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<br />NORTH CAROLlliA <br /> <br />North Carolina's Natural and Scenic Rivers !'>ct was passed by the <br />leqislature in 1971, The act provides for t"iO classes of rivers -- Natural and <br />Scenic -- based on 0eqree of development. <br /> <br />The act also included criteria for inclusion of rivers in the system. <br />Seqments rrust be a minimum of one ~ile long. PDundaries are to extend to the <br />visual horizon or such distance as ~ay b~ determined as necessary by the <br />Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, but <br />not less than 20 feet. Criteria also are specified for water auality, water <br />flow and public access. Daws are prohibited, as the purpose of the Act is to <br />protect free-flowing streaJT1s. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Administration and control of the system is the responsibility of the <br />Department of Natural Resources and Cornrnunity Development. '1'he repartr1ent <br />"...may establish responsible regulations for the purpose of carrying out the <br />provisions of.,," the !'>ct. (!'>rticle 3, 113A-36), and is authorized to acauire <br />lands for administration of the systew. <br /> <br />NATICl'JAL PIVEPS <br /> <br />The act specifically encouraoes the Secretary of the Depart~ent to assist <br />any federal studies for possible inclusion into the national system. <br /> <br />To date, eND rivers have been designated, '1'he Chattooqa was 0esicnated in <br />1974, ancl the New River in 1971i. The Nolicpuckey was stucie<1 by Conoress f('r <br />possible inclusion in the system, <br /> <br />CCNT!'>,cr: r~s, Kay E'cott, <br />Rivers;Trails Coordinator <br />Dept. of Natural Resources & <br />Comrrunity Development <br />Fa Pox 27687 <br />Raleigh, NC 27611 <br />(919) 733-7795 <br /> <br />BIBI.I<GPAPHY <br /> <br />1. ~iatural and Scenic Rilfers System Jlct, Article 3 of Law of 1971, pp,5. <br /> <br />2. ]\lortD Carolina tTatural & Scenic Rivers System: !'>dministrative Policies & <br />Procec\ures, Dept. of Natural Resources & Communi tv revelopment, April, <br />1978, pp. 32. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />3. North Carolina Natural & Scenic Rivers (paIT'Phlet), r:'ept. of Natural <br />Resources & Cowrrunity Development, Auoust, 1978. <br /> <br />4. PrOlXlsed ~fanaoel1'ent Plan for the ,r.reen River as a resicnated "tate <br />Natural/Scenic Rlver, rer;t. of Natural Resources" r:01''l1'unity Cevelorment, <br />July, 1980, pp.29. <br /> <br />48 <br />