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<br />JCJt.7A <br /> <br />Iowa's Scenic River Act was passed in 1970, ann its first ann only <br />corrponent, an 80 IT'ile stretch of the Upper Im.,a River, was desionated in 1971. <br />~d~inistration of the svstelT' has heen oeleoated to the State Conservation <br />Corrrniss ion. The Comiss ion is required to ".,. prerare and rnaintai,n a plan for <br />the establishment, development, manaoe~ent, use and a(lministration of natur.al <br />river areas as a part of the romprehensive state Flans for \'>ater l11i\nagem=nt and <br />outcoor recreation."(Chapter 10Bil.) <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />There is nothing in the act to specifically prohibit the ronstrllction of <br />da~s. In fact, no ~enticn is made of nesiqnated rivers necessarily reinq <br />free-flowing. <br /> <br />The commission has viewed their role as beinq somewhat ill-oefined, <br />therefore only one segment has been desianated. ConseQUently, in 1978 t-..he <br />rorrmission requested an amendment to the act. The result was an appropriation <br />of funds to conduct the Protected Water ~reas Study. Presently the commission <br />is in the final staaes of that study. The goals of the Protected \,Tater ~reas <br />Program I-.Quld be similar to those of the Scenic Rivers ~,ct, (Le" to preserve <br />and protect outstanding resource values), but v.oulcl extend protection to include <br />lakes and JTlarshes, as well as r.ivers, The principle methods of protection .~u10 <br />be that of developino land-use aoreements with landowners. <br /> <br />NATICNAL P1VERS <br /> <br />The Upper Iowa was desionaterJ as a study river, but Conoress recoITll1el1ded <br />rreservation by the State. <br /> <br />CCNTACI': l"r. Kevin Szcrodronski, Coordinator <br />Protected \~ater !\reas Study <br />Iowa State Conservation Corrrnission <br />wallace State Office Bldo. <br />Des [~ine, IA 50319 <br />(515) 281-8674 <br /> <br />BIPLI('(;Rl\.PHY <br /> <br />1. Iewa Scenic pivers Syste~Act, Chapter 108A nf. t~e Taws of 1970,op.2. <br /> <br />2. Iowa's Protected Water Areas Study (pamphlet), State Conservation <br />Corrrnission. <br /> <br />3. Protected Water ,Areas Study, (newsletter), State Conservation Commission, <br />April 9, 1979, May 15, 1979, October 10, 1979, Januarv 23, 1980, March 27, <br />1980. <br /> <br />> <br /> <br />20 <br />