PUBLIC LAW 101-612—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3221 (19) Williams Creek (from its headwaters to its confluence with the South Fork of the Smith River). (20) Eight Mile Creek (from its headwaters to its confluence with the South Fork of the Smith River). (21) Harrington Creek (from its headwaters to its confluence with the South Fork of the Smith River). (22) Prescott Fork of the Smith River (from its headwaters to its confluence with the South Fork of the Smith River). (23) Buck Creek (from its headwaters to its confluence with the South Fork of the Smith River). (c) For the Lower Hurdygurdy Creek (from Dry Lake to its confluence with the South Fork of the Smith River) there is established a streamside protection zone in which timber harvesting shall be prohibited except as permitted by section 5(a)(7). Such zone shall extend one-eighth mile on either side of said Lower Hurdygurdy Creek. (d) The provisions of this section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any restrictions on timber harvesting or other activities applicable to the streamside protection zones established by this section under any other applicable provision of this Act. SEC. 12. STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION AND ASSISTANCE. 16 USC (a) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.— Nothing in this Act shall diminish, enlarge, or modify any right of the State of California or any political subdivision thereof, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction or to carry out State fish and game laws, rules, and regulations within the recreation area, or to tax persons, franchise, or private property on the lands and waters included in the recreation area, or to regulate the private lands within the recreation area. (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary is authorized and encouraged to enter into cooperative agreements with the State of California or its political subdivisions for— (1) the rendering on a reimbursable basis, of rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement services and cooperative assistance by nearby law enforcement and fire prevention agencies; and (2) the planning for use, management, and development of non-Federal lands within the recreation area and elsewhere in the Smith River watershed in the furtherance of the purposes of this Act. (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. — To enable the State of California and its political subdivisions to develop and implement programs compatible with the purposes of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Interior, Commerce, and Housing and Urban Development, shall consider upon request such technical assistance to the State and its political subdivisions as is necessary to fulfill the purposes of this section. Such assistance may include payments or grants, within existing programs, for technical aid and program development. (d) LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall Eissist the county of Del Norte in developing a land information system that will be compatible with the Forest Service and National Park Service systems for the Federal lands in Del Norte County and such non-Federal systems as may be appropriate and that will be made available to Federal and non-Federal entities for use in coordinating planning for the recreation area and other lands in the Smith River watershed.
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