[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 1683 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 406
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1683

 To transfer administrative jurisdiction over part of the Lake Chelan 
  National Recreation Area from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
   Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the Wenatchee National 
                                Forest.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 1998

  Mr. Gorton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                             June 10, 1998

              Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To transfer administrative jurisdiction over part of the Lake Chelan 
  National Recreation Area from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
   Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the Wenatchee National 
                                Forest.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Administrative jurisdiction over the land 
described in subsection (b) is transferred from the Secretary of the 
Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Land Description.--The land referred to in subsection 
(a) is approximately 88 acres of land depicted on the map entitled 
``Lake Chelan National Recreation Area'', and numbered 168/92,000, 
segment 01, sheet 2 of 10, and dated May 1969.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Map.--The map shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the offices of the superintendent of the Lake 
Chelan National Recreation Area and the Director of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior, and in the Office of the Chief of 
the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Inclusion in Wenatchee National Forest.--The land 
transferred by subsection (a) shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) be part of the Wenatchee National Forest; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture in 
        accordance with the law (including regulations) pertaining to 
        the National Forest System.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Land and Water Conservation Fund.--For purposes of 
section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 
U.S.C. 460l-9), the boundaries of the Wenatchee National Forest, as 
adjusted by this Act, shall be considered to be the boundaries of the 
Wenatchee National Forest as of January 1, 1965.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS, LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
              AND WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Boundary Adjustments.--
            (1) Lake chelan national recreation area.--The boundary of 
        the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, established by 
        section 202 of Public Law 90-544 (16 U.S.C. 90a-1), is hereby 
        adjusted to exclude a parcel of land and waters consisting of 
        approximately 88 acres, as depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Proposed Management Units, North Cascades, Washington'', 
        numbered NP-CAS-7002A, originally dated October 1967, and 
        revised July 13, 1994.
            (2) Wenatchee national forest.--The boundary of the 
        Wenatchee National Forest is hereby adjusted to include the 
        parcel of land and waters described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Availability of map.--The map referred to in paragraph 
        (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        offices of the superintendent of the Lake Chelan National 
        Recreation Area and the Director of the National Park Service, 
        Department of the Interior, and in the office of the Chief of 
        the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
    (b) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--Administrative 
jurisdiction over Federal land and waters in the parcel covered by the 
boundary adjustments in subsection (a) is transferred from the 
Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
transferred land and waters shall be managed by the Secretary of 
Agriculture in accordance with the laws and regulations pertaining to 
the National Forest System.
    (c) Land and Water Conservation Fund.--For purposes of section 7 of 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), 
the boundaries of the Wenatchee National Forest, as adjusted by 
subsection (a), shall be considered to be the boundaries of the 
Wenatchee National Forest as of January 1, 1965.
                                     





                                                       Calendar No. 406

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1683

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                                 A BILL

 To transfer administrative jurisdiction over part of the Lake Chelan 
  National Recreation Area from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
   Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the Wenatchee National 
                                Forest.

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                             June 10, 1998

                       Reported with an amendment