial residential, or agricul-
tural purposes, or the continuation of existing commercial operations, 
as the case may be, for a definite term of not more than twenty-five 
years, or, in lieu thereof, for a term ending at the death of the owner 
or the death of his spouse, whichever is later. The owner shall elect 
Boundary 
description, 
availability for 
public inspection. 
Acquisition of 
lands, waters, or 
interests. 
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Non-federally 
owned lands. 
"Improved 
property." 
Right of use and 
occupancy, term. 
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92 STAT. 3546 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
Fair market 
value. 
Termination, 
notification. 
Plan, submittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
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460m-17. 
Zoning laws and 
ordinances, 
establishment 
assistance. 
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460m-18. 
Mining, 
prohibition and 
limitation. 
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460m-19. 
the term to be reserved. Unless the property is wholly or partially 
donated, the Secretary shall pay to the owner the fair market value 
of the property on the date of its acquisition, less the fair market value 
of the property on that date of the right retained by the owner. A right 
retained by the owner pursuant to this section shall be subject to termi-
nation by the Secretary upon his determination that it is being exer-
cised in a manner inconsistent with the purposes of this title, and it 
shall terminate by operation of law upon notification by the Secretary 
to the holder of the right of such determination and tendering to him 
the amount equal to the fair market value of that portion which 
remains unexpired. 
SEC. 1103. (a) Within two years from the date of enactment of this 
title, the Secretary shall submit, in writing, to the House Committee 
on Interior and Insular Affairs, the Senate Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
United States Congress, a detailed plan which shall indicate— 
(i) the lands and areas which he deems essential to the protec-
tion and public enjoyment of the natural, scenic, and historic 
values and objects of this national river; 
(ii) the lands which he has previously acquired by purchase, 
donation, exchange, or transfer for the purpose of this national 
river; 
(iii) the annual acquisition program (including the level of 
funding) which he recommends for the ensuing four fiscal years; 
and 
(iv) the feasibility and suitability of including within the 
boundaries of the national river, the section of the New River 
from Fayetteville to Gauley Bridge, and reasons therefor. 
SEC. 1104. The Secretary shall on his own initiative, or at the request 
of any local government having jurisdiction over land located in or 
adjacent to the Gorge area, assist and consult with the appropriate 
officials and employees of such local government in establishing zoning 
laws or ordinances which will assist in achieving the purposes of this 
title. In providing assistance pursuant to this section, the Secretary 
shall endeavor to obtain provisions in such zoning laws or ordinances 
which— 
(1) have the effect of restricting incompatible commercial and 
industrial use of all real property in or adjacent to the Gorge 
area; 
(2) aid in preserving the character of the Gorge area by appro-
priate restrictions on the use of real property in the vicinity, 
including, but not limited to, restrictions upon building and con-
struction of all types; signs and billboards; the burning of cover; 
cutting of timber; removal of topsoil, sand, or gravel; dumping, 
storage, or piling of refuse; or any other use which would detract 
from the esthetic character of the Gorge area; and 
(3) have the effect of providing that the Secretary shall receive 
advance notice of any hearing for the purpose of granting a vari-
ance and any variance granted under, and of any exception made 
to, the application of such law or ordinance. 
SEC. 1105. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no sur-
face mining of any kind shall be permitted on federally owned lands 
within the boundary of the national river where the subsurface estate 
is not federally owned. Underground mining on such lands may be 
permitted by the Secretary only if— 
(1) the mining operation will have no significant adverse 
impact on the public use and enjoyment of the national river; 
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92 STAT. 3547 
(2) the mining operation will disturb the minimum amount of 
surface necessary to extract the mineral; and 
(3) the surface is not significantly disturbed, unless there is no 
technologically feasible alternative. 
(b) The harvesting of timber on federally owned lands within the 
national river boundary is prohibited, except insofar as it is necessary 
for the Secretary to remove trees for river access, historic sites, primi-
tive campgrounds, scenic vistas, or as may be necessary from time to 
time for reasons of public health and safety. 
(c) The owner of a mineral estate subject to this section who believes 
he has suffered a loss by operation of this section, may bring an action 
only in a United States district court to recover just compensation, 
which shall be awarded if the court finds that such loss constitutes a 
taking of property compensable under the Constitution. 
SEC. 1106. The Secretary may permit hunting and fishing on lands 
and waters under his jurisdiction within the boundaries of the New 
River Gorge National River in accordance w4th applicable Federal 
and State laws, and he may designate zones where, and establish 
periods when, no hunting or fishing shall be permitted for reasons of 
public safety, administration, fish or wildlife management, or public 
use and enjoyment. Except in emergencies, any rules and regulations 
of the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be put into effect only 
after consultation with the appropriate State agency responsible for 
hunting and fishing activities. 
