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title: "16 U.S.C. § 460l12"
description: "Recreation and fish and wildlife benefits of Federal multiple-purpose water resources projects; Congressional declaration of policy"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 460l12 - Recreation and fish and wildlife benefits of Federal multiple-purpose water resources projects; Congressional declaration of policy
## Text
It is the policy of the Congress and the intent of this part (a) in investigating and planning any Federal navigation, flood control, reclamation, hydroelectric, or multiple-purpose water resource project, full consideration shall be given to the opportunities, if any, which the project affords for outdoor recreation and for fish and wildlife enhancement and that, wherever any such project can reasonably serve either or both of these purposes consistently with the provisions of this part, it shall be constructed, operated, and maintained accordingly; (b) planning with respect to the development of the recreation potential of any such project shall be based on the coordination of the recreational use of the project area with the use of existing and planned Federal, State, or local public recreation developments; and (c) project construction agencies shall encourage non-Federal public bodies to administer project land and water areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement purposes and operate, maintain, and replace facilities provided for those purposes unless such areas or facilities are included or proposed for inclusion within a national recreation area, or are appropriate for administration by a Federal agency as a part of the national forest system, as a part of the public lands classified for retention in Federal ownership, or in connection with an authorized Federal program for the conservation and development of fish and wildlife.
(Pub. L. 8972, § 1, July 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 213.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThis part, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 8972, which enacted sections 460l12 to 460l21 of this title and amended former section 460l5(a) and section 662(d) of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short TitlePub. L. 8972, § 12, July 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 218, provided: “This Act [enacting this section and sections 460l13 to 460l21 of this title and amending sections 460l5(a) and 662(d) of this title], may be cited as the Federal Water Project Recreation Act.”