To improve protection and management of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia.
PL 106-154 (H.R.2140), enacted 12/09/1999

113 STAT. 1736 
PUBLIC LAW 106-154—DEC. 9, 1999 
Public Law 106-154 
106th Congress 
An Act 
Dec. 9, 1999 
To improve protection and management of the Chattahoochee River National 
[H.R. 2140] 
Recreation Area in the State of Georgia. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
16 use 460ii 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
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(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in 
the State of Georgia is a nationally significant resource; 
(2) the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area has 
been adversely affected by land use changes occurring inside 
and outside the recreation area; 
(3) the population of the metropolitan Atlanta area con-
tinues to expeind northward, leaving dwindling opportunities 
to protect the scenic, recreational, natural, and historical values 
of the 2,000-foot-wide corridor adjacent to each hank of the 
Chattahoochee River and its impoundments in the 48-mile seg-
ment known as the "area of national concern"; 
(4) the State of Georgia has enacted the Metropolitan River 
Protection Act to ensure protection of the corridor located within 
2,000 feet of each bank of the Chattahoochee River, or the 
corridor located within the 100-year floodplain, whichever is 
larger; 
(5) the corridor located within the 100-year floodplain 
includes the area of national concern; 
(6) since establishment 
of the 
Chattahoochee 
River 
National Recreation Area, visitor use of the recreation area 
has shifted dramatically from waterbome to water-related and 
land-based activities; 
(7) the State of Georgia and political subdivisions of the 
State along the Chattahoochee River have indicated willingness 
to join in a cooperative effort with the United States to link 
existing units of the recreation area through a series of linear 
corridors to be established within the area of national concern 
and elsewhere on the river; and 
(8) if Congress appropriates funds in support of the coopera-
tive effort described in paragraph (7), funding from the State, 
political subdivisions of the State, private foundations, cor-
porate entities, private individuals, and other sources will be 
available to fund more than half the estimated cost of the 
cooperative effort. 
(b) PURPOSES.—^The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to increase the level of protection of the open spaces 
within the area of national concern along the Chattahoochee 
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River and to enhance visitor enjoyment of the open spaces 
by adding land-based linear corridors to link existing units 
of the recreation area; 
(2) to ensure that the Chattahoochee River Nationeil Recre-
ation Area is managed to standardize acquisition, planning, 
design, construction, and operation of the linear corridors; and 
(3) to authorize the appropriation of Federal funds to cover 
a portion of the costs of the Federal, State, local, and private 
cooperative effort to add additional areas to the recreation 
area so as to establish a series of linear corridors linking 
existing units of the recreation area and to protect other open 
spaces of the Chattahoochee River corridor. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NATIONAL RECRE-
ATION AREA ACT. 
(a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 101 of the Act entitled "An Act to 
authorize the establishment of the Chattahoochee River National 
Recreation Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes", 
approved August 15, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460ii), is amended— 
(1) in the third sentence, by inserting after "numbered 
CHAT-20,003, and dated September 1984," the following: "and 
on the maps entitled 'Chattahoochee River National Recreation 
Area Interim Boimdary Map #1', 'Chattahoochee River NationeJ 
Recreation Area Interim Boundary Map #2', and 'Chattahoochee 
River National Recreation Area Interim Boundary Map #3', 
and dated August 6,1998,"; 
(2) by striking the fourth sentence and inserting the fol-
lowing: "No sooner than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this sentence, the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter 
referred to as the 'Secretary*) may modify the boundaries of 
the recreation area to include other land within the Chattahoo-
chee River corridor by submitting a revised map or other bound-
ary description to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the United States Senate and the Committee on 
Resources of the United States House of Representatives. The 
revised map or other boundary description shall be prepared 
by the Secretary after consultation with affected landowners, 
the State of Georgia, and affected poUtical subdivisions of the 
State. The revised boundaries shsdl take effect 180 days after 
the date of submission imless, within the 180-day period, Con-
gress enacts a joint resolution disapproving the revised boimd-
aries."; and 
(3) in the next-to-last sentence, by striking "may not exceed 
approximately 6,800 acres." and inserting "may not exceed 
10,000 acres.". 
