Pub. L. 94-518, tit. VII, sec. 701

Sec. 701. The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Governor of the State of North Carolina and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall prepare and transmit to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives within three years from the date of enactment of this Act a feasibility/ suitability study of the Black Mountain Range of North Carolina, including the Mount Mitchell State Park, and the nearby federally owned lands adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway, including the Craggy Mountains, as a proposed Mount Mitchell National Park. The study shall include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance, as well as any alternatives for the administration and protection of the area.