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 100 STAT. 4276

PUBLIC LAW 99-663—NOV. 17, 1986 (9) Federal and State wild, scenic, and recreation waterways; (m) "recreation assessment" means the recreation assessment adopted pursuant to section 6 of this Act; (n) "residential development" means the permitting for siting or construction of any residence or other related major structure; (0) "scenic area" means the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area established pursuant to section 4 of this Act; (p) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture; (q) "special management areas" means areas within the scenic area established pursuant to section 4 of this Act; (r) "States" means the States of Oregon and Washington; and (s) "urban areas" means those areas within the scenic area identified as urban areas on the map referred to in section 4(e) of this Act or within the boundaries of an urban area as revised pursuant to section 4(f).

16 USC 544a.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

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The purposes of this Act are— (1) to establish a national scenic area to protect and provide for the enhancement of the scenic, cultural, recreational, and natural resources of the Columbia River Gorge; and (2) to protect and support the economy of the Columbia River Gorge area by encouraging growth to occur in existing urban areas and by allowing future economic development in a manner that is consistent with paragraph (1). 16 USC 544b.

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SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SCENIC AREA.

(a) NATIONAL SCENIC AREA.—(1) There is hereby established the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. (2) The boundaries of the scenic area shall be generally depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area," numbered NSA-001 sheets 1 and 2, and dated September 1986, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Commission and of the Chief, Forest Service. (b) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.—(1) The following areas within the boundaries of the scenic area are hereby designated "Special Management Areas": Gates of the Columbia River Gorge; Wind Mountain; Burdoin Mountain; and Rowena. (2) The boundaries of the special management areas designated in this section— (A) shall be generally depicted on the map entitled "Special Management Areas, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area", numbered SMA-002 sheets 1 through 17, and dated September 1986, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Commission and of the Chief, Forest Service; and (B) shall include all islands within the boundaries of the scenic area. (c) REVISION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA BOUNDARIES.—The

Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, may make minor revisions in the boundaries of special management areas after publication of notice to that effect in the Federal Register and submission of notice thereof to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the Committees on

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