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<br />Wild and Scenic Rivers
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<br />and National Trails
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<br />M.rrao.."dvrra '0' ,A. H.od. of D.,a".
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<br />In my En\ironmenul Musage of Au.
<br />IUSl 2, 1~79, I recogni.ed the impo.unl
<br />IlIlural, hiSloric, and recrealional "alues
<br />01 our Nalion'l ri\'er corridon. It is im-
<br />poIlanl (or lhe federal ag.nci.. 10 1.1 an
<br />example of sound managemenl (or IUle,
<br />local, and prh'al. Iandownen by uking
<br />an aggres.ive role in prolecting Wild and
<br />Scenic Riven whith Sow through public
<br />lands,
<br />In addilion, I recognind that Ihe 1968
<br />Nationll Trail. S\~I.m Act is designed
<br />to promole the d~\-elopmenl of recru.
<br />lional, scenic, and hiSloric uails lor per.
<br />IOIl.I of di\'ene inler..ts and abilitieo-in-
<br />eluding the )'Oung. tho handicapped, and
<br />the ag.d-and that Ihe National Trails
<br />Syslem is in iu fledgling lUge, The ACI
<br />provi~es (or. designating. trails on IU:e,
<br />local and prival.lands, but onl)' 130 traIls
<br />have been established lince erw:un.nl of
<br />th. Act. In m)' Em'ironm.nu! Mtssag,
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<br />I Itress.d the imporlanc. of expandin;
<br />th. Salional Traill S"Sl.m.
<br />Th.retort, I am dfrecling thaI uch of
<br />)'OU ule th. lollowing actions:
<br />· Each led.ral ag.ncr shall .ncourag.
<br />atalU, localilies and prh'a" land holders
<br />to de.ignate trails on their lands and to
<br />panicipal' ,""ith fed.ral ag.ncies and trail
<br />IIItrs in d.signing and cre.ting an o\-erall
<br />- National Trails SrSlem \\'hich ",ill pro-
<br />vid. mOrt lull\' lor the vail Flreds of
<br />Ame~ic. ,
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<br />· Each lederal acent')' shall. II pan of
<br />iu ,Ilormal planning and f1l\ironmf1llal
<br />revie,,' processes, uke care to a,'Oid or
<br />mitigal' advent efl'.cu on ri\..n identi.
<br />fied in the Salion..ide In\'f1ltol1'. pre'
<br />pared b)' the Herilage Ccns."''Ition and
<br />Recreation Sel\ice in, the Dcpartmtnl of
<br />the Interior, Agencies Ihall, II pan of
<br />their Flormal en\ironmel\tal review proc.
<br />ess, consult \\ith the Herilage Ccnsel'\'a.
<br />tion and ReclUlion Sel'\'ice prior to uk.
<br />ing &clions ,,'hich could efl'ect;...l)' (~re'
<br />c1_ ,,'ild, scenic, or recreational nver
<br />IUtuS on riven in she Invenlory, .
<br />· Each Fed.ral agenc)' "ilh responsi.
<br />bilil)' (or administering public lands shall,
<br />II pan 01 iu ongoing land use planning
<br />and manacemenl acti\ilies and en\iron-
<br />menial re,ie,",' prcicesses, make an assess.
<br />menl 01 ...helher the rh-cn idenlified in
<br />the Salionwide In\'f1lt'lf)' and which are
<br />on their lands are suiuble lor inclusion in
<br />the Wild and Scenic Rh-cn S)~lem, If an
<br />acency delermines thaI a ri\'er ,,'Ould be
<br />I1sitable lor i1lclusion i1l the System, the
<br />agent')' shall, to the exlenl 01 the agenC)"1
<br />authority, prompll)' uke luch Iteps as .are
<br />_ded to prolect and ma~ge tho n~'er.
<br />and the IUlTOWlding area m a fashIon
<br />comparable to ri\'en alread)' included in
<br />the Wild and Scenic Ri\'en S)~tem, In
<br />addition, the agenc)' is encouraged, pur-
<br />.uant to the revised Guidelines, to ,,'Ork
<br />wilh the Agriculture and Inlerior Deparl'
<br />ments to prepare legislalion to designale
<br />the river as plrt 01 the Wild and Scenic
<br />Riven Syslem il appropriale,
<br />Please live !liele assignmenll )'Our im.
<br />mediate altention.
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