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16 U.S.C. § 544n — Authorization of appropriations
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**(a) General authorizations** There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years after the fiscal year 1986 such sums as are described below; 11 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a colon.
(1) For the purpose of acquisition of lands, water and interests therein pursuant to sections 544 to 544p of this title: $40,000,000: Provided, That of this amount no more than $10,000,000 shall be available to acquire lands, water, and interests therein pursuant to [section 544h of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544h&num=0&edition=prelim). Such amounts are authorized to be appropriated from amounts covered into the Land and Water Conservation Fund notwithstanding any allocation, apportionment, or limitation contained in chapter 2003 of title 54.
(2) For the purpose of providing payments to local governments pursuant to section 544l(c) of this title: $2,000,000.
**(b) Specific authorizations** There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years after the fiscal year 1986, effective upon concurrence on the management plan pursuant to [section 544d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544d&num=0&edition=prelim):
(1) For the purpose of construction of an interpretive center to be located in the State of Oregon, and a conference center to be located in the State of Washington: $10,000,000.
(2) For the purpose of construction of recreation facilities pursuant to [section 544e(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544e/d&num=0&edition=prelim): $10,000,000.
(3) For the purpose of preparing a program and restoring and reconstructing the Old Columbia River Scenic Highway, Oregon pursuant to [sectio
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**(a) General authorizations** There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years after the fiscal year 1986 such sums as are described below; 11 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a colon.
(1) For the purpose of acquisition of lands, water and interests therein pursuant to sections 544 to 544p of this title: $40,000,000: Provided, That of this amount no more than $10,000,000 shall be available to acquire lands, water, and interests therein pursuant to [section 544h of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544h&num=0&edition=prelim). Such amounts are authorized to be appropriated from amounts covered into the Land and Water Conservation Fund notwithstanding any allocation, apportionment, or limitation contained in chapter 2003 of title 54.
(2) For the purpose of providing payments to local governments pursuant to section 544l(c) of this title: $2,000,000.
**(b) Specific authorizations** There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years after the fiscal year 1986, effective upon concurrence on the management plan pursuant to [section 544d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544d&num=0&edition=prelim):
(1) For the purpose of construction of an interpretive center to be located in the State of Oregon, and a conference center to be located in the State of Washington: $10,000,000.
(2) For the purpose of construction of recreation facilities pursuant to [section 544e(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544e/d&num=0&edition=prelim): $10,000,000.
(3) For the purpose of preparing a program and restoring and reconstructing the Old Columbia River Scenic Highway, Oregon pursuant to [section 544j of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544j&num=0&edition=prelim): $2,800,000.
(4) For the purpose of providing economic development grants pursuant to [section 544i of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544i&num=0&edition=prelim): $5,000,000 for each State: Provided, That funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this paragraph shall be available for the acquisition of lands and interests therein pursuant to [section 544h of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544h&num=0&edition=prelim) if, at the expiration of three years, the States have failed to carry out their respective function pursuant to [section 544c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544c&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Availability of funds** Funds appropriated under subsections (a)(2) and (b) shall not be made available for any county which does not have in effect a land use ordinance which has been found to be consistent by the Commission, and concurred on by the Secretary as consistent with the management plan pursuant to [section 544f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544f&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Studies** Within one year after the date the Commission is established, it shall, in cooperation with the Secretary, complete the following studies for use in preparing the management plan:
(1) **Resource inventory** — The Commission shall complete a resource inventory. The resource inventory shall—
(A) document all existing land uses, natural features and limitations, scenic, natural, cultural, archaeological and recreation and economic resources and activities: Provided, That the location of any Indian burial grounds, village sites, and other areas of archaeological or religious significance shall not be made public information and such information shall be used for administrative purposes only; and
(B) incorporate without change the resource inventory developed by the Secretary pursuant to [section 544f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544f&num=0&edition=prelim) for the special management areas.
(2) **Economic opportunity study** — The Commission shall complete a study to identify opportunities to enhance the economies of communities in the scenic area in a manner consistent with the purposes of sections 544 to 544p of this title.