SEC. 1107. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall not 
license the construction of any dam, water conduit, reservoir, power-
house, transmission line, or other project works under the Federal 
Power Act (41 Stat. 1063) as amended (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), on or 
directly affecting the New River Gorge National River, and no depart-
ment or agency of the United States shall assist by loan, grant, license, 
or otherwise in the construction of any water resources project that 
would have a direct and adverse effect on the values for which such 
river was established, as determined by the Secretary. Nothing con-
tained in the foregoing sentence, however, shall preclude licensing of, 
or assistance to, developments below or above the New River Gorge 
National River or on any stream tributary thereto which will not 
invade the area or diminish the scenic, recreation, and fish and wild-
life values present in the area on the date of this section. No depart-
ment or agency of the United States shall recommend authorization 
of any water resources project that would have a direct and adverse 
effect on the values for which such river was established, as determined 
by the Secretary, or request appropriations to begin construction on 
any such project whether heretofore or hereafter authorized, without 
advising the Secretary in writing of its intention to do so at least sixty 
days in advance, and without specifically reporting to the Congress 
in writing at the time it makes its recommendation or request in what 
respect construction of such project would be in conflict with the pur-
poses of this section and would effect the national river and the values 
to be protected by it under this section. 
SEC. 1108. Section 5(a) of the Act of October 2,1968 (82 Stat. 910) 
is hereby amended to provide for study of three principal tributaries 
of the New River in West Virginia, by adding the following new 
paragraphs: 
" (73) BLUESTONE, W E S T VIRGINIA.—From its headwaters to its con-
fluence with the New. 
"(74) GAULEY, W E S T VIRGINIA.—Including the tributaries of the 
Meadow and the Cranberry, from the headwaters to its confluence 
with the New. 
Timber 
harvesting. 
Recovery. 
Hunting and 
fishing zones, 
designation. 
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Rules and 
regulations, 
consultation. 
New River Gorge 
National River, 
project work 
prohibition. 
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460m-21. 
Advisement to 
Secretary and 
report to 
eongress. 
New River, 
W. Va., tributaries 
study. 
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92 STAT. 3548 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
General 
management 
plan, submittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
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Cooperation. 
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460m-23. 
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460m-24. 
42 u s e 7470 et 
seq. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
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460m-25. 
"(75) GREENBRIER, WEST VIRGINIA.—From its headwaters to its 
confluence with the New.". 
SEC. 1109. Within three years from the date of enactment of this 
title, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Senate Commit-
tee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs, a general management plan for the pro-
tection and development of the national river consistent with the pur-
poses of this title, indicating— 
(1) measures for the preservation of the area's resources; 
(2) indications of types and general intensities of development 
(including visitor circulation and transportation patterns, sys-
tems and modes) associated with public enjoyment and use of the 
area, including general locations, timing of implementation, and 
anticipated costs; 
(3) identification of and implementation commitments for 
visitor carrying capacities for all areas of the unit; and 
(4) indications of potential modifications to the external 
boundaries of the unit, and the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 1110. The Secretary of the Army shall cooperate with the Sec-
retary of the Interior concerning the water requirements of the 
national river. The Secretary of the Army shall provide for release of 
water from the Bluestone Lake project consistent with that project's 
purposes and activities in sufficient quantity and in such manner to 
facilitate protection of biological resources and recreational use of 
the national river. 
SEC. 1 111. For the purposes of part C of the Clean Air Act, the State 
may redesignate the national river only as class I or class 11. 
SEC. 1112. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for the purposes of this title, but not to 
exceed $20,000,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands, 
and not to exceed $500,000 for development. 
TITLE XII—FORT SCOTT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
Land and 
interests, 
acquisition. 
16 u s e 461 note. 
Establishment, 
publication in 
Federal Register. 
Administration. 
16 u s e 1 et seq. 
16 u s e 461 note. 
SEC. 1201. In order to commemorate the significant role played by 
Fort Scott in the opening of the West, as well as the Civil War and 
the strife in the State of Kansas that preceded it, the Secretary of the 
Interior may acquire by donation the land and interests in land, 
together with buildings and improvements thereon, known as Fort 
Scott, located in the city of Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas: 
Provided, That the buildings so acquired shall not include the struc-
ture known as "Lunette Blair". 
SEC. 1202. When the site of Fort Scott has been acquired by the 
United States as provided in section 1 of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall establish such area as the Fort Scott National Historic 
Site, by publication of notice and boundary map thereof in the Fed-
eral Register. 
SEC. 1203. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer, protect, 
develop, and maintain the Fort Scott National Historic Site subject 
to the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National 
Park Service, and for other purposes", approved August 25,1916 (39 
Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented, and the provisions of the 
Act entitled "An Act to provide for the preservation of historic 
America sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national signifi-
cance, and for other purposes", approved August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 
666), 
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92 STAT. 3549 
SEC. 1204. Sections 3 and 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide Repeals, 
for the commemoration of certain historical events in the State of 
Kansas, and for other purposes", approved August 31, 1965 (79 Stat. 
