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11 Administration Act of 1897, 16 U.S.C. 473 et seq.; the Organic Act of 1944, 16 V.S.C. 526; the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960, 16 U.S.C. 528-531: the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.; the Wilderness Act, 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.; the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1701, 1761 and 1765; and the National Forest Management Act of 1976. 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq. The Forest Service will utilize one or more of the following management mechanisms to protect the water and water dependent resources to meet the National Forest management responsibilities: a. Administrative control b. Appropriation under State water laws c. Reserved water right claims under Federal law d. Acquisition of land or water rights e. Condemnation of lands or water rights a. Administrative Control Consistent with applicable laws, the Forest Service will deny permission for or impose protective conditions on any land use authorization for any activity on NFS land outside of, but in a position to affect water resources of any designated wilderness. Likewise, in situations where the proposed activity is beyond the direct administrative reach of the Forest Service, the Forest Service will recommend to the President, the Congress, and any responsible Federal agency that the proposed development be restricted to the extent necessary to protect the wilde~ness water resource and the public interest. There are numerous forms that this administrative action may take: (1) Before diverting, storing or otherwise developing water resources on NFS lands, a water user must apply for a right-of-way permit under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA). An environmental analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) , 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., would be COm- pleted for each application to develop terms and conditions to be included in any right-of-way permit which may authorize the use of Federal lands for water resource development. NEPA directs the Forest Service to analyze the environmental, and related social and economic impacts of proposed water resource develop- ments on NFS lands. The Forest Service has developed an environ- mental analYSis procedure that provides a systematic, interdisci- plinary, public-oriented approach to decision making regarding resource developments on NFS lands. This procedure is found in the Forest Service Manual and Handbook, FSM 1950 and FSH 1909.15, respectively, and is published at 50 Fed. Reg. 26078 (June 24, 1985), as revised in 52 Fed. Reg. 30935 (August 18, 1987).