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[79 STAT. 614]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1965
[79 STAT. 614]

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Hunting and fishing.

Appropriation.

PUBLIC LAW 89-159-SEPT. 1, 1965

[79 STAT.

SEC. 5. I n the administration of the area for the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, subject to provisions of section 4 hereof, shall adopt and implement, and may from time to time revise, a land and water use management plan, which shall include specific provision for, in order of priority— (1) public outdoor recreation benefits; (2) preservation of scenic, scientific, and historic features contributing to public enjoyment; (3) such utilization of natural resources as in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior is consistent with, and does not significantly impair, public recreation and protection of scenic, scientific, and historic features contributing to public enjoyment. SEC. 6. The Secretary of the Interior shall permit hunting and fishing on lands and waters under his jurisdiction within the area in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the States concerned and of the United States. The Secretary of the Interior may designate zones where, and establish periods when, no hunting shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, wildlife management, administration, or public use and enjoyment not compatible with hunting, and may, in his plan for the area, provide areas for intensive fish and wildlife management, including public hunting and fishing, and shall issue appropriate regulations after consultation with appropriate officials of the States concerned. The Secretary of the Interior shall encourage such officials to adopt uniform regulations applicable to the whole of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. SEC. 7. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to deprive any State or political subdivision thereof, of its right to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction over the lands and waters within the area or of its right to tax persons, corporations, franchises, or property on the lands and waters included in the area. SEC. 8. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for the acquisition of lands and interests in land pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of this Act and for expenses incident thereto not more than $37,412,000 which moneys shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Army. There are also authorized to be appropriated not more than $18,200,000 for the cost of installing and constructing recreation facilities on the lands and interests in lands so acquired. The amounts herein authorized to be appropriated are supplemental to those authorized to be appropriated for the Tocks Island project and related facilities by the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182). Approved September 1, 1965.

Public Law 89-159 September 1, 1965

JOINT RESOLUTION

[H. J. Res. 639]

Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1966, and for other purposes.

Continuing appropriations, 1966. Ante, p. 285.

Resolved by the Senate and H(mse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the joint resolution of July 30, 1965 (Public Law 89-96), is hereby amended by striking out August 31, 1965" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1965'-. Approved September 1, 1965.