[House Report 106-369]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 106-369
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CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AMENDMENTS
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October 7, 1999.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 2140]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 2140) to improve protection and management of the
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of
Georgia, having considered the same, report favorably thereon
with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do
pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(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 continues
to expand northward, leaving dwindling opportunities to protect
the scenic, recreational, natural, and historical values of the
2,000-foot-wide corridor adjacent to each bank of the
Chattahoochee River and its impoundments in the 48-mile segment
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 waterborne 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
cooperative effort described in paragraph (7), funding from the
State, political subdivisions of the State, private
foundations, corporate 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
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 National
Recreation 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 RECREATION 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 Boundary Map #1', `Chattahoochee River National
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
following: ``No sooner than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this sentence, the Secretary of the Interior
(hereinafter referred to as the `Secretary') may modify the
boundaries of the recreation area to include other land within
the Chattahoochee River corridor by submitting a revised map or
other boundary description to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources 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 political subdivisions of the
State. The revised boundaries shall take effect 180 days after
the date of submission unless, within the 180-day period,
Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving the revised
boundaries.''; 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-1), 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 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-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
subdivisions of the State, and other entities to ensure standardized
acquisition, planning, 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. 105. 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''; and
(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
available under paragraph (1) are in addition to funding and
the donation of land and interests in land by the State of
Georgia, local government authorities, private foundations,
corporate 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 management plan to provide for the protection,
enhancement, 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 officials, 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 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'' and inserting ``of this title'';
(2) in section 104(b)--
(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
(d)(3), by striking ``of this Act'' and inserting ``of this
title'';
(5) in section 106(a), by striking ``in this Act'' and
inserting ``in this title''; and
(6) in section 106(d), by striking ``under this Act'' and
inserting ``under this title''.
Purpose of the Bill
The purpose of H.R. 2140 is to improve protection and
management of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
in the State of Georgia.
Background and Need for Legislation
This bill amends the Chattahoochee River National
Recreation Area Act (CRNRA, 16 U.S.C. 460ii) by modifying its
boundaries and providing for additional protection of lands and
waters, and natural, cultural, and scenic resources within the
area. Visitor enjoyment of the River would be enhanced by
adding land-based links between current units of the National
Recreation Area. This bill also assures the Recreation Area is
managed to standardize acquisition, planning, design,
construction, and operation by forming cooperative agreements
with State, local, and other entities. In addition, the bill
authorizes the appropriation of federal funds to cover a
portion of the cost of the federal, State, local, and private
cooperative effort to add additional areas to the Recreation
Area.
H.R. 2140 authorizes the Secretary to modify the boundaries
of the CRNRA after consultation with affected parties, by
providing a map of the new, expanded boundaries of the area to
the House Committee on Resources and the Senate Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources within 180 days from the date of
enactment. The new map would be submitted to Congress for
disapproval by joint resolution within six months of receipt.
Without such Congressional disapproval, the modified boundaries
would take effect and would include not more than 3200
additional acres. Land acquisition within the new boundaries
would be funded from the State, its political subdivisions,
private individuals, corporate entities, private foundations,
and other sources. These sources will be available to fund more
than half of the estimated cost of the cooperative effort with
the federal government. Furthermore, this bill directs the
Secretary of the Interior to develop a revised management plan
for the Recreation Area. This management plan would be
submitted to the appropriate Congressional Committees within
three years after funds are made available.
Committee Action
H.R. 2140 was introduced on June 10, 1999, by Congressman
Nathan Deal (R-GA). The bill was referred to the Committee on
Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on
National Parks and Public Lands. On July 20, 1999, the
Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill where the
Administration testified in favor of the bill. On August 5,
1999, the Subcommittee met to consider the bill. An amendment
was offered by Congressman James V. Hansen (R-UT) that added a
``willing seller'' provision and also made the total amount of
funds already appropriated for the land acquisition program for
the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area commensurate with
the existing statute. The amendment was adopted by voice vote
and the bill was then ordered favorably reported to the Full
Committee by voice vote. On September 22, 1999, the Full
Committee met to consider the bill. No further amendments were
offered and the bill was then ordered favorably reported to the
House of Representatives by voice vote.
Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Resources' oversight findings and recommendations
are reflected in the body of this report.
Constitutional Authority Statement
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
Compliance With House Rule XIII
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B)
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2)
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in tax
expenditures. A provision in the bill will allow the National
Park Service to accept donations, thus increasing revenue to
the federal government, but this will likely be offset by
increased spending for land acquisition. The Congressional
Budget Office concludes that any additional revenues and
spending will ``not be significant''.