(b) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—Section 102 of the Act entitled 
"An Act to authorize the establishment of the Chattahoochee River 
National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia, and for other 
purposes", approved August 15, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460ii-l), is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting "from willing sellers" 
after "purchase"; and 
(2) by striking subsection (f). 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 103 of the Act entitled 
"An Act to authorize the estabUshment of the Chattahoochee River 
National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia, and for other 
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purposes", approved August 15, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460ii-2), is 
amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
"(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements with the State of Georgia, political subdivi-
sions of the State, and other entities to ensure stsindardized acquisi-
tion, pleinning, design, construction, and operation of the recreation 
area.". 
(d) FUNDING.—Section 105 of the Act entitled "An Act to 
authorize the establishment of the Chattahoochee River National 
Recreation Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes", 
approved August 15,1978 (16 U.S.C. 460ii-4), is amended— 
(1) by striking "SEC. 105. (a)" and inserting the following: 
"SEC. 
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FUNDING 
SOURCES 
AND 
GENERAL 
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN. 
"(a) FUNDING.— 
"(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—"; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) 
by 
striking 
"$79,400,000" 
and 
inserting 
"$115,000,000"; 
(B) by striking "this Act" and inserting "this title"; 
£ind 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
"(2) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept a donation 
of funds or land or an interest in land to carry out this title. 
"(3) RELATION TO OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.—Funds made 
avsdlable under paragraph (1) are in addition to funding and 
the donation of l£ind and interests in land by the State of 
Georgia, local government authorities, private foundations, cor-
porate entities, and individuals for purposes of this title."; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and indenting 
appropriately; 
(B) by striking "(c) Within" and inserting the following: 
"(c) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
"(1) INITIAL PLAN.—Within"; 
(C) in paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph 
(B)), by striking "transmit to" and all that follows through 
"Representatives" and inserting "transmit to the Committee 
on Resources of the House of Representatives"; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
"(2) REVISED PLAN.— 
"(A) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 years after the date funds 
are made available, the Secretary shall submit to the 
committees specified in paragraph (1) a revised general 
msuiagement plan to provide for the protection, enhance-
ment, enjoyment, development, and use of the recreation 
area. 
"(B) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—In preparing the revised 
plan, the Secretary shall encourage the participation of 
the State of Georgia and affected political subdivisions 
of the State, private landowners, interested citizens, public 
ofdcials, groups, agencies, educational institutions, and 
other entities.". 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Title I of the Act entitled "An 
Act to authorize the establishment of the Chattahoochee River 
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National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia, and for other 
purposes", approved August 15, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460ii et seq.), 
is amended— 
(1) in sections 102(d) and 103(a), by striking "of this Act" 16 USC 460ii-l, 
and inserting "of this title"; 
460ii-2. 
(2) in section 104(b)— 
16 USC 460ii-3. 
(A) by striking "of this Act" and inserting "of this 
title"; 
(B) by striking "under this Act" and inserting "under 
this title"; 
(C) by striking "by this Act" and inserting "by this 
title"; and 
(D) by striking "in this Act" and inserting "in this 
title"; 
(3) in section 104(d)(2), by striking "under this Act" and 
inserting "under this title"; 
(4) in section 105(c)(1)(A), as redesignated by subsection 
16 USC 460ii-4. 
(d)(3), by striking "of this Act" and inserting "of this title"; 
(5) in section 106(a), by striking "in this Act" and inserting 
16 USC 460ii-5. 
"in this title"; and 
(6) in section 106(d), by striking "under this Act" and 
inserting "under this title". 
Approved December 9, 1999. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2140 (S. 109): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-369 (Comm. on Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-62 accompanying S. 109 (Comm. on Energy and Nat-
iiFd.1 Resources^ 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 145 (1999): 
Oct. 18, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 35 (1999): 
Dec. 9, Presidential statement.