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<br />O ~ 3' r. f) <br />J do;) <br /> <br />Lands owned by a State within a <br />federally-managed component may be ac- <br />quired by the Federal Government only <br />by donation, Indian tribal lands or lands <br />belonging to local governments may be <br />added to such a component only with their <br />consent when these lands are managed and <br />protected in a manner consistent with the <br />purposes of the Wild and Scenic Rivers <br />Act. <br />The degree of public ownership and <br />land area within the boundal"ies of a State- <br />administered component proposed for ad- <br />dition to the National Wild and Scenic <br />Rivers System are matters to be deter- <br />mined by the State. However, before such <br />a river area is approved for addition to <br />the national system, there must be ade- <br />quate provisions to protect special values <br />and assure public use consistent with the <br />classification and management objectives <br />of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the <br />"Guidelines" adopted by the Secretary of <br />the Interior and the Secretary of Agri- <br />culture, <br /> <br />Public Use <br /> <br />The extent and type of recreational <br />development on a particular river area <br />within the national system would be deter- <br />mined by the special qualities of that area <br />and its classification as wild, scenic, or <br />recreational. <br />Hunting and fishing on lands and <br />waters included in the national system <br />would continue to be governed by appro- <br />priate State and Federal laws. <br />