16 U.S.C. § 410jjj–4 — Authorization of appropriations; general management plan

(a) In general — There's a spending cap on money from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The Secretary cannot spend more than $60,500,000 buying land for the park, and cannot spend more than $2,000,000 building essential facilities. But there's an exception: the Secretary may spend whatever additional amount is needed from that same fund to buy the extra land described in section 410jjj(b) of this title. (b) General management plan — Within three years of this subchapter's effective date, the Secretary must write a general management plan for how the park will be used and developed. Before writing it, the Secretary must consult South Carolina's Governor. The finished plan goes to the House and Senate Interior Committees. It must be consistent with this subchapter's purposes and must cover three things: (1) which lands and interests near or connected to the park are needed — for protecting resources, keeping the scenery intact, or managing the area — along with their estimated cost; (2) how many visitors, and what kinds of public use, the park can handle while still protecting its resources; and (3) where any needed visitor facilities should go, and what they would cost. (c) Authorization of appropriations — Separately from the limit in (a), Congress authorizes up to $3,000,000 to be appropriated for building and developing things within the park.