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1 (1) ensure appropriate protection and preserva- 



2 tion of the scenic quality, water quality, and water 



3 resources; 



4 (2) protect and manage vegetation to provide 



5 wildlife and fish habitat, consistent with paragraph 



6 (1) above; 



7 (3) provide areas that may develop characteris- 



8 tics of old-growth forests; and 



9 (4) provide a variety of recreation opportunities 



10 that are not inconsistent with the purposes set forth 



1 1 above. 



12 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA. 



13 (a) In General. — (1) There is hereby established in 



14 the George Washington National Forest, Virginia, the 



15 Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area (hereinafter re- 



16 ferred to in this Act as the "scenic area"). 



17 (2) The scenic area shall consist of certain 



18 lands in the George Washington National Forest, 



19 Virginia, which comprise seven thousand five hun- 



20 dred and eighty acres, more or less, as generally de- 



21 picted on a map entitled "Mount Pleasant National 



22 Scenic Area — Proposed", dated June 21, 1993. 



23 (b) Administration. — The Secretaiy of Agriculture, 



24 (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the "Secretary") 



25 shall administer the scenic area in accordance with this 



