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[CITE: 16USC460eee-1]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
         SUBCHAPTER CXVI--LAKE MEREDITH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
 
Sec. 460eee-1. Administration


(a) In general

    The Secretary shall administer the recreation area in accordance 
with this Act and the provisions of law generally applicable to units of 
the national park system, including sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 17j-2 of 
this title. In the administration of such recreation area, the Secretary 
may utilize such statutory authority as may be available to him for the 
protection of natural and cultural resources as he deems necessary to 
carry out the purposes of this Act.

(b) Operation of Canadian River Project

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or interfere with 
the authority of the Secretary under the Act of December 29, 1950 
(Public Law 81-898; 43 U.S.C. 600b et seq.), to operate Sanford Dam and 
Lake Meredith in accordance with and for the purposes set forth in that 
Act.

(c) Land acquisition

    Within the boundary of the recreation area, the Secretary may 
acquire lands and interests in lands by purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer without reimbursement from any 
Federal agency.

(d) Cultural resources

    The Secretary shall conduct a survey of the cultural resources in 
the immediate vicinity of the recreation area. The Secretary is 
authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with public or private 
entities, including landowners, for the purpose of conducting the survey 
required by this subsection. Not later than three years after the date 
on which funds have been made available, the Secretary shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate on the results of the survey required by this subsection.

(e) Hunting and fishing

    (1) The Secretary shall permit hunting and fishing on lands and 
waters under the Secretary's jurisdiction within the recreation area in 
accordance with applicable Federal and State law. The Secretary may 
designate zones where, and establish periods when, hunting or fishing 
will not be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, fish 
and wildlife management, or public use and enjoyment.
    (2) Except in emergencies any regulations issued by the Secretary 
under this subsection shall be put into effect only after consultation 
with the appropriate State agencies responsible for hunting and fishing 
activities.

(f) Cooperative agreements

    For purposes of administering the recreation area, the Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements with any Federal agency, the State of 
Texas, or any political subdivision thereof, including the Canadian 
River Municipal Water Authority, for the rendering, on a reimbursable 
basis, of rescue, firefighting, law enforcement, fire preventive 
assistance, and other needs. The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
agreement with the city of Fritch, Texas, to develop and operate a joint 
venture information center. Federal funds may be expended on non-Federal 
lands and improvements through cooperative agreements for the purpose of 
this section on a 50-50 matching basis.

(Pub. L. 101-628, title V, Sec. 503, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4493; Pub. 
L. 103-437, Sec. 6(d)(24), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4584.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is Pub. L. 101-628, 
Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4469, which enacted this subchapter, 
subchapters CXV (Sec. 460ddd) and CXVII (Sec. 460fff et seq.) of this 
chapter, chapter 65 (Sec. 4601 et seq.) of this title, and sections 1a-9 
to 1a-13 of this title, amended sections 410ee, 463, 1274, and 1276 of 
this title, enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1a-5, 
1132, and 1271 of this title and section 1522 of Title 43, Public Lands, 
and enacted provisions listed in a table of Wilderness Areas set out 
under section 1132 of this title. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Tables.
    Act of December 29, 1950, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Dec. 
29, 1950, ch. 1183, 64 Stat. 1124, which enacted sections 600b and 600c 
of Title 43 and provisions set out as a note under section 600b of Title 
43. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-437 substituted ``Natural Resources'' 
for ``Interior and Insular Affairs'' after ``Committee on''.

                         Change of Name

    Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives treated 
as referring to Committee on Resources of House of Representatives by 
section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 
of Title 2, The Congress.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 460eee-2 of this title.
