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<br />Ofl1J~6 <br /> <br />Protection for the 27 Potential <br />Additions to the National Wild <br />and Scenic Rivers System <br /> <br />Tht" 27 river :'ieKment,:; de:=hmaled a.~ <br />potl'l1tial additions to the Il<ltionnl :,y,.;tem <br />are protected up to 5 Yt'an: Ly moratorium. <br /> <br />Con~n'ss is considerinJ{ a proposal to <br />extend the moratorium another fi,'(' years. <br /> <br />Thi:; protection. while tempor<lry. is the <br />,.;ame 1-1."; tn,it predously outlined for ~om. <br />ponent,.; of the national system. <br />If Congre:<s is consid(~rilll! legj,.;]ation <br />to indude a river area recommendt'd for <br />at least partial Federal administration. the <br />initial rnoratol'ium can bl' extended for <br />;~ years. <br />\\'hen a river are:1 is recommended for <br />inclusion in the national :<:Y:-Ih>m under <br />Stall' administration, the initial man,- <br />torium mllY he extended for 1 year to per- <br />mit appropriate State action. <br /> <br />The :\ational Wild and Scenic Ri"ers <br />Sy:;tem provides it means for protecting <br />and enhancitlg eertain rivers whkh are <br />worthy of preservation in the interest of <br />present ami future Kt'nerations of Ameri- <br />c:ms, while not limiting other resource <br />u,;es th;it do not substantially interfere <br />with public use .and enjoyment of the spe- <br />cial vlilut's, <br /> <br />t: u ~ =--.......... ..'.."..., OI"oCl 19T] 0 50&- lot. <br /> <br />f", ",.. b> .... ~~".....'."d.". oj Oo<~"'.~.. <br />U ~ c:.o......."'.", p,..,,,"'II ow",. wO...."'II_. 0 c- 2Q402 <br />P",. 2S c."" ~_. "'~"'Wf 2416-00060 <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- -- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />i' <br /> <br />! <br /> <br />"Like winds and sunsetl\, wild thin~s <br />were taken for granted until progress be- <br />gan to do away with them. Now we face <br />the question whether a still hiR"her stand~ <br />.<lrd of living is worth its cost in thinl!s <br />natural. wild and free. ror us of the mi- <br />nority, the opportunity to ~ee geese is more <br />important than television, and the chance <br />to find a p<l5que rtower a right as in<llien~ <br />able as free speech." <br /> <br />-Aida Leopold <br /> <br />I' <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />i <br />. <br />