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persons appointed by the Secretary to represent the State

2 wherein such area is located pending final disposition of

3 such action.

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(4) Members of the Commission shall serve without 5 compensation, but the Secretary may pay the expenses rea

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responsibilities under this subsection upon presentation of 8 vouchers signed by the Chairman.

9 (5) It shall be the function of the Commission to con

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sider each lake area proposed to be included in the System

pursuant to this section and section 106, and to make recom

mendations thereon to the Secretary. The Secretary or his

designee shall, from time to time, consult with the Com

mission with respect to the development and administration 15 of the System.

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LAND ACQUISITION

SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary may acquire lands and

waters or interests therein within any Federal lake area au

thorized by Act of Congress to be included within the System

by purchase with appropriated or donated funds or by lease,

donation, or exchange, except that he shall not so acquire

with appropriated funds any lands and waters or interests therein owned by a State or by any political subdivision thereof. The Secretary may also accept title to any non

Federal property in such an area and in exchange therefor

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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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retary determines are compatible with the purposes of 14 this Act.

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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 17 agency having jurisdiction thereof, be transferred to the Sec18 retary for administration as part of said area.

19 (d) (1) The Secretary shall encourage the several States 20 and their political subdivisions to plan, acquire, develop, and

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manage lands within or adjacent to the System for recreation, 22 fish and wildlife conservation, or other similar public pur23 poses. Funds allocated to the States under the Land and 24 Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be available for

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such planning, acquisition, and development.

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1 (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

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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

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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

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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 19 accordance with the purposes of this Act.

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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

not more than $500 or be imprisoned not more than six

24 months, or both.

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OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

SEC. 105. In all planning for the use and development of water and related land resources, consideration shall be given 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

make recommendations thereon. The Secretary shall make 8 specific studies and investigations to determine which lake 9 areas within the United States shall be evaluated for such

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

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sources involved.

STATE DESIGNATED LAKE AREAS

SEC. 106. (a) The Secretary in cooperation with other Federal agencies shall encourage States and local subdivi16 sions thereof to consider, in their comprehensive planning

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and proposals for financial assistance under the Act of Sep18 tember 2, 1937 (50 Stat. 917; 16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), re

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

gust 9, 1950 (64 Stat. 430; 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.), 21 relating to Federal aid in fish restoration, the Land and

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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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1 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 6 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 10 to insure the permanent protection of such designated areas. 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.

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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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STATE JURISDICTION

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

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