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<br />OGZHl <br /> <br />, , . <br /> <br />lIrllElIt1l' <br /> <br />lit present p.lab2~a noes <br />Rivp.rs ProaralT'. lJowevp.r, in <br />pp.solution 11,5 miles of the <br />",ild and scenic. <br /> <br />not bavp. a leaislatively authorized wild and Sc~nic <br />1969 the ~lab2~a reaislature desian2ted hv <br />Little River in Cherokee anc1r:eKalr Courties as <br /> <br />'1 <br /> <br />The State of Alcbama does have a fT€cnaniSJ'" for dtizer input into <br />recreational plal"'nino which is called the Stote'Nide Cornprehensivp. Gutcoor <br />Recreation Plan InforJT!ation Exchanae Council. 'T"bis Council is !'\l1 advisory i::.oCy <br />with statewice ne~bership which makes reco~endations, suqaests tbe need for <br />legislation ",nd acts as a grOtlEJ to recommend issues to the executiITe branch of <br />State covern~nt. <br /> <br />.., <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />The Council is COl111X'Se0 of an Executive Committee pith eleven advisory <br />committees. Fach advisory committee is concerner with specific areas that <br />relate to recreation, "'he Committee which is interested in rivers is known as <br />the Natural Areas, Rivers, Wilderness and Trails COlTTlTittee, Current Iv the <br />Cormnittee is reITiewing rivers prcorams in other statp.s in order to formulate <br />recommendations for Alab~a, v~en completed, their reco~endations are suh4ect <br />to the approval of the Executive COlTllT'ittee (the stp.erina COlTllT'ittee for the <br />Council). If approved, the recommendations are forwarc1ec' to the Commissioner of <br />the Department of Conservation and Natural ~esources for consideration. <br /> <br />PJl'1'ICNAT, RIVEP,'; <br /> <br />Since the enacouent of Federal P.G. 90-542 in 1968, the Wilrl and Scenio <br />Rivers Act has beF'n amended to include a study of several p.labaPB riper Se<lJllE'nts <br />pursuant to provisions of .~ction 5(a). <br /> <br />Also the Perita~e Conservation and Pecre2tion ~ervice, Snutheost peoional <br />Office, completec' in' 1~7Q a regionwide inventor'! of rivers and, base<' upon <br />existing wild"scenic or recreational values,i0entifie~ portions of Alaha~2 <br />rivers that apr,ear to qualify for study as components of the National ~vstem. <br /> <br />CCNTACI': /,"r. John ~tricklan(', Director <br />Plans ?na Proqrams Division <br />Alaha~a Dept. of Conservation & <br />Nat (1 Pesources <br />64 N. Union Street <br />1~ntgomery,AL 36130 <br />(205) 83,~-6370 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />1 <br />