PUBLIC LAW 102-432—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2213 one-quarter mile of the bank are hereby withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, from all forms of appropriation under the mining laws and from operation of the minercd leasing laws including, in both cases, amendments thereto.**. SEC. 2. STUDY OF THE NORTH FORK OF THE MERCED RIVER. Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)), is further amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: •*() NORTH FORK MERCED, CAUFORNIA. —The segment from its headwaters to its confluence with the Merced River, by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior.**. SEC. 3. NEW EXCHEQUER PROJECT. The designation of the river segments referred to in section 1 of this Act as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System shall not affect the continued operation and maintenance (including flood control operations) of the New Exchequer Project (Project No. 2179) as licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the date of enactment of this Act or the Commission's authority to issue a new license to the existing licensee for such project within the project boimdaries set forth in the license on the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That if the Commission issues a new license to the existing licensee for such a project, the normal maximum operating pool water surface level authorized in the project's license shall not exceed elevation 867.0 mean sea level. Approved October 23, 1992. LEGISLATIVE fflSTORY—H.R. 2431 (S. 549): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-349 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-231 accompanying S. 549 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 137 (1991): Nov. 23, considered and passed House. Vol. 138 (1992): Mar. 26, S. 549 considered and passed Senate. Apr. 9, H.R. 2431 considered and passed Senate, amended. Sept. 29, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment. Oct. 7, Senate concurred in House amendment.
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