3. Government Reform Oversight Findings. Under clause
3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, the Committee has received no report of
oversight findings and recommendations from the Committee on
Government Reform on this bill.
4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause
3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives and section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate
for this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, October 5, 1999.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 2140, a bill to
improve protection and management of the Chattahoochee River
National Recreation Area in the state of Georgia.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contacts are Deborah
Reis (for federal costs) and Marjorie Miller (for the state and
local impact).
Sincerely,
Barry B. Anderson
(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
Enclosure.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE
H.R. 2140--A bill to improve protection and management of the
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the state of
Georgia
Summary: H.R. 2140 would create a system of public land
corridors to link existing units of the Chattahoochee River
National Recreation Area (NRA) in Georgia. CBO estimates that
up-front costs to implement H.R. 2140 over the next five or six
years would be $10 million, assuming appropriation of the
necessary amounts. Beginning in fiscal year 2000 and in each
subsequent year, the federal government also would incur
additional administrative costs to manage and operate new lands
and facilities. Those costs would range from about $200,000 in
fiscal year 2000 to about $1 million by 2004, for a total of
about $3 million over the first five years. Spending for start-
up activities and ongoing operating costs would be subject to
the appropriation of the necessary amounts. Because one
provision of the bill could affect direct spending and
receipts, pay-as-you-go procedures would apply, but we expect
that any such changes would be negligible. H.R. 2140 contains
no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). State and local
governments might incur some costs as a result of the bill's
enactment, but these costs would be voluntary.
Estimated cost to the Federal Government: H.R. 2140 would
expand the boundaries of the Chattahoochee River NRA by about
3,200 acres. The bill would allow the National Park Service
(NPS) to accept donations of funds or real property from state
or local agencies or nonprofit organizations that are involved
in current efforts to protect land around the NRA. The NPS
would be authorized to execute cooperative agreements with such
entities in order to coordinate land acquisition, development,
and other activities. Finally, H.R. 2140 would require the NPS
to complete a revised general management plan for the area
within three years of receiving funding for that purpose.
Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO
estimates that the NPS would spend about $1 million to develop
a new management plan for the NRA and establish guidelines and
standards for coordinating activities at federal and nonfederal
properties. Until the management plan (which would identify
future development needs of the expanded NRA) has been
completed, the extent of other development activities is
uncertain. CBO expects that future activities would include the
construction of one or more small administrative and
maintenance buildings as well as new recreational facilities
such as trails, parking lots, and restrooms--at an estimated
cost of about $9 million.
In addition, the bill would raise the existing
authorization level for land acquisition at Chattahoochee from
$79.4 million to $115 million. This provision would reconcile
the statutory authorization level for land acquisition with
what has actually been appropriated to date since 1978 and
would not have any impact on federal spending.
Pay-as-you-go-considerations: H.R. 2140 could affect
governmental receipts from contributions by allowing the NPS to
accept donated funds. CBO estimates that any amounts collected
would be offset by additional spending for land acquisition.
Because the bill could affect direct spending and receipts,
pay-as-you-go procedures would apply. However, we expect that
in most cases other government agencies and nonprofit
organizations participating in this project would purchase land
directly from property owners and then either donate it to the
NPS or manage it themselves. As a result, we expect that any
additional receipts and spending would not be significant.
Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 2140
contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as
defined in UMRA. State and local governments might incur some
costs as a result of the bill's enactment, but these costs
would be voluntary.
Previous CBO estimate: On May 27, 1999, CBO prepared a cost
estimate for S. 109, a bill to improve protection and
management of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
in the state of Georgia. S. 109 was ordered reported by the
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 19,
1999. Our estimate for S. 109 indicated that an additional $10
million could be appropriated for land acquisition but that we
did not consider it likely. Under H.R. 2140, no such additional
funds would be authorized for land acquisition.
Estimate prepared by: Federal costs: Deborah Reis. Impact
on State, local, and tribal governments: Marjorie Miller.
Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant
Director for Budget Analysis.
Compliance With Public Law 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
Preemption of State, Local, or Tribal Law
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local, or
tribal law.
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman):
ACT OF AUGUST 15, 1978
AN ACT To authorize the establishment of the Chattahoochee River
National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia, and for other
purposes.
