Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

• Description: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
• State: CO
• Date: 8/29/2007
• Title: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Legislation

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Page 45 of 50
(b) Any portion of a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system that is within the
national wilderness preservation system, as established by or pursuant to the Act of September 3, 1964
(78 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C., ch. 23),39 shall be subject to the provisions of both the Wilderness Act and this
Act with respect to preservation of such river and its immediate environment, and in case of conflict
between the provisions of these Acts the more restrictive provisions shall apply.
(c) Any component of the national wild and scenic rivers system that is administered by the
Secretary of the Interior through the National Park Service shall become a part of the national park
system, and any such component that is administered by the Secretary through the Fish and Wildlife
Service shall become a part of the national wildlife refuge system. The lands involved shall be subject to
the provisions of this Act and the Acts under which the national park system or national wildlife refuge
system, as the case may be, is administered, and in case of conflict between the provisions of these Acts,
the more restrictive provisions shall apply. The Secretary of the Interior, in his administration of any
component of the national wild and scenic rivers system, may utilize such general statutory authorities
relating to areas of the national park system and such general statutory authorities otherwise available to
him for recreation and preservation purposes and for the conservation and management of natural
resources as he deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(d) The Secretary of Agriculture, in his administration of any component of the national wild and
scenic rivers system area, may utilize the general statutory authorities relating to the national forests in
such manner as he deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(e) The Federal agency charged with the administration of any component of the national wild and
scenic rivers system may enter into written cooperative agreements with the Governor of a State, the
head of any State agency, or the appropriate official of a political subdivision of a State for State or local
governmental participation in the administration of the component. The States and their political
subdivisions shall be encouraged to cooperate in the planning and administration of components of the
system which include or adjoin State -or county -owned lands.
Federal assistance to others; cooperation; use of volunteers.
SECTION 11. (a) 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
financing assistance for State and local projects submitted pursuant to the Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 897), needs and opportunities for establishing State and local wild, scenic
and recreational river areas.
(b)(1) The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, or the head of any other Federal
agency, shall assist, advise, and cooperate with States or their political subdivisions, landowners, private
organizations, or individuals to plan, protect, and manage river resources. Such assistance, advice and
cooperation may be through written agreements or otherwise. This authority applies within or outside a
federally administered area and applies to rivers which are components of the national wild and scenic
rivers system and to other rivers. Any agreement under this subsection may include provisions for
limited financial or other assistance to encourage participation in the acquisition, protection, and
management of river resources.
(2) Wherever appropriate in furtherance of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary
of the Interior are authorized and encouraged to utilize the following:
(A) For activities on federally owned land, the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C.
18g j) and the Volunteers in the Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a- 558d).
(B) For activities on all other lands, section 6 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 (relating to the development of statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plans).
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the appropriate Secretary or the head of any Federal agency
may utilize and make available Federal facilities, equipment, tools and technical assistance to volunteers
and volunteer organizations, subject to such limitations and restrictions as the appropriate Secretary or
the head of any Federal agency deems necessary or desirable.
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