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<br />. .I~' <br /> <br />. , <br /> <br />. <br />, . <br />00.2293 <br />" <br /> <br />APPENDUII <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />\ <br />\, <br />, <br />" <br /> <br />Wild and Scenic Rivers <br /> <br />and National Trails <br /> <br />1t..._oJ""" ,._ 1M ,..'U.." <br />""'''''',117' . <br /> <br />M.rrao.."dvrra '0' ,A. H.od. of D.,a". <br />...",. and A"nn.. <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, <br />"- <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. , <br /> <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. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />JIKMY CuUR <br /> <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />----.. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-'- <br /> <br />"-.~:, <br />..'~" <br />.~;:",.:,:-:.,..",-;-'.;-.-:,- ..~".~.. <br /> <br />..,....-.,.-.. <br /> <br />.. .. <br />