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 103 STAT. 1948 PUBLIC LAW 101-229—DEC. 13, 1989 under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 377). (e) OFFERS TO SELL.— In exercising the authority to acquire prop- erty under this Act, the Secretary shall give prompt and careful consideration to any offer made by any person owning property within the boundaries of the addition to sell such property, if such owner notifies the Secretary that the continued ownership of such property is causing, or would result in undue hardship. (0 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — (1) Subject to the provi- sions of paragraph (2), there are hereby authorized to be appro- priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (2) With respect to land acquisition within the addition, not more than 80 percent of the cost of such acquisition may be provided by the Federal Government. Not less than 20 percent of such cost shall be provided by the State of Florida. (g) ASSISTANCE.—Upon the request of the Governor of the State of Florida, the Secretary is authorized to provide technical assistance and personnel to assist in the acquisition of lands and waters within the Kissimmee River/Lake Okeechobee/Everglades Hydrologic Basin, including the Big Cypress Swamp, through the provision of Federal land acquisition personnel, practices, and procedures. The State of Florida shall reimburse the Secretary for such assistance in such amounts and at such time as agreed upon by the Secretary and the State. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reimburse- ment received by the Secretary for such assistance shall be retained by the Secretary and shall be available without further appropria- tion for purposes of carrying out any authorized activity of the Secretary within the boundaries of the park. 16 USC 410r-7. SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATION. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall administer the areas within the addition in accordance with this Act and other provisions of law applicable to the Everglades National Park, and with the provisions of law generally applicable to units of the national park system, including the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 -4). In order to further preserve and protect Ever- glades National Park, the Secretary shall utilize such other statu- tory authority as may be available to him for the preservation of wildlife and natural resources as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. (b) PROTECTION OF ECOSYSTEM. — The Secretary shall mansige the park in order to maintain the natural abundance, diversity, and ecological integrity of native plants and animals, as well as the behavior of native animals, as a part of their ecosystem. Boating. (c) PROTECTION OF FLORA AND FAUNA.—The park shall be closed to the operation of airboats— (1) except as provided in subsection (d); and (2) except that within a limited capacity and on designated routes within the addition, owners of record of registered air- boats in use within the addition as of January 1, 1989, shall be issued nontransferable, nonrenewable permits, for their individ- ual lifetimes, to operate personnally-owned airboats for non- commercial use in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary to determine ownership and registration, establish

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