An Act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the Saint Croix River, Minn. and Wis., as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system
PL 92-560 (S.1928), enacted 10/25/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92-560-OCT. 25, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
October 25, 1972 
[S. 1928] 
Public Law 92-560 
AN ACT 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of tlie Saint 
Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin, as a component of tlie national wild 
and scenic rivers system. 
Lower Saint 
Croix River Act 
of 1972. 
Development 
plan. 
Land ac qui si-
Navigation 
aids. 
Appropriation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserribled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Lower Saint Croix River Act of 1972". 
SEC. 2. Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (82 Stat. 
907; 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following: 
"(9) LOWER SAINT CROIX, MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN.—^^The seg-
ment between the dam near Taylors Falls and its confluence with the 
Mississippi River: Provided^ (i) That the upper twenty-seven miles 
of this river segment shall be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior; and (ii) That the lower twenty-five miles shall be designated 
by the Secretary upon his approval of an application for such 
designation made by the Governors of the States of Minnesota and 
Wisconsin," 
SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior shall, within one year following 
the date of enactment of this Act, take, with respect to the Lower Saint 
Croix River segment, such action as is provided for under section 3(b) 
of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Provided^ That (a) the action 
required by such section shall be undertaken jointly by the Secretary 
and the appropriate agencies of the affected States; (b) the develop-
ment plan required by such section shall be construed to be a compre-
hensive master plan which shall include, but not be limited to, a 
determination of the lands, waters, and interests therein to be acquired, 
developed, and administered by the agencies or political subdivisions 
of the affected States; and (c) such development plan shall provide 
for State administration of the lower twenty-five miles of the Lower 
Saint Croix River segment and for continued administration by the 
States of Minnesota and Wisconsin of such State parks and fish hatch-
eries as now lie within the twenty-seven-mile segment to be admin-
istered by the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 4. Notwithstanding any provision of the Wild and Scenic Riv-
ers Act which limits acquisition authority within a river segment to be 
administered by a Federal agency, the States of Minnesota and Wis-
consin may acquire within the twenty-seven-mile segment of the Lower 
Saint Croix River segment to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior such lands as may be proposed for their acquisition, develop-
ment, operation, and maintenance pursuant to the development plan 
required by section 3 of this Act. 
SEC. 5. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to impair or otherwise 
affect such statutory authority as may be vested in the Secretary of the 
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating or the Secretary 
of the Army for the maintenance of navigation aids and navigation 
improvements. 
SEC. 6. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, but not to 
exceed $7,275,000 for the acquisition and development of lands and 
interests therein within the boundaries of the twenty-seven-mile seg-
ment of the Lower Saint Croix River segment to be administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(b) No funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this sec-
tion shall be expended by the Secretary of the Interior until he has 
determined that the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin have initiated 
such land acquisition and development as may be proposed pursuant 
to the development plan required by section 3 of this Act, and in no 
event shall the Secretary of the Interior expend more than $2,550,000 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this section in the first 
fiscal year following completion of the development plan required by 
section 3 of this Act. The balance of fimds authorized to be appro-
priated by this section shall be expended by the Secretary of the Lite-
rior at such times as he finds that the States of Minnesota and 
Wisconsin have made satisfactory progress in their implementation of 
the development plan required by section 3 of this Act. 
Approved October 25, 1972. 
Limitation. 
Public Law 92-561 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of September 26, 1966, Public Law 89-606, to extend for foui 
years the period during which the authorized numbers for the grades of 
major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel in the Air Force may be increased, and 
for other purposes. 
October 25, 1972 
[H. R. 14542] 
Be it enacted l)y the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
September 26, 1966, Public Law 89-606 (80 Stat. 849), is amended as om 
follows: 
(1) Section 1 is amended by striking out "June 30, 1972," and 
inserting in place thereof "September 30, 1974,". 
(2) Section 2 is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 2. For the period specified in section 1 of this Act, the 
authorized strength prescribed by section 8202 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 1 of this Act, may be exceeded by 
1,000 for the grade of lieutenant colonel, and 1,500 for the grade of 
major. However, the authority to exceed the authorized strengths by 
1,000 for the grade of lieutenant colonel, and 1,500 for the grade of 
major authorized by this section may be used only in the event that 
drastic reductions or increases in the authorized strength of the com-
missioned officers on active duty in the Air Force occur within a shoit 
period of time and that such changes seriously impede promotions to 
the grades of major and lieutenant colonel as determined by the Secre-
tary of the Air Force, who shall notify the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and of the House of Representatives not later 
than 60 days following the utilization of any of the numbers covered 
in this sentence." 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress not 
later than May 30, 1973, a comprehensive written report regarding 
limitations on the number of officers who may serve in various com-
missioned grades in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. 
The Secretary shall include in such report such recommendations as 
he deems appropriate for legislation to establish new permanent 
limitations on the number of officers who may serve in such 
commissioned grades. 
Approved October 25,-1972. 
Armed Forces. 
Air Force 
cers, in-
crease. 
10 u s e 8202 
note. 
70A Stat. 498. 
Notice to ' 
congressional 
committees. 
Report to 
Congress. 
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