106 STAT. 2212 PUBLIC LAW 102-432—CXTT. 23, 1992 Public Law 102-432 102d Congress An Act OcL 23 1992 "^^ amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the Lower ' Merced River in CaUfornia as a component of the National Wild and Scenic [H.R 2431] Rivers System. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF THE LOWER MERCED RIVER FOR INCLU- SION IN THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM. Section 3(a)(62) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 16 USC 1274, 1274(a)(62)) is hereby amended— (1) by striking "The main stem" and inserting in lieu thereof, "(A) The main stem"; (2) by striking "paragraph" whenever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "subparagraph"; and (3) by adding the following new subparagraph at the end thereof: "(B)(i) The main stem from a point 300 feet upstream of the confluence with Bear Creek downstream to the normal maximum operating pool water surface level of Lake McClure (elevation 867 feet mean sea level) consisting of approximately 8 miles, as generally depicted on the map entitled 'Merced Wild and Scenic River', dated April, 1990. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the segment as recreational, from a point 300 feet upstream of the confluence with Bear Creek downstream to a point 300 feet west of the boundary of the Mountain King Mine, and as wild, from a point 300 feet west of the boundary of the Mountain King Mine to the normal maximum operating pool water surface level of Lake McClure. The requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall be fulflUed by the Secretary of the Interior through appropriate revisions to the Sierra Management Framework Plan for the Sierra Planning Area of the Folsom Resource Area, Bakersfleld District, Bureau of Land Management. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subparagraph. "(ii) To the extent permitted by, and in a manner consistent with section 7 of this Act (16 U.S.C. 1278), and in accordance with other applicable law, the Secretary of the Interior shall permit the construction and operation of such pumping facilities and associated pipelines as identified in the Bureau of Land Management right-of-way application CACA 26084, filed by the Mariposa Coiinty Water Agency on November 7, 1989, and known as the 'Saxon Creek Project', to assure an adequate supply of water from the Merced River to Mariposa County. "(C) With respect to the segments of the main stem of the Merced River and the South Fork Merced River designated as recreational or scenic pursuant to this paragraph or by the appropriate agency pursuant to subsection (b), the minerals to Federal lands which constitute the bed or bank or are situated within
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