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 107 STAT. 300 PUBLIC LAW 103-63 —AUG. 4, 1993 16 USC 460hhh-5. 16 USC 460hhh-6. Intergovernmental relations. 16 USC 460hhh-7. (2) MANAGEMENT. — Pending submission of a recommendation and until otherwise directed by Act of Congress, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall manage the lands and waters within the wilderness study areas referred to in paragraph (1) so as to maintain their potential for inclusion within the National Wilderness Preservation System. SEC. 7. ACQUISITION OF LANDS. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests therein within the boundaries of the Recreation Area by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer from another Federal agency, except that such lands or interests owned by the State of Nevada or a political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation or exchange. (b) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.— Any lands, waters, or interests in lands or interests therein located within the Recreation Area that are acquired by the United States or administratively transferred to the Secretary after the date of enactment of this Act shall be incorporated into the Recreation Area and managed in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National Forest System and the provisions of this Act. (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. 4601-9), where such boundaries are established for units of the National Forest System, such established boundaries shall be treated as if they were the boundaries of the National Forests as of January 1, 1965. Money appropriated from the Land and Water Conservation Fund shall be available for the acquisition of lands and interests therein in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. SEC. 8. WITHDRAWAL. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights and except for lands described in subsection (b), all Federal lands within the Recreation Area are withdrawn from— (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. (b) EXCEPTION.—The lands referred to in subsection (a) are described as follows: Wy2Ey2 and WVa, Sec. 27, T23S, R58E, Mt. Diablo Meridian. SEC. 9. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. In order to encourage unified and cost-effective management and interpretation of natural and cultural resources in southern Nevada, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal, State, and local agencies, and with nonprofit entities, that provide for the management and interpretation of natural and cultural resources.

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