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 PUBLIC LAW 95-625—NOV. 10, 1978 Creek; the Cascade River from its mouth to the junction of its North and South For k s; the South For k to the boundary of the Glacier P e a k Wilderness A r e a; the Suiattle River from its mouth to the boundary of the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area at Milk Creek; the Sauk River from its mouth to its junction with Elliott Creek; the North For k of the Sauk River from its junction with the South For k of the Sauk to the boundary of the Glacier P e a k Wilderness A r e a; as generally depicted on the boundary m a p entitled 'Skagit River—River Area B o u n d a r y '; all segments to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. R i p r a p p i n g related to natural channels with natural rock along the shorelines of the Skagit segment to preserve and protect agricultural land shall not be considered inconsistent with the values for which such segment is designated. After consultation with affected Federal agencies, State and local government and the interested public, the Secretary shall take such action as is provided for under subsection (b) with respect to the segments referred to in this paragraph within one year from the date of enactment of this paragraph; as part of such action, the Secretary of Agriculture shall investigate that portion of the North For k of the Cascade River from its confluence with the South For k to the boundary of the North Cascades National P a r k and if such portion is found to qualify for inclusion, it shall be treated as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System designated under this section upon publication by the Secretary of notification to that effect in the Federal Register. For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act with respect to the river designated by this paragraph there are authorized to be appropriated not more than $11,734,000 for the acquisition of lands or interest in lands and not more than $332,000 for development.".

92 STAT. 3523

Consultation.

Investigation and publication in Federal Register.

Appropriation authorization.

ADDITION o r UPPER DELAWARE SEGMENT; SPECIAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 704. (a) Section 3(a) of the W i l d and Scenic Rivers Act is Boundaries. amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 16 USC 1274. "(19)

U P P E R DELAWARE RIVER, N E W YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA.—

The segment of the U p p e r Delaware River from the confluence of the E a s t and West branches below Hancock, New York, to the existing railroad bridge immediately downstream of Cherry Island in the vicinity of Sparrow Bush, New York, as depicted on the boundary m a p entitled 'The U p p e r Delaware Scenic and Recreational River', dated April 1978; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply, and the boundaries and classifications of the river shall be as specified on the m a p referred to in the preceding sentence, except to the extent that such boundaries or classifications are modified pursuant to section 705(c) of the National P a r k s and Recreation Act of 1978. Such boundaries and classifications shall be published in the Federal Register and shall not become effective until ninety days after they have been forwarded to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and N a t u r a l Resources of the United States Senate. For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act with respect to the river designated by this paragraph there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary.". (b)(1) Notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary contained in section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, within one hundred and eighty days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register general guidelines for land and

Publication in Federal Register.

Appropriation authorization.

Guidelines, publication in Federal Register. 16 USC 1274 note. 16 USC 1277.

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