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<br />As previously developed In the national park context, thIs statement of
<br />"fundamental purpose" Incorporates the reserved water rights descrIbed
<br />above whIch are necessary for scenic, natural, historIc and biotic con-
<br />servation, and sustained public enjoyment thereof. My conclusions on
<br />reserved water rights applicable to national monur~nts were also sub-
<br />stantlally confirmed In the Colorado 4, 5, and 6 litigatIon, where
<br />thirteen types of reserved water rights were decreed. The priority
<br />date for reserved water rights Is the date of the presidential procla-
<br />matIon establishing the national monument reservation. CapDaert, ~.
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<br />C. Other Areas Administered by the NatIonal Park Service
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<br />In addItIon to traditIonal national parks and natIonal monuments, the
<br />NatIonal Park Service admInisters a variety of other areas, such as:
<br />national h!storical parks, national memorial parks, national memorIals,
<br />national military parks, natIonal battlefIelds, national historic sItes,
<br />natIonal seashores, national rivers, national scenIc rlverways, national
<br />scen I c tra II s, nat lona I I akeshores, nat I ona I recreat I on areas, nat I ona I
<br />parkways and national preserves.
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<br />By use of the term "reservatIon," the general purposes stated In
<br />section I of the 1916 Act, 16 U,S.C, ~ 1 (1970), are also applicable
<br />to these other areas adminIstered by the National Park Service. Not-
<br />withstanding Its general applicabilIty, 16 U.S,C. ~ I Is almost al\'.'ays
<br />reiterated expressly In the authorizations for these other specIfic
<br />system areas.' See, for exampl e, 16 U.S.C. ~~ 245, 264, 4569a-I,
<br />460a-2, 460m-5,~Om-i2, 460s-5, and 460bb-3 (1976). The general
<br />applicability of the 1916 Act was confIrmed by the passage of section
<br />2 of the Act of August 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 826, 16 U.S.C. ~ Ic (1970),
<br />which defines the National Park System and expressly makes the
<br />Service's general authoritIes, Including the 1916 Act, applicable
<br />to all areas of the System to the extent not In conflIct with any
<br />IndivIdual area's specific enabling legislation. The underlying
<br />commonality of purpose of these various areas served as a rationale
<br />for the 1970 Act. H.R. Rep. No. 91-1265, 91st Cong., 2d Sess. 2
<br />(1970) ,
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<br />As a general rule, I conclude that the earlIer stated fundamental pur-
<br />poses of 16 U.S.C. ~ I and resultant reserved water rights apply to
<br />these various components of the National Park System, with a priority
<br />date as of the establIshing statute's enactment. The extent to which
<br />particular reserved water rights are appl icable to a given area must
<br />be determIned on a case-by-case basis. Involving an InterpretatIon of
<br />both 16 U.S.C. ~ t and the establishing legislation.
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