112 STAT. 2681-313 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 16 USC 460///- 12. 16 USC 460///- 13. 16 USC 460///- 14. (2) OCCUPANCY AND USE.— Subject to the jurisdiction of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Army Corps of Engineers, the Secretary shall have jurisdiction to regulate the occupancy and use of the surface waters of the lakes for recreational purposes. SEC. 512.CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. (a) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall administer the Recreation Area in accordance with this title and the laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System. (b) STATUS. —Land within the Recreation Area shall have the status of land acquired under the Act of Meirch 1, 1911 (commonly known as the "Weeks Act") (16 U.S.C. 515 et seq.). (c) LAW ENFORCEMENT. —In order to provide for a cost-effective transfer of the law enforcement responsibilities between the Forest Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority, the law enforcement authorities designated under section 4A of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831c-3) are hereby granted to special agents and law enforcement officers of the Forest Service. The law enforcement authorities designated under the eleventh undesignated paragraph under the heading "Surveying the public lands" of the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 35; 16 U.S.C. 551), the first paragraph of that portion designated "General Expenses, Forest Service" of the Act of March 3, 1905 (33 U.S.C. 873; 16 U.S.C. 559), the National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 559b-559g) are hereby granted to law enforcement agents of the Tennessee Valley Authority, within the boundaries of the Recreation Area, for a period of 1 year from the date on which this section takes effect. SEC. 513. PAYMENTS TO STATES AND COUNTIES. (a) PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES. —Land within the Recreation Area shall be subject to the provisions for payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code. (b) DISTRIBUTION. —All amounts received from charges, use fees, and natural resource utilization, including timber and agricultural receipts, shall not be subject to distribution to States under the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 500). (c) PAYMENTS BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.—After the transfer of administrative jurisdiction is made under section 541— (1) the Tennessee Valley Authority shall continue to calculate the amount of pa3mients to be made to States and counties under section 13 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 8311); and (2) each State (including, for the purposes of this subsection, the State of Kentucky, the State of Tennessee, and any other State) that receives a payment under that section shall continue to calculate the Eimounts to be distributed to the State and local governments, as though the transfer had not been made. SEC. S14. FOREST HIGHWAYS. (a) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of section 204 of title 23, United States Code, the road known as "The Trace" and every other paved road within the Recreation Area (including any road constructed to secondary standards) shall be considered to be a forest highway.
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