WSP09897

• File Number: 8407.500
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications - Missouri River
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 12/1/1978
• Author: MRBC
• Title: Missouri River Basin - State and Federal Water and Related Land Resource Program - Fiscal Years 1979-1985 - Volume One - Federal Agency Programs and Summary Tables
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE
WATER AND RELATED LAND RESOURCE PROGRAMS
IN THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

Regional and River Basin Studies

The Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HCRS) assists the
Missouri River Basin Commission and Federal Agencies in the planning of
regional and river basin studies. Working with the State recreation agen-
cies, this assistance varies from serving as chair agency for recreation
ad hoc work groups and participating as a member of the various planning
teams to provide indepth planning assistance on these programs. HCRS also
provides field-level review on reports prepared by other agencies in those
instances where we are not a full-time study participant.

Corps of Engineers Metro Studies

HCRS assists the Corps of Engineers by providing study leadership in
coordinating the overall leisure time planning effort on these metropolitan
area studies. This will include identifying needs and problems and solu-
tions for optimizing leisure-time opportunities.

Wild and Scenic River Studies

The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (P.L. 90-542) established a national
wild and scenic rivers system to protect free-flowing rivers for their "out-
standing scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, and
cultural values."

HCRS, in carrying out the responsibilities of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act (P.L. 90-542, as amended), reviews, for the Secretary, rivers proposed
for addition to the National System under State administration under the pro-
visions of Section 2(a) (ii); identify those rivers which should be added
to the list of rivers in Section 5(a) of the Act for study as potential com-
ponents of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and identify rivers
under Section 5(d) which should be recognized by the agencies planning water
resource projects; periodically reviews the components in the National Sys-
tem to assure the Secretary and the Congress that they are being managed in
accord with the purposes of the Act and their classification. HCRS will also
recommend to the Secretary relative priorities in accordance with national
significance, for study of rivers added to Section 5(a) by Congressional
action not initiated by the Administration; encourage and assist States to
consider, in planning and implementation proposals, needs and opportunities
for establishing State and local wild, scenic, and recreation river areas,
pursuant to Section ll(a) of the Act.

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