16 U.S.C. § 1283 — Management policies

(a) Action of Secretaries and heads of agencies; cooperative agreements The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any other Federal department or agency having jurisdiction over any lands which include, border upon, or are adjacent to, any river included within the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System or under consideration for such inclusion, under section 1273(a)(ii), 1274(a), or 1276(a) of this title, must take such action respecting management policies, regulations, contracts, plans, affecting such lands, following November 10, 1978, as may be necessary to protect such rivers under the purposes of this chapter. Such Secretary or other department or agency head must, where appropriate, enter into written cooperative agreements with the appropriate State or local official for the planning, administration, and management of Federal lands which are within the boundaries of any rivers for which approval has been granted under section 1273(a)(ii) of this title. Particular attention must be given to scheduled timber harvesting, road construction, and similar activities which might be contrary to the purposes of this chapter. (b) Existing rights, privileges, and contracts affecting Federal lands Nothing in this section must be construed to abrogate any existing rights, privileges, or contracts affecting Federal lands held by any private party without the consent of that party. (c) Water pollution The head of any agency administering a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system must cooperate with the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency and with the appropriate State water pollution control agencies to eliminating or diminishing the pollution of waters of the river.