Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 1.djvu/1150

 92 STAT. 1096

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PUBLIC LAW 95-450—OCT. 11, 1978 "Arapaho National Recreation Area" on a map entitled "Indian Peaks Wilderness Area and Arapaho National Recreation Area", dated July 1978) is established as the Arapaho National Recreation Area. (b) The Secretary shall administer the Arapaho National Recreation Area, in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the national forests, in such a manner as will best provide for— (1) public recreation and enjoyment; (2) the conservation and development of the scenic, natural, historic, and pastoral values of the area; (3) the management, utilization, and disposal of natural resources such as timber, grazing, and mineral resources so that their utilization will not substantially impair the purposes for which the recreation area is established; and (4) the management of water quality in the recreation area consistent with the development of needed water supply and waste-water systems, including the control of aquatic vegetation in the streams, lakes, and reservoirs within the recreation area. (c^ The Secretary shall develop an overall management plan for the Arapaho National Recreation Area. This plan shall be developed in consultation with State and local political subdivisions and other interested persons. KECKEATION AREA

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Land acquisition. SEC. 5. (a)(1) The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, 16 USC 460JJ-1. purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or bequest, any lands or lesser interests therein, including mineral interests and scenic easements, which the Secretary determines are needed to establish and manage the Arapaho National Recreation Area. In determining what private property is needed to establish and manage the Arapaho National Recreation Area the Secretary shall utilize the approved county zoning plan to identify those properties whose use or intended use is not in conformance with the overall intent of this Act. "Scenic (2) As used in this section, the term "scenic easement" means the easement. right to control the use of land in order to carry out this Act, but shall f;',,';,^{ not preclude the continuation of any use that is compatible with the . JK<; overall management plan for the Arapaho National Recreation Area developed pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4. (b) In exercising the authority conferred by this section to acquire lands, the Secretary shall give prompt and careful consideration to any offer made by an individual owning any land, or interest in land, within the Arapaho National Recreation Area. In considering any such offer, the Secretary shall take into consideration any hardship to •jRHtiabA the owner which might result from any undue delay in acquiring the property. Purchases made under this authority shall be made on a willing buyer, willing seller basis. (c) In exercising the authority conferred by this section to acquire property by exchange, the Secretary may accept title to any nonFederal land, or interests therein, located within the Arapaho National Recreation Area and the Secretary may convey in exchange therefor any federally owned lands or interests in lands within the State of Colorado which are classified by the Secretary as suitable for •:MU A exchange and which are under the Secretary's administrative jurisdicf tion. The values of any lands or interests in lands so exchanged shall be approximately equal, or if they are not approximately equal, they shall be equalized by the payment of cash to the grantor or to the Secretary so long as payment does not exceed 25 per centum of the total value

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