(3) **Recreation assessment** — The Commission shall complete an assessment of recreation resources and opportunities for enhancement of these resources. The recreation assessment shall—
(A) designate the location and specify the construction of an interpretive center or other appropriate facility, to be located in the State of Oregon, and of a conference center or other appropriate facility, to be located in the State of Washington;
(B) identify areas within the scenic area that are suitable for other public use facilities, including but not limited to education
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All lands and easements heretofore and hereafter conveyed to the United States by the States of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee for the right-of-way for the projected parkway between Natchez, Mississippi, and Nashville, Tennessee, together with sites acquired or to be acquired for recreational areas in connection therewith, and a right-of-way for said parkway of a width sufficient to include the highway and all bridges, ditches, cuts, and fills appurtenant thereto, but not exceeding a maximum of two hundred feet through Government-owned lands (except that where small parcels of Government-owned lands would otherwise be isolated, or where topographic conditions or scenic requirements are such that bridges, ditches, cuts, fills, parking overlooks, and landscape development could not reasonably be confined to a width of two hundred feet, the said maximum may be increased to such width as may be necessary, with the written approval of the department or agency having jurisdiction over such lands) as designated on maps heretofore or hereafter approved by the Secretary of the Interior, shall be known as the Natchez Trace Parkway and shall be administered and maintained by the Secretary of the Interior through the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of Congress approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”,11 See References in Text note below. the provisions of which Act, as amended and supplemented, are extended over and made applicable to said parkway: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to connect with said parkway such roads and trails as may be necessary for the protection, administration, or uti
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**(a) Interim guidelines**
(1) 11 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted. Within one hundred eighty days after November 17, 1986, the Secretary shall develop interim guidelines for the scenic area outside urban areas to identify land use activities which are inconsistent with sections 544 to 544p of this title and to govern the authority to acquire land without the consent of the owner provided by subsection (b) of this section. The Secretary shall promptly notify the public of adoption of the interim guidelines and transmit the guidelines to each county. Guidelines adopted by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection shall remain in effect for each county until the Secretary has developed guidelines for the special management areas pursuant to [section 544f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544f&num=0&edition=prelim) and the land use ordinances prescribed by [section 544e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544e&num=0&edition=prelim) are in effect.
**(b) Interim acquisition authority and injunctive relief** Prior to the concurrence by the Secretary of land use ordinances prescribed by [section 544f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544f&num=0&edition=prelim) and the approval by the Commission of land use ordinances prescribed by [section 544e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544e&num=0&edition=prelim), the following authorities are granted:
(1) The Secretary may acquire by condemnation any land or interest which is being used or threatened to be used in a manner inconsistent with the purposes for which the scenic area was established and
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The Oregon Department of Transportation shall, in consultation with the Secretary and the Commission, the State of Oregon and the counties and cities in which the Old Columbia River Highway is located, prepare a program and undertake efforts to preserve and restore the continuity and historic integrity of the remaining segments of the Old Columbia River Highway for public use as a Historic Road, including recreation trails to connect intact and usable segments.
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**(a) Economic development plan** Based on the Economic Opportunity Study and other appropriate information, each State, in consultation with the counties and the Commission, shall develop a plan for economic development projects for which grants under this section may be used in a manner consistent with sections 544 to 544p of this title.
**(b) Funds provided to States for grants** Upon certification of the management plan, and receipt of a plan referred to in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall provide $5,000,000 to each State which each State shall use to make grants and loans for economic development projects that further the purposes of sections 544 to 544p of this title.
