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<br />OG2452 <br /> <br />KENTUCKY <br /> <br />Yentucky's vlild Rivero i'r': was pa~sed by the sti',te le<1islature in 197?, '1'0 <br />date, segments of eight strearrs have teen designated, totaling 110 ~iles. <br />Managerrent plans have been develop=d for six of those se<:!J11ents The other tl-'O <br />lie on federal land and the plans will be deuelo;-€d in conjur.ctiot' with the <br />appropriate federal aaency. <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />Presently the act provides for only one class of river--wild rivers. These <br />streams must be free-flowina, with primitive shorelines and scenic visitas. <br />"vlaters shall not be lXllluted beyond feasible correction... The area IlEY provide <br />a hiah quality fish or wildlife habitat, containing one or more unicue or rare <br />species for sport or observation." (KRS 146,230) <br /> <br />The Statewide Management Plan for the proqram outlines reco~endation for <br />broadening the classification system to include scenic and reecreational <br />cateaories. <br /> <br />The Kentucky Secretary for };atural Resources and Environmental Protection <br />is responsible for determininq the corridor boundaries, The coundaries must <br />include"., ,at least the visual horizon from the stream, but not rrore than 2, SOO <br />feet from the center of the stream. The boundary shi'lll further include access <br />PJints, at the upstream and doWT'strearr boundary of the areas." (KRS 145.250) <br /> <br />~he Secretary is authorized to administer the system and to accuire lands <br />by ".. .purchase, exercise of the richt of e.minent oomain, arant, qift, devise or <br />othen/ise, the fee simPle to, a scenic easement on, or any acceptable lesser <br />interest in any IMOS..," within the ooundaries of a desiqnated stream area. <br /> <br />The law prohibits buildinq of new roads or buildinas, utility lines, <br />pipelines, minina, and instream modification, Access must be by non-mechanical <br />mcdes of transportation. A vlild Rivers Advisory Co~ittee has been establish~ <br />to assist in auiding the proaram at the state level, consisting of <br />representatives from various state agencies. <br /> <br />NATICNAL RIVERS <br /> <br />The Red River was recommended for study for possible inclusion in the National <br />wild and Scenic Rivers System. <br /> <br />CCNTAcr: I^r. Robert GunkIer <br />Division of Water <br />Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental <br />Protection <br />18 Reilly Rd. <br />Ft. Eoone Plaza <br />Frankfort, KY 40601 <br />(50?) 564-3410,ext,299 <br /> <br />BIBLI<X'PAPFY <br /> <br />1. Ke1"tucky \f'ild Rivers ~tatewide ~'anaC"errent Flan, Dept. for Natural Resources <br />and Snvironrrental Protection, .Tune, 197'1, pp.132, <br /> <br />2. Currberland River Management Plan, l'ept. of Natural Pesources and <br />'Fnvironme1"tal Protection, June, 1980,FP.142, <br /> <br />23 <br />