94 STAT. 3500
PUBLIC LAW 96-602—DEC. 28, 1980
Public Law 96-602 96th Congress An Act Dec. 28, 1980 [S. 1803]
Cibola National Forest, N. Mex. Boundary modification.
16 USC 460Z-9.
20 USC 238 note.
Appropriation authorization.
To modify the boundary of the Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the exterior boundary of the Cibola National Forest in New Mexico is hereby modified to include an area of approximately fourteen thousand four hundred and seventy-six acres as shown on United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service map entitled "Boundary Modification, Cibola National Forest", dated April 1980. SEC. 2. Subject to valid existing rights, all lands owned by the United States in the areas described in section 1 of this Act are hereby added to the Cibola National Forest, and shall be administered in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable thereto. SEC. 3. For the purpose of section 6 (renumbered section 7 by the Act of July 11, 1972,86 Stat. 459) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 903 as amended; 16 U.S.C. 4601-9 (1976)) the boundary of the Cibola National Forest, as modified by section 1 of this Act, shall be treated as if it were the boundary of that forest on January 1, 1965. SEC. 4. The Act of March 14, 1978 (92 Stat. 154), is amended as follows: (a) In section 1(a), in the first sentence, delete the phrase "twoyear", and change "September 30, 1980" to "September 30, 1985"; and (b) In section 1(c) strike the second sentence in its entirety and insert the following: "There is authorized to be appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 annually for fiscal years 1979 through 1982 to carry out the provisions of this Act: Provided, That any appropriations made pursuant to this Act shall be reduced by the amount of any payments made to said districts pursuant to the Acts of September 23, 1950 (64 Stat. 906), as amended (20 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), and September 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 1100), as amended (20 U.S.C. 236 et seq.). For the authorizations made in this subsection, any amounts authorized but not appropriated in any fiscal year shall remain available for appropriation in succeeding fiscal years.". SEC. 5. (a) The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is prohibited from taking any legal or administrative action in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Conchas Lake project. New Mexico, seeking to remove improvements, including dwelling, that are presently located within the flowage easement below elevation 4,220 feet mean sea level: Provided, That this prohibition shall not be construed as creating any liability in the United States, or any of its officers, agents, or assigns, for any injury, loss, or damage accruing to the owners of such improvements, their leasees or occupants, as a result of any flooding or inundation of such improvements by the waters of the reservoir, or for such injury, loss.
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