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under this section, for purposes contrary to the 

 purposes of this Act (as determined by the Secre- 

 tary, shall create in the United States a right to 

 compensation from the State in an amount equal 

 to the fair market value of the land at the time of 

 conversion, use or disposal, or an amount equal 

 to the Federal payment for acquisition and devel- 

 opment of the land, whichever is greater. 



SPOIL SITES 



Sec. 8. The Secretary and the United States 

 Corps of Engineers shall assist appropriate local 

 authorities in the disposal of dredge material and 

 in the designation of sites for deposit of dredge 

 material, so as to minimize the disruption of wild- 

 life and the reduction of scenic and recreational 

 values and so as to assure the continuation of navi- 

 gation on the riverway. The Secretary may acquire 

 such alternative sites, outside the boundary of the 

 refuge-recreation area, as may be necessary, in 

 exchange for sites existing in the area on the date 

 of enactment of this Act. The value of any prop- 

 erties so exchanged shall be approximately equal 

 as determined by the Secretary or, if not, such 

 value shall be equalized by the payment of cash, 

 to the owners of the property within the refuge- 

 recreation area or to the Secretary, as the circum- 

 stances require. The Secretary is authorized to 

 expend not more than 20 per centum of the funds 

 appropriated for acquisition of the refuge under 

 section 10(a) of this Act to assist in the disposal 

 of dredge material and to purchase alternative 

 sites for deposit of dredge material as may be 

 necessary outside the boundaries of the refuge and 

 recreation area. 



CONTINUED PUBLIC SERVICES 



Sec 9. Nothing contained in this Act shall be 

 construed as prohibiting or preventing the provi- 

 sion of vital public services, including — 



(1) the continuation of commercial navigation 

 in the main navigation channel of the Minnesota 

 River which lies within the refuge-recreation 

 area; 



(2) the construction, improvement, and re- 

 placement of highways and bridges, whether or 

 not the highway is a Federal-aid highway; or 



(3) any other activity which the Secretary 

 determines to be necessary; 



if the provision of such services is otherwise in 

 accordance with law. Any activity referred to in 

 this section shall be carried out so as to minimize 

 the disruption of the wildlife and the reduction 

 of recreational and scenic values of the area, con- 

 sistent with economic feasibility. 



Sec. 10. (a) Acquisition. — There are authorized 

 to be appropriated such amounts as may be neces- 

 sary for acquisition of lands, waters, and interests 

 therein in the refuge-recreation area, pursuant to 

 sections 4(b)(1) and (7) (a) of this Act, except 

 that such sums shall not exceed a total of $14,- 

 500,000 for the period beginning October 1, 1977, 

 and ending September 30, 1983. 



(b) Development. — There are authorized to be 

 appropriated such amounts as may be necessary 

 for the development of the refuge-recreation area, 

 except that such sums shall not exceed $6,000,000 

 for the period beginning October 1, 1977, and end- 

 ing September 30, 1986. Not more than $500,000 of 

 such sums shall be used for the development of the 

 comprehensive plan pursuant to section 6 of this 

 Act. 



13. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge 

 Pub. L. 84-810 (70 Stat. 668) 



AN ACT 



To provide for the protection of the Okefenokee Na- 

 tional Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, against damage from 

 Are and drought. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- 

 resentatives of the United States of America in 

 Congress assembled. That (a) for the purpose of 

 protecting the natural features and the very sub- 

 stantial public values represented in the Okefeno- 

 kee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, from dis- 

 astrous fires such as those which swept over 80 

 per centum of the area between October 1954 and 

 Jime 1955, and for the purpose of safeguarding the 

 forest resources on more than four hundred thou- 

 sand acres of adjoining lands recently damaged by 

 wildfires originating in or sustained by the desic- 

 cated peat deposits in the Okefenokee Swamp, the 

 Secretary of the Interior shall construct a contin- 

 uous perimeter road around the Okefenokee Na- 

 tional Wildlife Refuge with additional fire access 

 roads (leading from such perimeter road) in and 

 around such refuge; and for the purpose of pro- 



tecting such refuge against damage from drought 

 he shall construct a sUl and dike in the Suwanee 

 River near the point where the river leaves the 

 refuge together with additional sUls in the Old 

 Saint Marys River Csuial and at such other points 

 within the refuge as he may determine to be neces- 

 sary to prevent drainage of the Okefenokee Swamp 

 during .{jeriods of drought such as those which 

 occurred in 1953-1955 and other years. 



(b) The Secretary of the Interior is authori? id 

 and directed to conduct such surveys as he deems 

 necessary to provide more adequate protection for 

 the Okefenokee National WUdlife Refuge, through 

 the development and construction of perimeter and 

 fire access roads and the installation of water con- 

 trols as described in subsection (a), against the 

 damsiging effects of fire and drought. 



(c) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 

 and directed to cooperate with State and local au- 

 thorities in protecting public and private lands 

 from wildfires originating in or sustained by the 

 Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge by integrat- 

 ing the perimeter road and fire access roads with 



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