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TITLE I
Sec. 101. The Congress finds the natural, scenic, recreation,
historic, and other values of a forty-eight-mile segment of the
Chattahoochee River and certain adjoining lands in the State of
Georgia from Buford Dam downstream to Peachtree Creek are of
special national significance, and that such values should be
preserved and protected from developments and uses which would
substantially impair or destroy them. In order to assure such
preservation and protection for public benefit and enjoyment,
there is hereby established the Chattahoochee River National
Recreation Area (hereinafter referred to as the ``recreation
area''). The recreation area shall consist of the river and its
bed together with the lands, waters, and interests therein
within the boundary generally depicted on the map entitled
``Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area'', numbered
CHAT-20,003, and dated September 1984, and on the maps entitled
``Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Interim Boundary
Map #1'', ``Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Interim Boundary Map #2'', and ``Chattahoochee River National
Recreation Area Interim Boundary Map #3'', and dated August 6,
1998, which shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the office of the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior. [Following reasonable notice in
writing to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United
States House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the United States Senate of his
intention to do so, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter
referred to as the ``Secretary'') may, by publication of a
revised map or other boundary description in the Federal
Register, (1) make minor revisions in the boundary of the
recreation area, and (2) revise the boundary to facilitate
access to the recreation area, or to delete lands which would
be of little or no benefit to the recreation area due to the
existence of valuable improvements completely constructed prior
to the date of enactment of this Act.] No sooner than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this sentence, the Secretary of
the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') may
modify the boundaries of the recreation area to include other
land within the Chattahoochee River corridor by submitting a
revised map or other boundary description to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources 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
political subdivisions of the State. The revised boundaries
shall take effect 180 days after the date of submission unless,
within the 180-day period, Congress enacts a joint resolution
disapproving the revised boundaries. The total area, exclusive
of the river and its bed, within the recreation area [may not
exceed approximately 6,800 acres.] may not exceed 10,000 acres.
For purposes of facilitating Federal technical and other
support to State and local governments to assist State and
local efforts to protect the scenic, recreational, and natural
values of a 2,000 foot wide corridor adjacent to each bank of
the Chattahoochee River and its impoundments in the 48-mile
segment referred to above, such corridor is hereby declared to
be an area of national concern.
Sec. 102. (a) Within the recreation area the Secretary is
authorized to acquire lands, waters, and interests therein by
donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or
appropriated funds, or exchange. Property owned by the State of
Georgia or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired
only by donation.
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(d) Any right of use and occupancy retained pursuant to this
section may, during its existence, be conveyed or transferred,
but all rights of use and occupancy shall be subject to such
terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate to
assure the use of the property in accordance with the purposes
of this [Act] title. Upon his determination that the property,
or any portion thereof, has ceased to be so used in accordance
with such terms and conditions, the Secretary may terminate the
right of use and occupancy by tendering to the holder of such
right an amount equal to the fair market value, as of the date
of the tender, of that portion of the right which remains
unexpired on the date of termination.
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[(f)(1) The Secretary shall exchange those federally owned
lands identified on the map referenced in section 101 of this
Act as ``exchange lands'' for non-Federal lands which are
within the boundaries of the recreation area. The values of the
lands exchanged under this subsection shall be equal, or shall
be equalized in the same manner as provided in section 206 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
[(2) At three year intervals after the date of the enactment
of this subsection, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register a progress report on the land exchanges which have
taken place and the exchanges which are likely to take place
under the authority of this subsection. Such report shall
identify the lands which are unsuitable for exchange pursuant
to such authority.
[(3) Effective on the date ten years after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, the exchange authority of
paragraph (1) shall terminate. The exchange lands identified
under paragraph (1) which have not been exchanged prior to such
date shall be retained in Federal ownership as a part of the
recreation area.
[(4) The Secretary shall publish a revision of the boundary
map referred to in section 101 to exclude from the boundaries
of the recreation area any exchange lands which are used to
acquire non-Federal lands under paragraph (3).]
Sec. 103. (a) The Secretary shall administer, protect, and
develop the recreation area in accordance with the Act of
August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), and in accordance with any
other statutory authorities available to him for the
conservation and management of historic and natural resources,
including fish and wildlife, to the extent he finds such
authority will further the purposes of this [Act] title. In
developing and administering the recreation area, the Secretary
shall take into consideration applicable Federal, State, and
local recreation plans and resource use and development plans,
including, but not limited to, the Atlanta Regional Commision
Chattahoochee Corridor Study, dated July 1972.
