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<br />0019~~ <br /> <br />"VeND ACQUISITIOa <br /> <br />"A re')ort by the National, Park Service is included in <br />chapter ~r. Existing la~ docs not peroit the Bureau of <br />Reclamation 'to purchase land specifically for recreational <br />purposes. Therefore, recommendation by the '~tional Park <br />Service concerning land acquisition (see P. ISO) cannot at <br />present be put into effect. The mcrit of the Hational Park <br />Service's proposal is recognizcd, hrn7ever, as past experi- <br />ence on Bureau of Reclamation projects has revoaled problems <br />rcsulting from the inability to acquire lands for protection <br />of public use. <br /> <br />"RECEE:'.TIOiJl.L ;'j)mNIST;'c~TION <br /> <br />"In ehapter XVI, page l50, the Ilational Parle Service <br />recommends th,lt recrcational administration be assumed by <br />the Bureau of Reclamation or the governmental agency rcspon- <br />sible for the adjoining or adjaoont land. Exist,' ng law does <br />not permit the Bureau to cake expenditures for this purpose. <br />Even if this authority were granted in the futu~c) adminis- <br />tration by a qualified local, StQte, or other F~~eral agency <br />should be seriously considered." <br /> <br />-12- <br />