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16 U.S.C. § 1283 — Management policies

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16 U.S.C. § 1283 — Management policies

**(a) Action of Secretaries and heads of agencies; cooperative agreements** The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any other Federal department or agency having jurisdiction over any lands which include, border upon, or are adjacent to, any river included within the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System or under consideration for such inclusion, in accordance with section 1273(a)(ii), 1274(a), or 1276(a) of this title, shall take such action respecting management policies, regulations, contracts, plans, affecting such lands, following November 10, 1978, as may be necessary to protect such rivers in accordance with the purposes of this chapter. Such Secretary or other department or agency head shall, where appropriate, enter into written cooperative agreements with the appropriate State or local official for the planning, administration, and management of Federal lands which are within the boundaries of any rivers for which approval has been granted under [section 1273(a)(ii) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1273/a/ii&num=0&edition=prelim). Particular attention shall be given to scheduled timber harvesting, road construction, and similar activities which might be contrary to the purposes of this chapter. **(b) Existing rights, privileges, and contracts affecting Federal lands** Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate any existing rights, privileges, or contracts affecting Federal lands held by any private party without the consent of said party. **(c) Water pollution** The head of any agency administering a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system shall cooperate with the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency and with the appropriate S

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16 U.S.C. § 1278 — Restrictions on water resources projects

**(a) Construction projects licensed by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall not license the construction of any dam, water conduit, reservoir, powerhouse, transmission line, or other project works under the Federal Power Act (41 Stat. 1063), as amended ([16 U.S.C. 791a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section791a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), on or directly affecting any river which is designated in [section 1274 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1274&num=0&edition=prelim) as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system or which is hereafter designated for inclusion in that system, and no department or agency of the United States shall assist by loan, grant, license, or otherwise in the construction of any water resources project that would have a direct and adverse effect on the values for which such river was established, as determined by the Secretary charged with its administration. Nothing contained in the foregoing sentence, however, shall preclude licensing of, or assistance to, developments below or above a wild, scenic or recreational river area or on any stream tributary thereto which will not invade the area or unreasonably diminish the scenic, recreational, and fish and wildlife values present in the area on the date of designation of a river as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 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 river was established, as determined by the Secretary charged with its administration, or request appropriations to begin con

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16 U.S.C. § 1283 — Management policies

Page 1752 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1282 1 So in original. The closing parenthesis probably should not appear. 2 See References in Text note below. 3 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘section 200305’’. designated as a component of the Wild and Scenic Riv- ers System by this Act [see 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(24)], which lies within the Frank Church—River of No Return Wil- derness or the Gospel-Hump Wilderness designated by Public Law 95–237 [Pub. L. 95–237, § 4, Feb. 24, 1978, 92 Stat. 43], shall be managed under the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq], and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, notwithstanding section 10(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1281(b)] or any provisions of the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.] to the con- trary.’’ Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Sec- retary or other official in Department of the Interior and Secretary or other official in Department of Agri- culture under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transpor- tation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Nat- ural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 1278 of this title. § 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 fi- nancing assistance for State and local projects submitted pursuant to chapter 2003 of title 54),1 needs and opportunities for establishing State and local wild, scenic

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