§ 1282. — Assistance to State and local projects.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1282]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 28--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
Sec. 1282. Assistance to State and local projects
(a) Assistance of Secretary of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior shall encourage and assist the States
to consider, in formulating and carrying out their comprehensive
statewide outdoor recreation plans and proposals for financing
assistance for State and local projects submitted pursuant to the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 897) [16 U.S.C. 460l-4
et seq.], needs and opportunities for establishing State and local wild,
scenic and recreational areas.
(b) Assistance of Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, or other
Federal agency heads; use of Federal facilities, equipment,
etc.; conditions on permits or other authorizations
(1) The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, or
the head of any other Federal agency, shall assist, advise, and
cooperate with States or their political subdivisions, landowners,
private organizations, or individuals to plan, protect, and manage river
resources. Such assistance, advice, and cooperation may be through
written agreements or otherwise. This authority applies within or
outside a federally administered area and applies to rivers which are
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and to other
rivers. Any agreement under this subsection may include provisions for
limited financial or other assistance to encourage participation in the
acquisition, protection, and management of river resources.
(2) Wherever appropriate in furtherance of this chapter, the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are
authorized and encouraged to utilize the following:
(A) For activities on federally owned land, the Volunteers in
the Parks Act of 1969 [16 U.S.C. 18g et seq.] and the Volunteers in
the Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a-558d).
(B) For activities on all other lands, section 6 of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 [16 U.S.C. 460l-8] (relating to
the development of statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation
plans).
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the appropriate Secretary or
the head of any Federal agency may utilize and make available Federal
facilities, equipment, tools and technical assistance to volunteers and
volunteer organizations, subject to such limitations and restrictions as
the appropriate Secretary or the head of any Federal agency deems
necessary or desirable.
(4) No permit or other authorization provided for under provision of
any other Federal law shall be conditioned on the existence of any
agreement provided for in this section.
(Pub. L. 90-542, Sec. 11, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 916; Pub. L. 99-590,
title V, Sec. 508, Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3337.)
References in Text
The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, referred to in
subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 88-578, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 897, as amended,
which is classified generally to part B (Sec. 460l-4 et seq.) of
subchapter LXIX of chapter 1 of this title. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
460l-4 of this title and Tables.
The Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969, referred to in subsec.
(b)(2)(A), is Pub. L. 91-357, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472, as amended,
which is classified generally to subchapter II (Sec. 18g et seq.) of
chapter 1 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 18g of this title and
Tables.
The Volunteers in the Forest Act of 1972, referred to in subsec.
(b)(2)(A), probably means the Volunteers in the National Forests Act of
1972, Pub. L. 92-300, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147, as amended, which is
classified generally to section 558a et seq. of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 558a of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1986--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-590 struck out provisions relating to
provision of technical assistance and advice to and cooperation with
States, etc., in establishment of areas.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-590 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to
amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: ``The Secretaries of Agriculture
and of Health and Human Services shall likewise, in accordance with the
authority vested in them assist, advise, and cooperate with State and
local agencies and private interests with respect to establishing such
wild, scenic and recreational river areas.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1276 of this title.
