Sec. 4. Administration of components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
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Section 10 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1281 ) is amended by striking subsection
(c)and inserting the following: Any component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that is administered by the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the National Park Service) shall be a part of the National Park System. Any component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that is administered by the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service) shall be a part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Any component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that is administered by the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management) shall be a part of the National Landscape Conservation System. Any component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that is administered by the Secretary of the Interior shall be subject to— this Act; and the laws under which the National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, or the National Landscape Conservation System, as applicable, is administered. If there is a conflict between the laws referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) and this Act, the more restrictive provision shall control. The Secretary of the Interior, in the administration of any component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, may use— any general statutory authorities relating to units of the National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, or National Landscape Conservation System, as applicable; and any general statutory authorities otherwise available to the Secretary of the Interior for recreation and preservation purposes and the conservation and management of natural resources, as the Secretary of the Interior determines to be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act. . Section 10 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1281 ) is amended by striking subsection
(e)and inserting the following: The head of the Federal agency responsible for the administration of a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System— may enter into a written cooperative agreement with a Tribal Government, the Governor of a State, the head of any State agency, or the appropriate official of a political subdivision of a State to provide for Tribal, State, or local governmental participation in the administration of the component; and shall encourage Indian Tribes, States, and political subdivisions of States to cooperate in the planning and administration of components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that include or adjoin land owned by the Indian Tribe, State, or a political subdivision of the State or land held in trust for the Indian Tribe, as applicable. .
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Administration of components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
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