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 92 STAT. 3482

16 USC 4 5 a - l note.

Comprehensive management, plan, submittal to congressional committees. 16 USC 45f.

Public participation.

Advance notice, publication in Federal Register and newspapers.

eooperation.

Consultation.

PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 lessees or permittees of record on the date of enactment of this Act, and any such lease or permit shall provide that the lease or permit may be terminated by the Secretary at any time if the Secretary determines that such lease or permit is incompatible with the administration of the park pursuant to this section or that the land is needed for park purposes. (3) The Act of December 14, 1974 (88 Stat. 1660) is amended by inserting the following new section after section 4: "SEC. 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any federally owned lands incorporated within the boundaries of Sequoia National Park subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act, which entail project works, developments, lands, or facilities which, are components of Federal Power Commission Project Numbered 298, shall be subject to all provisions of this Act.". (e)(1) Within two years from the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the State of California, shall develop and submit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate, a comprehensive management plan for the area added to the park under this section. In the preparation of such plan, the Secretary shall give appropriate consideration to the need for the development of additional recreational opportunities and other public uses which are consistent with sound environmental management of the area and the policies of the National Park Service. (2)(A) In preparing the comprehensive management plan required by this subsection and in preparing any subsequent revision of such plan, the Secretary shall provide for full public participation and shall consider the comments and views of all interested agencies, organizations, and individuals. (B) For purposes of insurins: such full public participation, the Secretary shall provide reasonable advance notice to State and local governments, interested Federal agencies, private organizations, and the general public of hearings, workshops, meetings, and other opportunities available for such participation. Such notice shall be published in newspapers of general circulation in the localities affected by the development and management of the park, published in the Federal Register, and communicated by other appropriate means. The Western Regional Advisory Committee of the National Park Service (or a subcommittee thereof) shall also be utilized for purposes of facilitating public involvement. (C) The Secretaries or Directors of all Federal departments, agencies, and commissions having a relevant expertise are hereby authorized and directed to cooperate with the Secretary in his development of such plan and to make such studies as the Secretary may request on a cost reimbursable basis. (D) In preparing the comprehensive management plan required by this subsection, the Secretary shall consider technical information and other pertinent data assembled or produced by field studies or investigations conducted separately or jointly by the technical and administrative personnel of the Federal and State agencies involved in order to insure the permanent conservation of wildlife within the area added to the park by this section. Except in emergencies, rules and regulations pertaining to the management of wildlife within the area added to the park by this section shall be put into effect only after consultation with the State of California.

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