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quired under subsection (a) of this section on pub- 

 lic land under his jurisdiction. The Secretary of the 

 Interior shall adopt, modify, and implement the con- 

 nervation and rehabilitation programs required 

 under subsection (a) of this section on public land 

 under the jurisdiction of the Chairman, but only 

 with the prior written approval of the Atomic Energy 

 Commission, and on public land under the jurisdic- 

 tion of the Administrator, but only with the prior 

 written approval of the Administrator. The Secretary 

 of Agriculture shall imrlement such conservation 

 and rehabilitation programs on public land under 

 his jurisdiction. (Pub. L. 86-797, title II, § 201, as 

 added Pub. L. 93-452, § 2, Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 

 1369.) 



Abolition of ths Atomic Energy Commission 

 The Atomic Energy Commission was abolished and all 

 functions of the Comml'^slon, the Chairman, members of 

 the Commission, and the officers and components of the 

 Commls'-ion were transferred to and ve.'sted In the Ad- 

 mlnl-itrator of the Energy Re.'^earch and Development Ad- 

 ministration, with certain exceptions, by Pub. L. 93-438, 

 Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1233. See section 5814 of Title 42. 

 The Public Health and Welfare. 



§670h. Comprehensive plans for conservation and re- 

 habilitation programs. 



(a) Development by S?cretary of Interior and Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture; consultation with .State agen- 

 cies; prior written approval of concerned Federal 

 agencies. 



(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall develop, in 

 consultation with the State agencies, a comprehen- 

 sive plan for conservation and rehabilitation pro- 

 grams to be implemented on public land under his 

 jurisdiction and the Secretary of Agriculture shall do 

 the same in connection with public land under his 

 jurisdiction. 



(2) The Secretary of the Interior shall develop, 

 with the prior written approval of the Atomic Energy 

 Commission, a comprehensive plan for conservation 

 and rehabilitation programs to be implemented on 

 public land under the jurisdiction of the Chairman 

 and develop, with the prior written approval of the 

 Administrator, a comprehensive plan for such pro- 

 grams to be implemented on public land under the 

 juri^.diction of the Administrator. Each such plan 

 shall be developed after the Secretary of the Interior 

 makes, with the prior written approval of the Chair- 

 man or the Administrator, as the case may be, and 

 in consultation with the State agencies, necessary 

 studies and surveys of the land concerned to deter- 

 mine where conservation and rehabilitation pro- 

 grams are most needed. 



(b) Pevelopment consistent with overall bnd use and 



management plans; hunting, t-appinrr. and fishing 



authorized in accordance with applicable State 



laws and regulations. 



Each comprehensive plan developed pursuant to 



this section shall be consistent with any overall land 



use and management plans fir the lands involved. 



In any case in which hunting, trapping, or fishing 



(or any combination thereof) of resident fish and 



wildlife is to be permitted on public land under a 



comprehensive plan, such hunting, trapping, and 



fishing shall be conducted In accordance with appli- 



cable lav/s and regulations of the State in which such 

 land is located. 



(c) Cooperative agreements by Strte agencies for im- 

 plementation of prrg'am.'5; modifica'ion: contents; 

 hunting, trapping 'and fishing authorized in ac- 

 cordance with applicable State laws and regula- 

 tions; regulations. 



(1) Each Stats agency may enter into a coopera- 

 tive agreement with — 



(A) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 

 those conservation and rehabilitation programs to 

 be implemented under this subchapter within the 

 State on public land which is under his jurisdic- 

 tion; 



(B) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to 

 those conservation and rehabilitation programs to 

 be implemented under this .subchapter within the 

 State on public land which is under his jurisdic- 

 tion; and 



(C) the Secretary of the Interior and the Chair- 

 man or the Administrator, as the case may be, with 

 respect to those conservation and rehabilitation 

 programs to be implemented under this subchap- 

 ter vv'ithin the State on public land under the juris- 

 diction of the Chairman or the Administrator; ex- 

 cept that before entering into any cooperative 

 agreement which affects public land under the 

 jurisdiction of the Chairman, the Secretary of the 

 Interior shall obtain the prior written approval 

 of the Atomic Energy Commission and before 

 entering into any cooperative agreement which 

 affects public lands under the jurisdiction of the 

 Administrator, the Secretary of the Interior shall 

 obtain the prior written approval of the Admlnis- 

 tor. 



Conservation and rehabilitation programs developed 

 and impli^mented pursuant to this subchapter shall 

 be deemed as supplemental to wildlife, fish, and 

 game-related programs conducted by the Secretary 

 of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 

 pursuant to other provisions of law. Nothing in this 

 subchapter shall be construed as limiting the author- 

 ity of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 

 of Agriculture, as the case may be, to manage the na- 

 tional forests or other public lands for wildlife and 

 fish and other purposes in accordance with the 

 Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 or other 

 applicable authority. 



(2) Any conservation and rehabilitation program 

 included within a cooperative agreement entered 

 into under this subsection may be modified in a 

 manner mutuallv agreeable to the State agency and 

 the Secretary concerned (and the Chairman or the 

 Administrator, as the case may be, if public land 

 under his jurisdiction is involved) . Before modifying 

 any cooperative agreement which affects public land 

 under the jurisdiction of the Chairman, the Secre- 

 tary of the Interior shall obtain the prior written 

 approval of the Atomic Energy Commission and be- 

 fore modifying any cooperative agreement which af- 

 fects public land under the jurisdiction of the Ad- 

 ministrator, the Secretary of the Interior shall ob- 

 tain the f-rlor written approval of the Administrator. 



(3) Each cooperative agreement entered Into 



