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<br />00l1(l4 <br /> <br />I. INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />There are several questions that are constantly posed by elected <br /> <br /> <br />officials, citizens, landowners and others who are faced with the <br /> <br /> <br />decision of whether to vote for or against the designation of their <br /> <br /> <br />river into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Will crime <br /> <br />increase in local cOl1lllunities as more "outsiders" come into the area? <br /> <br />Will the Federal Government take over all the land in the river corridor? <br /> <br />Will the area take on a carnival atmosphere once it is designated? <br /> <br /> <br />Who will pay for the extra police protection, fire protection and trash <br /> <br /> <br />pick up that will be required. The questions are never ending and <br /> <br /> <br />reflect the real concerns of real people whose lives will be or could <br /> <br /> <br />be dramatically effected by the decisions that are made. <br /> <br />ii <br />~ <br />H <br /> <br />The goal of the "National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act", (P.L. 90-542) <br />is to preserve certain selected rivers with outstandingly remarkable <br />scenic, recreational, geologic, historical or cultural values. In <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />attaining this goal, for future additions to the National System, it <br />is necessary to look closely at the effects of past designations. The <br />purpose of this report is to examine the perspectives of those who are <br />familiar with rivers already in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers <br />System. What have the effects been? What can be learned from examining <br />these effects? and How will this learning help us in future planning <br />and management of National Wild and Scenic Rivers? <br /> <br />; <br /> <br />-1- <br />