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<br />003370 <br /> <br />Protection For Rivers <br /> <br />The special values of a river in the <br />National Wild and Scenic Rivers System <br />are so important that the Congress estab- <br />lished procedures that protect them from <br />any harmful encroachment. However, the <br />Wild and Scenic Rivers Act does not pro- <br />hibit the construction of roads or bridges, <br />timber harvesting and livestock grazing <br />or other uses that do not substantially in- <br />terfere with full public use and enjoyment. <br />The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act pro- <br />hibits the Federal Power Commission from <br />licensing certain projects on or directly <br />affecting any component of the national <br />system, Likewise, a Federal' water re- <br />sources project cannot be constructed <br />without thorough review in the Depart- <br />ments of Agriculture and Interior and <br />Congress. Also a Federal agency cannot <br />make IGans or grants for, or provide as- <br />sistance to, the construction of a water re- <br />sources project on these rivers without <br />assurance from the head of the Depart- <br />ment administering the component that <br />the project will not have a direct and ad- <br />verse effect on the river's special values. <br />Where a component includes lands in <br />Federal ownership, these lands are with- <br />drawn from entry, sale, or other disposi- <br />tion under the public land laws of the <br />United States, Mining and related mineral <br />activities must be conducted in accord with <br />the provisions of the Wild and Scenic <br />Rivers Act. The Secretary responsible for <br />administration of a component may issue <br />regulations to provide safeguards against <br />pollution and unnecessary impairment of <br />the scenery, <br />