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 98 STAT. 1714

PUBLIC LAW 98-444—OCT. 4, 1^84

Public Law 98-444 98th Congress An Act Oct 4 1984 ' [S. 2732]

16 USC 1274.

16 USC 1274. Public availability.

"^^ amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to permit the control of the lamprey eel in the Pere Marquette River and to designate a portion of the Au Sable River, Michigan, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3(a)(16) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the installation and operation of facilities or other activities within or outside the boundaries of the Pere Marquette Wild and Scenic River for the control of the lamprey eel shall be permitted subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe for the protection of water quality and other values of the river, including the wild and scenic characteristics of the river.". SEC. 2. Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(51) Au SABLE, MICHIGAN.—The segment of the main stem from ^he project boundary of the Mio Pond project downstream to the project boundary at Alcona Pond project as generally depicted on a map entitled *Au Sable River' which is on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.". Approved October 4, 1984.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2732 (H.R. 3472): HOUSE REPORT No. 98-717 accompanying H.R. 3472 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 98-574 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): Apr. 30, May 1, H.R. 3472 considered and passed House. Aug. 9, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 24, considered and passed House.

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