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<br />033336 <br /> <br />study team in localities affected by the <br />proposal to discuss the purpose, method, <br />and timing of the study. Later, public <br />meetings are also held so that the study <br />team can present preliminary findings and <br />tentative conclusions and solicit public <br />comments and suggestions. <br />After formal review by the Governor <br />and concerned Federal agencies, a final <br />report is submitted to the President and <br />to the Congress. Congress then decides <br />whether or not the proposed river will be <br />added to the national system and deter- <br />mines the extent of Federal involvement. <br /> <br />Rivers Through State Action <br /> <br />The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act es- <br />tablished procedures giving Federal pro- <br />tection to State or locally administered <br />wild, scenic, and recreational river areas. <br />Under certain conditions, the Secretary of <br />the Interior can add a select State or lo- <br />cally administered river area to the Na- <br />tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System <br />upon application of the Governor. <br />To qualify for inclusion by the Secre- <br />tary of the Interior, a State or locally ad- <br />ministered free-flowing river area must <br />be designated by the State Legislature as <br />wild, scenic, or recreational, with lands <br />wholly and permanently administered in <br />a manner consistent with the Wild and <br />Scenic Rivers Act and the "Guidelines" <br />adopted by the Departments of the Interior <br />and Agriculture in February 1970, It must <br />be operated and maintained without ex- <br />pense to the Federal Government. <br />