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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1281. Administration
(a) Public use and enjoyment of components; protection of features;
management plans
Each component of the national wild and scenic rivers system
shall be administered in such manner as to protect and enhance the
values which caused it to be included in said system without,
insofar as is consistent therewith, limiting other uses that do not
substantially interfere with public use and enjoyment of these
values. In such administration primary emphasis shall be given to
protecting its esthetic, scenic, historic, archeologic, and
scientific features. Management plans for any such component may
establish varying degrees of intensity for its protection and
development, based on the special attributes of the area.
(b) Wilderness areas
Any portion of a component of the national wild and scenic rivers
system that is within the national wilderness preservation system,
as established by or pursuant to the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131
et seq.], shall be subject to the provisions of both the Wilderness
Act and this chapter with respect to preservation of such river and
its immediate environment, and in case of conflict between the
provisions of the Wilderness Act and this chapter the more
restrictive provisions shall apply.
(c) Areas administered by National Park Service and Fish and
Wildlife Service
Any component of the national wild and scenic rivers system that
is administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the
National Park Service shall become a part of the national park
system, and any such component that is administered by the
Secretary through the Fish and Wildlife Service shall become a part
of the national wildlife refuge system. The lands involved shall be
subject to the provisions of this chapter and the Acts under which
the national park system or national wildlife system, as the case
may be, is administered, and in case of conflict between the
provisions of this chapter and such Acts, the more restrictive
provisions shall apply. The Secretary of the Interior, in his
administration of any component of the national wild and scenic
rivers system, may utilize such general statutory authorities
relating to areas of the national park system and such general
statutory authorities otherwise available to him for recreation and
preservation purposes and for the conservation and management of
natural resources as he deems appropriate to carry out the purposes
of this chapter.
(d) Statutory authorities relating to national forests
The Secretary of Agriculture, in his administration of any
component of the national wild and scenic rivers system area, may
utilize the general statutory authorities relating to the national
forests in such manner as he deems appropriate to carry out the
purposes of this chapter.
(e) Cooperative agreements with State and local governments
The Federal agency charged with the administration of any
component of the national wild and scenic rivers system may enter
into written cooperative agreements with the Governor of a State,
the head of any State agency, or the appropriate official of a
political subdivision of a State for State or local governmental
participation in the administration of the component. The States
and their political subdivisions shall be encouraged to cooperate
in the planning and administration of components of the system
which include or adjoin State- or county-owned lands.
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