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 110 STAT. 3009-227 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 land acquired by the United States through an exchange or with proceeds from a sale under subsection (a) shall become part of the Green Mountain National Forest, and the boundaries of the National Forest shall be adjusted to include the land. (2) ADMINISTRATION.—Land acquired under this Act shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the laws (including regulations) pertaining to the National Forest System. (3) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.—This section does not limit the authority of the Secretary to adjust the boundaries of the Green Mountain National Forest pursuant to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 521) (commonly known as the "Weeks Law"). (4) For the purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601- 9), the boundaries of the Green Mountain National Forest, as adjusted under this Act, shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Green Mountain National Forest as of January 1, 1965. SEC. 327. Snowbird Wilderness Study Area. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a)(4) of the North Carolina Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-324) is amended— (1) by striking "eight thousand four hundred and ninety acres" and inserting "8,390 acres"; and (2) by striking "July 1983" and inserting "July 1996". (b) MANAGEMENT. —The Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the area removed from wilderness study status by the amendments made by subsection (a) in accordance with the provisions of law applicable to adjacent areas outside the wilderness study area. 16 USC 1132 SEC. 328. Renaming of Wilderness Area. note. (a) The Columbia Wilderness, created by the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984, Public Law 98-328, located in the Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon, shall be known and designated as the "Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness". (b) Any references in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Columbia Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the "Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness". SEC. 329. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 1997 the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior are authorized to limit competition for watershed restoration project contracts as part of the "Jobs in the Woods" component of the President's Forest Plan for the Pacific Northwest to individuals and entities in historically timber-dependent areas in the States of Washington, Oregon, and northern California that have been affected by reduced timber harvesting on Federal lands. SEC. 330. Section 9 of the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act (25 U.S.C. 1708) is amended— (1) by striking "Sec. 9. Except as"; and inserting the following: "(a) IN GENERAL. —Except as"; (2) by striking the section heading and inserting the following:

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