**(c) Conditions of grants** Each State making grants under this section shall require as a condition of a grant that—
(1) all activities undertaken under the grant are certified by the Commission as being consistent with the purposes of sections 544 to 544p of this title, the management plan, and land use ordinances adopted pursuant to sections 544 to 544p of this title;
(2) grants and loans are not used to relocate a business from one community to another;
(3) grants and loans are not used for program administration; and
(4) grants and loans are used only in counties which have in effect land use ordinances found consistent by the Commission and concurred on by the Secretary pursuant to [section 544f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544f&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Report** Each State shall—
(1) prepare and provide the Secretary with an annual report to the Secretary on the use of the funds made available under this section;
(2) make available to the Secretary and to the Commission, upon request, all accounts, fi
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**(a) Establishment and membership of Commission**
(1) To achieve the purposes of sections 544 to 544p of this title and to facilitate cooperation among the States of Oregon and Washington, and with the United States of America, the consent of Congress is given for an agreement described in sections 544 to 544p of this title pursuant to which, within one year after November 17, 1986—
(A) the States of Oregon and Washington shall establish by way of an interstate agreement a regional agency known as the Columbia River Gorge Commission, and shall incorporate sections 544 to 544p of this title by specific reference in such agreement. The Commission shall carry out its functions and responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of the interstate agreement and of sections 544 to 544p of this title and shall not be considered an agency or instrumentality of the United States for the purpose of any Federal law;
(B) the States of Oregon and Washington shall provide to the Commission, State agencies, and the counties under State law the authority to carry out their respective functions and responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection; and
(C) the States of Oregon and Washington shall appoint members of the Commission as provided in clauses (i) through (iii), subject to applicable State law: Provided, That the Governor of either State may extend the time for appointment of Commission members ninety days to provide more time for the States and counties to make such appointments. Membership of the Commission shall be as follows:
(i) six members, comprised of one resident from each of the following counties: Hood River, Multnomah, and Wasco Counties, Oregon, and Clark, Klickitat, and Skamania Counties, Washington, to b
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**(a) Administration of Federal lands**
(1) 11 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted. The Secretary shall administer Federal lands within the special management areas in accordance with sections 544 to 544p of this title and other laws, rules and regulations applicable to the national forest system. In addition, the construction of roads and the management, utilization and harvest of timber on Federal lands within the special management areas also shall be subject to Forest Service visual resource management guidelines. The Secretary shall utilize lands acquired through exchange in calculating the allowable sales quantity on the Gifford Pinchot and Mount Hood National Forests.
**(b) Withdrawal of Federal lands** Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal lands located in the special management areas are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws of the United States, and from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing: Provided, That the Secretary may allow the exploration, development, or production of sand, gravel, and crushed rock as necessary to construct, maintain, or reconstruct roads in the special management areas.
**(c) Resource inventory** The Secretary shall complete a resource inventory for the special management areas consistent with the process and substance of the inventory prescribed by [section 544d(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section544d/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Recreation assessment** Within two years after November 17, 1986, the Secretary shall complete an assessment of recreation resources in the special management areas and opport
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 544n
2 So in original. Probably should be paragraph ‘‘(4)’’.
1 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a colon.
nent threat to the health or safety of the
plaintiff or would immediately affect a legal
interest of the plaintiff.
(4) Judicial review
Any person or entity adversely affected by—
(A) any final action or order of a county,
the Commission, or the Secretary relating
to the implementation of sections 544 to 544p
of this title;
(B) any land use ordinance or interim
guideline adopted pursuant to sections 544 to
544p of this title;
(C) any appeal to the Commission pursu-
ant to this section;
(D) any civil penalty assessed by the Com-
mission pursuant to paragraph (a)(3) of this
subsection may appeal such action or order
by filing in any of the courts specified in
paragraph (5) of this subsection, within sixty
days after the date of service of such order
or within sixty days after such action is
taken, a written petition requesting such ac-
tion, order, land use ordinance, interim
guideline, or appeal taken to the Commis-
sion be modified, terminated, or set aside.
(5) Federal court jurisdiction
The United States district courts located in
the States of Oregon and Washington shall
have jurisdiction over—
(A) any criminal penalty imposed pursuant
to section 551 of this title, or any other ap-
plicable law for violation of any order, regu-
lation or other action taken by the Sec-
retary pursuant to sections 544 to 544p of
this title;
(B) any civil action brought against the
Secretary pursuant to this section; or
(C) any appeal of any order, regulation, or
other action of the Secretary taken pursu-
ant to paragraph (4) of this subsection.
(6) State court jurisdiction
The State courts of the Sta
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