PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary may get land or land rights inside the recreation area by donation, by buying with donated or appropriated money, or by trading. If a piece of land is partly outside the recreation area, the Secretary may buy the outside part too to lower severance costs. Lands and waters inside the recreation area that other federal agencies now manage, and that are not listed under section 460ww–1 as essential to the Summersville project, must be transferred at no cost to the Secretary. Nothing here changes the requirements of section 1102 of Public Law 99–662 or limits any federal agency’s authority to carry out the Summersville project, including recreation. When releasing water from the project, other agencies must work with the Secretary to protect public health and safety and to support whitewater and other recreational use.

Title 16, §460ww–2

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(a)The Secretary may acquire lands or interests in lands within the boundaries of the recreation area by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. When any tract of land is only partly within such boundaries, the Secretary may acquire all or any portion of the land outside of such boundaries in order to minimize the payment of severance costs.

(b)Lands, waters and interests therein within the recreation area which are administered by any other agency of the United States and which are not identified under section 460ww–1 of this title as directly related to the Summersville project and essential to the operation of that project shall be transferred without reimbursement to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary.

(c)Nothing in this Act shall impair or affect the requirements of section 1102 of Public Law 99–662 or otherwise affect the authorities of any department or agency of the United States to carry out the project purposes of the Summersville project, including recreation. In releasing water from such project, in order to protect public health and safety and to provide for enjoyment of the resources within the recreation area, other departments and agencies of the United States shall cooperate with the Secretary to facilitate and enhance whitewater recreational use and other recreational use of the recreation area.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 100–534, Oct. 26, 1988, 102 Stat. 2699, known as the West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987, which enacted this subchapter and sections 410eeee–12 to 410eeee–15 of this title, amended section 410eeee–1 and 1274 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 410eeee–1 and 1274 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

of 1988 Amendment note set out under section 410eeee–1 of this title and Tables. section 1102 of Public Law 99–662, referred to in subsec. (c), is section 1102 of Pub. L. 99–662, title XI, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4225, which is not classified to the Code.

§460ww–2 Miscellaneous