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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1282. Assistance to State and local projects
(a) Assistance of Secretary of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior shall encourage and assist the
States to consider, in formulating and carrying out their
comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plans and proposals for
financing assistance for State and local projects submitted
pursuant to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (78
Stat. 897) [16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.], needs and opportunities for
establishing State and local wild, scenic and recreational areas.
(b) Assistance of Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, or
other Federal agency heads; use of Federal facilities, equipment,
etc.; conditions on permits or other authorizations
(1) The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture,
or the head of any other Federal agency, shall assist, advise, and
cooperate with States or their political subdivisions, landowners,
private organizations, or individuals to plan, protect, and manage
river resources. Such assistance, advice, and cooperation may be
through written agreements or otherwise. This authority applies
within or outside a federally administered area and applies to
rivers which are components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System and to other rivers. Any agreement under this subsection may
include provisions for limited financial or other assistance to
encourage participation in the acquisition, protection, and
management of river resources.
(2) Wherever appropriate in furtherance of this chapter, the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are
authorized and encouraged to utilize the following:
(A) For activities on federally owned land, the Volunteers in
the Parks Act of 1969 [16 U.S.C. 18g et seq.] and the Volunteers
in the Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a-558d).
(B) For activities on all other lands, section 6 of the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 [16 U.S.C. 460l-8]
(relating to the development of statewide comprehensive outdoor
recreation plans).
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the appropriate Secretary or
the head of any Federal agency may utilize and make available
Federal facilities, equipment, tools and technical assistance to
volunteers and volunteer organizations, subject to such limitations
and restrictions as the appropriate Secretary or the head of any
Federal agency deems necessary or desirable.
(4) No permit or other authorization provided for under provision
of any other Federal law shall be conditioned on the existence of
any agreement provided for in this section.
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