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(3) The Secretary shall develop and administer 

 the lands, waters, and Interests therein, which 

 are acquired for the refuge, in accordance with the 

 National Wildlife Refuge System Administration 

 Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 688dd et seq.). 

 The Secretary may also exercise any other author- 

 ity available to him for the conservation and man- 

 agement of wildlife and natural resources, the de- 

 velopment of wildlife recreational opportunities, 

 wildlife interpretation, and environmental educa- 

 tion, to the extent deemed by him to be appropriate 

 to carry out the purposes of this Act. 



(c) Wildlife Interpretation and Education 

 Center. — The Secretary shall construct, admin- 

 ister, and maintain, at an appropriate site with- 

 in the refuge, a wildlife interpretation and educa- 

 tion center. Such center shall be designed and op- 

 erated to promote environmental education and 

 to provide an opportunity for the study and enjoy- 

 ment of wildlife in its natural habitat. 



(d) Revenue Sharing. — Payments made, in ac- 

 cordance with the Refuge Revenue Sharing Act 

 (16 U.S.C. 715s), to the counties in which units 

 of the refuge are located shall be distributed by 

 such counties to municipalities and townships on 

 the same pro rata basis £is is used in the distribu- 

 tion of real estate taxes. 



the wildlife recreation area 



Sec. 5. (a) General. — The Secretary shall estab- 

 lish, in cooperation with the State and in an area 

 adjacent to the refuge, a wildlife recreation area 

 by publication of a notice to that effect in the 

 Federal Register upon completion of the compre- 

 hensive plan pursuant to section 6 of this Act. 

 Such area shall consist of the lands, waters, and 

 interests therein which are depicted as a recrea- 

 tion area on the map referred to in section 4(a) 

 (1) of this Act. The wildlife recreation area shall, 

 in general, consist of — 



(1) those portions of the Lower Minnesota 

 River floodplain and which are necessary for 

 one or more of the following: public access to 

 such area; safety; the well-being of the visiting 

 public; and the operation and maintenance of 

 such area; and 



(2) any additional areas which are adjacent 

 to such floodplain and which are located be- 

 tween the city of Jordan, Minnesota, and Fort 

 Snelling State Park, excluding the industrialized 

 component thereof located in the municipalities 

 of Savage, Chaska, Shakopee, and Bumsville, 

 Minnesota. 



(b) Acquisition and Administration. — Lands, 

 waters, and interests therein, which are within the 

 boundaries of the wildlife recreation area, shall, 

 with the agreement of the State, be acquired, de- 

 veloped, and administered by the State (in coopera- 

 tion with the Secretary) in accordance with the 

 provisions of the comprehensive plan devloped un- 

 der section 6 of this Act. 



comprehensive plan 



Sec 6. (a) General. — Within 3 years after the 

 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, 

 in cooperation with the State and political subdi- 

 visions thereof, develop a comprehensive plan for 

 the conservation, protection, preservation, and in- 

 terpretation of the Minnesota Valley National 

 Wildlife Refuge and the adjacent wildlife recrea- 

 tion area. 



(b) Management Categories. — The plan required 

 by subsection (a) of this section shall delineate 

 and provide appropriate management guidelines 

 for the following two categories of property : 



(1) Category I. — The Minnesota Valley National 

 Wildlife Refuge, to be acquired and managed by 

 the Secretary pursuant to section 4(b) of this Act. 



(2) Category II. — Public nature-recreation areas, 

 to be acquired (in fee or by lease, easement, dona- 

 tion, or other agreement) and managed by the 

 State (in cooperation with the Secretary) pursuant 

 to section 5(b) of this Act. 



(c) Other Requirements. — The plan required by 

 subsection (a) of this section shall — 



(1) provide for the Minnesota Valley Trail 

 Corridor, authorized by Minnesota Statute, 1969, 

 section 85.198, as an integral part of the Minne- 

 sota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and the ad- 

 jacent wildlife recreation area; and 



(2) contain such other provisions relating to 

 public use, law enforcement, wildlife conserva- 

 tion, environmental education and interpreta- 

 tion, and other matters as the Secretary and the 

 State deem necessary to preserve, protect, and 

 enhance the refuge-recreation area and to carry 

 out the purposes of this Act. 



financial assistance 



Sec 7. (a) Grants. — The Secretary shall provide 

 sufficient financial assistance to the State to enable 

 it to acquire and develop lands, waters, and inter- 

 ests therein in the wildlife recreation area. A grant 

 made under this section shall only be used with 

 respect to lands, waters, and interests therein 

 which and acquired by the State after the estab- 

 lishment of the wildlife recreation area. The Secre- 

 tary may reimburse the State for lands, waters, 

 and interests therein which are acquired prior to 

 the establishment of the wildlife recreation area 

 if such lands, waters, and interests therein are con- 

 tained within the area at the time of its establish- 

 ment. Such grants shall be subject to such other 

 terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the 

 Secretary. Any grants made from the Land and 

 Water Conservation Fund shall be subject to the 

 provisions of section 6 of the Land and Water Con- 

 servation Fund Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4601-8) . 



(b) Limitations. — Any payment made by the 

 Secretary under this section shall be subject to 

 the following condition: The conversion, use, or 

 disposal of any lands, waters, and interests therein 

 which are required by the State, directly or indi- 

 rectly, with Federal financial assistance provided 



