Pub. L. 102-575, tit. III, sec. 305

WILDLIFE LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

EnactedYear: 1992Length: 251 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 305. WILDLIFE LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS. (a) Acquisition of Rangelands.—In addition to lands acquired on or before the date of enactment of this Act and in addition to the acreage to be acquired in accordance with the 1988 Definite Plan Report, the Commission shall acquire on an expedited basis from willing sellers, in accordance with the schedule specified in section 315 and a plan to be developed by the Commission, big game winter range lands to compensate for the impacts of Federal reclamation projects in Utah. Such lands shall be transferred to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources or, for such parcels as may be within the boundaries of Federal land ownerships, to the appropriate Federal agency, for management as a big game winter range. In the case of such transfers, lands acquired within the boundaries of a national forest shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a part of the National Forest System. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 201, $1,300,000 shall be available only for the purposes of this subsection. (b) Big Game Crossings and Wildlife Escape Ramps.—In addition to the measures to be taken in accordance with the 1988 Definite Plan Report, the Commission shall construct big game crossings and wildlife escape ramps for the protection of big game animals along the Provo Reservoir Canal, Highline Canal, Strawberry Power Canal, and others. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 201, $750,000 shall be available only for the purposes of this subsection.
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