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0006~O arc Cree of impoundments, with shorelines or watersheds still I:ngely primitive and shore- lines brgely undeveloped, but accessible In pbces by roads. Recreational River Areas Those rivers or sections of rivers that are readily accessible by road or railroad, that may have some de\'elopment along their shorelines, and that Illay have undergone some impound- ment or diversion in the past. Through these classifications the National \Vild ;lI1d Scenic Rivers .iystem provides for protection of a range of waterways-from the few remaining primitive and remote rivers to tho::.c whose banks may h~ve undergone settle- Illellt or development and whose waters may h<lvC been slightly :dtered. Some include im- poundments, <llld others are in c."tablisherl n<ltional parks and primitive arC3S. To provide consistency. guidelines have bel'n pI cp~'rccl for l'\'<1lutlting river 3reas. These guidelines describe significant differ. ences among the three types of river areas and olltlinc <"JR:cial fe~ltllres to look for when CV~tlll.J.tjllg ;\ river for illcll1.c;ion in the Na- tional System. \\lilt! river <1reas, being the most primitive, iJlacce~sil)lc, and unchanged, will be 1nl1I1l1ged [0 preserve and enhance the primitive qlll.llities. Scenic river 3.1"CZ1S which arc accessible in places by ro3.cl will be managed to preserve and enh<1ncc a natural, though sometimes modified. environment and provide a modest range of facilities for recreation, RecrcHional river areas nornully will pro- vide the visitor with a wide rl1nge of readily accessible recreationl11 opportunities, includ- Ing more elaborate and more numerous fa- cilities in an environment which may reflect substantial evidcnce of ml1n's ;tcti\'ity, yet remain tsthetiC..1lly ple3sing. For more detailed information on river classification see "Guidelines for Evaluating ~Vild, Scenic, and Rarcatiol1al River Areas . . ." adopted by the Department of Agricul- ture and the Department of the Interior, Feb. rUal)' 1970. Copies are available from the Department of the Intcrior, Bure<1u of Out- door Recre;ttion, Washington, D.C. 20240, or Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, W"shington, D.C. 20250. More Rivers [or the System There ;He tWO methods for adding river areas to thc National System: (a) Federal legislation, or (b) State legislation and ap- proval by the Secretary of the IlHerior, Componenr.s may be included as a result of the studies of rivers listed in the Act as potential additions: from studies of rivers added to this list by I he President and Con. Kress; from studies conducted as a part of other Federal programs; or by selection from estab- lished State wild, scenic, and recreational ri\'er systems. The Sea-etary of the Interior, the Secre- tary of Agriculture, the Governors, other offi- cials, and interested persons also inay rec- ommend that Congress add new river areas to the study ri\'ers listed in Public Law 90-542. Congres5 took such action on January 3, 1975, when it added 29 more study ri\'crs through enactment of Public Law 93-621. By agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, Interior has lead responsibility for 31 of the rivers identified and the Dep~lrtlnent of Agri. culture [or 22. Joint studies will be made on three rivers. (See map for respective agency study responsibilities). 6 7