[(b) The Secretary is authorized and encouraged to enter into
cooperative agreements with the State or its political
subdivisions whereby he may assist in the planning for and
interpretation of non-Federal publicly owned lands within or
adjacent or related to the recreation area to assure that such
lands are used in a manner consistent with the findings and
purposes of this Act.]
(b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with the State of Georgia, political
subdivisions of the State, and other entities to ensure
standardized acquisition, planning, design, construction, and
operation of the recreation area.
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Sec. 104. (a) * * *
(b) No department or agency of the United States shall
recommend authorization of any water resources project that
would have a direct and adverse effect on the values for which
such area is established, as determined by the Secretary, nor
shall such department or agency request appropriations to begin
construction of any such project, whether heretofore or
hereafter authorized, without at least sixty days in advance,
(1) advising the Secretary in writing of its intention to do so
and (2) reporting to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
United States House of Representatives and to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate the
nature of the project involved and the manner in which such
project would conflict with the purposes of this [Act] title or
would affect the recreation area and the values to be protected
by it under this [Act] title. It is not the intention of
Congress by this [Act] title to require the manipulation or
reduction of lake water levels in Lake Sidney Lanier. Nothing
in this [Act] title shall be construed in any way to restrict,
prohibit, or affect any recommendation of the Metropolitan
Atlanta Water Resources Study as authorized by the Public Works
Committee of the United States Senate on March 2, 1972.
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(d)(1) * * *
(2) In acquiring replacement lands under paragraph (1)
priority shall be given to acquisition of lands within the
recreation area boundary and those lands within or adjacent to
the 2,000 foot wide corridor referred to in section 101. Any
lands acquired pursuant to this subsection lying outside the
boundaries of the recreation area shall, upon acquisition, be
included within the recreation area and transferred to the
Secretary for management under this [Act] title. The Secretary
shall publish a revised boundary map to include any lands added
to the recreation area pursuant to this subsection.
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[Sec. 105. (a)]
SEC. 105. FUNDING SOURCES AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.
(a) Funding.--
(1) Limitation on use of appropriated funds.--From
the appropriations authorized for fiscal year 1978 and
succeeding fiscal years pursuant to the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act (78 Stat. 897), as amended, not
more than [$79,400,000] $115,000,000 may be expended
for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands
authorized to be acquired pursuant to the provisions of
this [Act] title. For purposes of section 7(a)(3) of
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 4601-9(a)(3)), the statutory ceiling on
appropriations under this subsection shall be deemed to
be a statutory ceiling contained in a provision of law
enacted prior to the convening of the Ninety-sixth
Congress.
(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
available under paragraph (1) are in addition to
funding and the donation of land and interests in land
by the State of Georgia, local government authorities,
private foundations, corporate entities, and
individuals for purposes of this title.
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[(c) Within]
(c) General Management Plan.--
(1) Initial plan.--Within seven years from the
effective date of this [Act] title, the Secretary
shall, after consulting with the Governor of the State
of Georgia, develop and [transmit to the Committee on
Natural Resources of the United States House of
Representatives] transmit to the Committee on Resources
of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the United States
Senate a general management plan for the use and
development of the recreation area consistent with the
findings and purposes of this Act, indicating:
[(1)] (A) lands and interests in lands
adjacent or related to the recreation area
which are deemed necessary or desirable for the
purposes of resource protection, scenic
integrity, or management and administration of
the area in furtherance of the purposes of this
Act, the estimated cost of acquisition, and the
recommended public acquisition agency;
[(2)] (B) the number of visitors and types of
public use within the recreation area that can
be accommodated in accordance with the full
protection of its resources; and
[(3)] (C) the facilities deemed necessary to
accommodate and provide access for such
visitors and uses, including their location and
estimated cost.
(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 management plan
to provide for the protection, enhancement,
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
officials, groups, agencies, educational
institutions, and other entities.
Sec. 106. (a) There is hereby established the Chattahoochee
River National Recreation Area Advisory Commission (hereinafter
in this [Act] title referred to as the ``Advisory Commission'')
to advise the Secretary regarding the management and operation
of the area, protection of resources with the recreation area,
and the priority of lands to be acquired within the recreation
area. The Advisory Commission shall be composed of the
following thirteen voting members appointed by the Secretary:
(1) * * *
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(d) Members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation as such, but the Secretary may pay expenses
reasonably incurred in carrying out their responsibilities
under this [Act] title on vouchers signed by the Chairman.
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