588), as amended, are hereby repealed: Provided^ That all obligations 
pursuant to contracts for the development and construction of Fort 
Scott heretofore entered into by the city of Fort Scott to be paid with 
funds under the authority of section 3 of the aforesaid Act, shall be 
assumed by the Secretary: Provided further^ That any remaining bal-
ance of funds appropriated pursuant to section 4 of the Act of 
August 31, 1965, as amended, shall be available for the purposes of 
carrying out this Act. 
SEC. 1205. In addition to such sums as might be made available to 
the historic site by the preceding section, effective October 1, 1979, 
there are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for the development of the Fort Scott National Historic 
Site, as provided in this Act. 
TITLE XIII—EFFORT AND BOUNDARY REVISION 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
BEAVERHEAD OR GALLATIN NATIONAL FORESTS 
SEC. 1301. Within ninety days from enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall report to the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs in the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the nature and extent 
of the progress of any proposal to exchange lands owned by the Bur-
lington Northern Railroad on either the Beaverhead or Gallatin 
National Forests in the State of Montana for lands owned by the 
United States elsewhere in the State of Montana. Such report shall 
also discuss any study or appraisal work done by any agency of the 
Federal Government concerning the feasibility, impact, or cost of any 
such an exchange between the Burlington Northern Railroad and the 
Federal Government, including the sharing of cost of such study. The 
Department of Agriculture shall not proceed with the processing of 
any exchange of more than 6,400 acres until and unless authorized to 
do so by a concurrent resolution of the Congress. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
imu.*/, 
Congressional 
authorization 
requirement. 
HAMPTON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 
SEC. 1302. (a) In order to preserve, as part of the Hampton National 
Historic Site, lands and buildings historically associated with Hamp-
ton Mansion, the exterior boundaries of such historic site are hereby 
revised to include the following described lands: 
All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in 
Baltimore County, Maryland, and being more particularly described 
as follows: 
Beginning at a point on the northwest side of Hampton Lane 
(50 feet wide), said corner being common to the lands now or 
formerly of Hampton Village, Incorporated and the lands of 
Gertrude C. Ridgely, et al; thence, with the northern right-of-
way line of said Hampton Lane, the two following courses and 
distances: 
north 69 degrees 19 minutes 40 seconds east, 188.75 feet; and 
easterly by a line curving toward the right having a radius of 
408.59 feet for a distance of 196 feet (the chord bearing of north 
83 degrees 04 minutes 12 seconds east, 194.12 feet); thence, leaving 
said Hampton Road, north 14 degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds 
Boundary 
revisions, 
description. 
92 STAT. 3550 
PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 
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east, 1,095,18 feet to the westernmost corner of Lot numbered 1 
as shown on Plat " D " of Hampton and filed for record in Plat 
Book G.L.B. numbered 20, folio 32; thence, running along the 
southerly line of the lots fronting on Saint Francis Road (as 
shown on said plat) on a line parallel to and 200 feet from said 
street, south 68 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds west, 777.75 feet 
to a point on the easterly side of a 40 feet wide road; thence, 
with said road, north 21 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds west, 
200.00 feet to a point on the southerly right-of-way line of Saint 
Francis Road; thence, leaving said 40 feet wide road and with 
said Saint Francis Road, south 68 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds 
west, 40.00 feet to a point on the westerly side of said 40 feet 
wide road; thence, leaving said Saint Francis Road and with 
said 40 feet wide road, south 21 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds 
east, 200.00 feet to a pipe; thence, leaving said 40 foot wide road, 
south 68 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds west, 200.00 feet to a 
corner common to said Hampton Village, Incorporated and the 
lands of subject owner; thence, with said Hampton Village, 
Incorporated, south 21 degrees 29 minutes 33 seconds east, 835.03 
feet to the point of beginning. 
Containing 14.02 acres, more or less. 
Lands and 
(b) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the 
interests, 
"Secretary") in furtherance of the purposes of this section, is author-
acquisition. 
j^ed to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange lands and interests 
in lands described in subsection (a) of this section. 
Administration. 
(c) The Secretary shall administer lands acquired under the author-
ity of this section as part of the Hampton National Historic Site in 
16 use 1 et seq. accordance with the Act of August 25,1916 (39 Stat, 535), as amended 
16 use 461 note, and supplemented and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666). 
Appropriation 
(d) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
authorization. 
j^^y be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. 
Approved November 10, 1978. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-1165 accompanying H.R. 12536 (Comm. on Interior and 
Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-514 (Comm. on Energy and National Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 123 (1977): Oct. 27, considered and passed Senate. 
VoL 124 (1978): June 26, July 11, 12, H.R. 12536 considered and passed House. 
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Oct. 4, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 12, Senate concurred in House amendment with amend-
ments. 
Oct. 13, House concurred in Senate amendments. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS: 
Vol. 14, No. 45 (1978): Nov. 10, Presidential statement.