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<br />State policies presently do not apply to preservation of wetlands or river <br /> <br />corridors. Historic and cultural features are protected under State and <br /> <br />Federal laws. <br /> <br />MINNESOTA <br />Development of certain areas of Minnesota possessing important historic, <br /> <br /> <br />cultural, or esthetic values or natural systems which perform functions of <br /> <br /> <br />greater than local significance, could result in irreversible damage to these <br /> <br /> <br />resources, decrease their value and utility for public purposes, or <br /> <br /> <br />unreasonably endanger life and property. Therefore, the State should identify <br /> <br /> <br />these areas of critical concern and assist and cooperate with local units of <br /> <br /> <br />government in the preparation of plans and regulations for the wise use of <br /> <br /> <br />these areas. <br /> <br /> <br />In the effort to preserve the environmental valuea of the State, <br /> <br /> <br />outstanding geographical areas possessing historical, architectural, and <br /> <br /> <br />esthetic values are of paramount importance in the...development of the State. <br /> <br /> <br />Areas with an unusual concentration of distinctive historical and architectural <br /> <br /> <br />values are threatened with destruction or impairment by ever increasing <br /> <br /> <br />extensions of urban centersl highways I and residential, commercial, and <br /> <br /> <br />industrial developments. It is in the public interest...to preserve these <br /> <br /> <br />historic districts which represent and reflect elements of the State's <br /> <br /> <br />cultural, social, economic, religious, pOlitical, architectural, and esthetic <br />heritage. <br /> <br />MISSOURI <br />The State of Missouri will develop and provide natural and cultural <br />resource programs for the recreational and educational benefit of present and <br />future generations I identify and provide maximum protection to important and <br />significant natural and cultural history resources I and provide maximum <br />protection for significant cultural resources. <br /> <br />G-32 <br />