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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

90 STAT. 908

PUBLIC LAW 94-357—JULY 12, 1976 WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT PLAN

Enchantment Area, study. 16 USC 1132 note.

SEC, 5. In conjunction with the preparation of a wilderness management plan for the wilderness designated by this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a special study of the Enchantment Area of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, taking into consideration its especially fragile nature, its ease of accessibility, its unusual attractiveness, and its resultant heavy recreational usage. The study shall explore the feasibility and benefits of establishing special provisions for managing the Enchantment Area to protect its fragile beauty, while still maintaining the availability of the entire area for projected recreational demand. M U L T I P L E U S E PLAN

16 USC 1132 note.

16 USC 528 note.

Publication in Federal Register. Transmittal to President and Congress.

SEC. 6. (a) Within two years of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and other applicable acts governing the administration of the National Forest system and with full public involvement required by this and other pertinent law, prepare, complete and begin to implement in accordance with the provision of subsection (b) a single multiple-use plan for the Federal lands in the management unit. (b) The management of the renewable resources will be in accordance with the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 215; 16 U.S.C. 528-531), with other applicable laws and regulations of the United States, and will be such to obtain multiple use and sustained yield of the several products and services obtained therefrom. (c) The Secretary shall publish a notice of such plan in the Federal Register and shall transmit it to the President and to the United States House of Representatives and to the Senate. The completed plan will take effect and will be implemented no earlier than ninety calendar days and no later than one hundred and fifty calendar days from the date of such transmittal. (d) The resources of the management unit shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of the multiple-use plan until such time as the plan may be revised according to the provisions of this section. (e) The Secretary shall review the multiple-use plan from time to time and, with full public involvement, shall make any changes he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. (f) The Secretary shall permit and encourage the use of renewable resources within the management unit, and nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the conduct of normal national forest programs during the formulation of, nor to prohibit inclusion of such programs in the multiple-use plan required by this section. AUTHORITIES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Hunting and fishing.

16 USC 1132 note.

SEC. 7. (a) The Secretary shall permit hunting and fishing on lands and waters under his jurisdiction in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws. Except in emergencies, any regulations pursuant to this subsection shall be issued only after consultation with the fish and game departments of the State of Washington. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibilities of these agencies.