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1 may convey to the grantor of such property any federally 2 owned property under his jurisdiction which he classifies as 3 suitable for exchange or other disposal. The values of the 4 properties so exchanged either shall be approximately equal, 5 or if they are not approximately equal, the values shall be 6 equalized by the payment of cash to the grantor or to the 7 Secretary as the circumstances require.

8 (b) Any lands, waters, or interests therein which are 9 acquired pursuant to this section shall be administered, man10 aged, and developed primarily for the purposes of sport and 11 commercial fishing, wildlife conservation, outdoor recreation, 12 and scenic beauty, and for such other purposes as the Sec

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(c) Any Federal land located within a Federal lake area in the System may, with the consent of the head of the

agency having jurisdiction thereof, be transferred to the Sec

retary for administration as part of said area.

(d) (1) The Secretary shall encourage the several States

and their political subdivisions to plan, acquire, develop, and

manage lands within or adjacent to the System for recreation,

fish and wildlife conservation, or other similar public pur

poses.

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(2) The Secretary shall encourage the several States

2 and their political subdivisions to adopt and enforce adequate 3 master plans and zoning ordinances which will promote the 4 use and development of private property within or adjacent 5 to the System in a manner consistent with the purposes of this 6 Act, and he is authorized to provide technical assistance to 7 such States and subdivisions in the development and adoption 8 of such plans and ordinances.

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(3) The Secretary may refrain or agree to refrain from 10 exercising his authority under this Act to acquire private property so long as he finds that with respect to such property 12 there is in effect such a plan or ordinance which promotes the use and development of such property in a manner consistent 14 with the purposes of this Act.

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REGULATIONS GOVERNING USE OF FEDERAL AREAS

SEC. 104. (a) The Secretary is authorized to issue regu17 lations governing the public use of Federal lake areas in the 18 System administered by him. Such regulations shall be in

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(b) Any person who violates or fails to comply with

any regulation issued pursuant to this Act shall be guilty of

a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined 23 not more than $500 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

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2 SEC. 105. In all planning for the use and development of 3 water and related land resources, consideration shall be given 4 by all Federal agencies involved to lake areas which should 5 be included in the System, and all project plan reports sub6 mitted to the Congress shall discuss any such potential and

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make recommendations thereon. The Secretary shall make

specific studies and investigations to determine which lake

areas within the United States shall be evaluated for such

purpose in planning reports by all Federal agencies on po11 tential alternative uses of the water and related land re

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STATE DESIGNATED LAKE AREAS

14 SEC. 106. (a) The Secretary in cooperation with other 15 Federal agencies shall encourage States and local subdivi16 sions thereof to consider, in their comprehensive planning 17 and proposals for financial assistance under the Act of Sep

tember 2, 1937 (50 Stat. 917; 16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), re

lating to Federal aid in wildlife restoration, the Act of Au

gust 9, 1950 (64 Stat. 430; 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.),

relating to Federal aid in fish restoration, the Land and

Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 897; 16

U.S.C. 4601-4 et seq.), the Commercial Fisheries Research

and Development Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 197; 16 U.S.C.

779 et seq.), and under title VII of the Housing Act of

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1961 (75 Stat. 183; 42 U.S.C. 1500 et seq.), the need for 2 and possibility of establishing lake areas on lands and waters 3 owned or acquired and administered by them as part of the 4 System. Any such area may be designated as a part of the 5 System by the State in which such area is located, with the

approval of the Secretary after determining that such desig7 nation is within the purposes of this Act. When approving 8 such areas to be included in the System, the Secretary shall 9 establish such terms and conditions as he deems desirable

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to insure the permanent protection of such designated areas. 11 The lands or interests therein of any lake area included in 12 the System by a State shall not be disposed of by sale, lease, 13 donation, or exchange without the prior approval of the 14 Secretary.

15 (b) There is authorized to be appropriated not to ex16 ceed $50,000,000 in any fiscal year to the Secretary for 17 the purpose of transferring such amounts as he deems 18 appropriate to Federal departments and agencies adminis19 tering the laws cited in subsection (a) in order that addi20 tional grants pursuant to such laws may be made for the

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SEC. 107. (a) Nothing in this Act shall restrict or

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1 to water rights and laws, nor be construed as an express

2 or implied claim or denial on the part of the United States as

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(b) Nothing in this Act shall affect the jurisdiction or 5 responsibilities of the States under other provisions of law 6 with respect to fish and wildlife.

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(c) The Secretary shall permit hunting and fishing on 8 lands and waters under his jurisdiction within the System in 9 accordance with the appropriate Federal and State laws,

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to the extent applicable, except that he may designate zones 11 where, and establish periods when, no hunting or fishing 12 shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, administra13 tion, fish or wildlife management, or public use and enjoy14 ment. Except in emergencies, any regulations prescribing any such restrictions shall be put into effect only after con16 sultation with the appropriate State agency responsible for 17 hunting and fishing activities.

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19 SEC. 108. For the purposes of this title, other than sec20 tion 106 (b), there are hereby authorized to be appropriated 21 $15,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1971;

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$30,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1972;

$60,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1973; and

thereafter such sums as are necessary for the implementation

of the program herein authorized.