An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to classify as wilderness the national forest lands known as the Lincoln Back Country, and parts of the Lewis and Clark and Lolo National Forests, in Montana, and for other purposes
PL 92-395 (S.484), enacted 08/20/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92-395-AUG. 20, 1972 
[86 
STAT. 
August 20, 1972 
[S. 484] 
Public Law 92-395 
J / ; : 
AN A C T 
To designate the Scapegoat Wilderness, Helena. ]>olo. and Lewis and Clark 
National Forests, in the State of .Monrana. 
Scapegoat Wil-
derness, Mont. 
Designation. 
Map and descrip-
tion, filing with 
congressional 
committees. 
Administration. 
78 Stat. 890. 
16 u s e 1131 
note. 
Be H enacted ty the Senate and Houne of Representatire-s of the 
United States of America in Congrenii a>i>iemhled. That, the area kiiown 
as the Lincoln Back Country as generally depicted on a niaj) entitled 
"Proposed Scapegoat Wilderness", dated May 19,197^. AAliich is on file 
and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief, Forest 
Service, United States Department of Agriculture, is hereby desig-
nated as the Scapegoat Wilderness within and as part of the Helena, 
Lolo, and Lewis and Clark Xational Forests, comprising an area of 
approximately 240,000 acres. 
SEC. 2. As soon as practicable after this Act takes effect, the Secre-
tary of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description of the 
Scapegoat Wilderness with the Interior and Insular Affairs Commit-
tees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, and 
such description shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
this Act: Provided^ hoioevei\ That correction of clerical and typo-
graphical errors in such legal description and map may be made. 
SEC. 3. The Scapegoat Wilderness shall be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the 
Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness 
areas, except that any reference in such provisions to the eft'ective date 
of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the effective 
date of this Act. 
Approved August 20, 1972. 
August 20, 1972 
[H. R. 14106] 
Public Law 92-396 
'''^'•^ 
AN A C T 
'*?>'^'^' 
To amend the Water Resources Planning Act to authorize increased 
appropriations. 
Water Resources 
Planning Act, ap-
propriation in-
crease. 
85 Stat. 77. 
42 u s e 1962d. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Water 
Resources Planning Act (79 Stat. 244, 42 U.S.C. 1962 et seq.) is 
amended by striking out the present section 401 and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: 
''SEC. 401. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Water 
Resources Council: 
"(a) not to exceed $6,000,000 annually for the Federal share 
of the expenses of administration and operation of river basin 
commissions, including salaries and expenses of the chairmen, 
but not including funds authorized by subsection (c) below: 
Provided, That not more than $750,000 annually shall be avail-
able under this subsection for any single river basin commission; 
"(b) not to exceed $1,500,000 annually for the expenses of the 
Water Resources Council in administering this Act, not including 
funds authorized by subsection (c) below; 
"(c) not to exceed $3,500,000 in fiscal year 1973 and such annual 
amounts as may be authorized by subsequent Acts for preparation 
,,: of assessments, and for directing and coordinating the prepara-
tion of such regional or river basin plans as the Council determines 
are necessary and desirable in carrying out the policy of this Act: 
Provided, That not more than $2,500,000 shall be available under