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<br />Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
<br />as Amended through Public Law 93-621
<br />(January 3, 1975)
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<br />Br it t'1\Ilrlcd by the S(,Mte and I/OUAe of Repre~entativ('.. of ths
<br />Fnilerl .""flt~' 01 Aml'rit-a in ('onqr,.n cusembled, That <a) this Act
<br />may be cited as Ihe "'Vild and ScellIc Rivers Act",
<br />(b) It is hereby declal1'u to be the policy of the ("nited StRles that
<br />cenain selected rivers of the Nation which. with their immediate
<br />Il"m"ironments, pos..o;ess ourstandillgly remarkable scenic, recreational,
<br />gt'Ologic, nsh und wildlife, histOriC, cultural, or other similar \'nlues,
<br />5hll.lI be preseneu in fr("e.ftnwing condition, and that the-y and their
<br />immedinte elwironments shall be protected for the benefit and enjo\',
<br />ment of pre.~nt Rnd future g-enerntions. The Congress declares that
<br />the established national policy of dam and other construction at appro-
<br />priare sections of the Tn'-ers of the United States needs to be com-
<br />plemenlpd lJy a policy tha.t would preserve other selected riyers or
<br />:sE"Crions thereof In their free-flowing condition to protect the water
<br />qualit,)" of such rivers and to fulfill other vjtal no.tiona) con.sen"ation
<br />purpQ5e.<;. .
<br />(c) The purpose of this Act is to implement this policy by instilut.
<br />inJ! a national wild and scenic rivers system, by designating the initial
<br />l'omponents of that svstem, and by prescrilJing the methods by ,~hich
<br />..lid staru..lards accordinJ!' to which additional components may be added
<br />tolhe svstem from time tatime.
<br />SEC, 2. (a) The national ~ild nnd scenic rivers system shall comprise
<br />rivers (i) thll.t are authorized for inclusion therein by Act of Congress,
<br />or (ii) that are desipulted 90S ~iJd, scenic or rt'<"reat;onRJ rh'prs by or
<br />pursuRnt to RlI act of the lcgislature of the State or States through
<br />...hich thoy flow, thnt are 10 be permanently administered as wild
<br />~enic or recreal iOllai rivers by Rn agency or political subdidsion of
<br />The StAt.e or StR.tes concerned without expE'nse to the {;nited States,
<br />thllt are found by the Secretary of the Interior, upon application of
<br />the (iO\'pnlor of the ~t:t.te Of the Go\'ernors of the Stnles COIINrnetJ,
<br />01' a persoll or persons thE'l"e'llnto duly nppointed by him or them, to
<br />meet Ihe criteria established in this Act and such criteria supple-
<br />lII('ntRrv thf>reto 11.8 he may prescribt, and thllt Rre approveci by him
<br />fur inclusion in t he system. including, upon npplicR.tion of the Go\'ernor
<br />of the Slale concerned, the AIIR/(osh Wilclerness Waterway, ~faine,
<br />nnd that seKJllent of the Wolf Hi,,"r, Wisconsin, which 80ws through
<br />Langlaue Coullty,
<br />(b) A ...ild, scenic or recrentional rh'cr nreR eligible to be included
<br />in the system is a free-flowing stream and the rela.ted adjacent land
<br />Afea that possesses one or more of the '"Rlues referred to in section 1,
<br />s.ubsection (b) of this Act. Eyery wild, scenic or recreational ri\'er in
<br />it!li frH-flowin~ ('ondition, or upon n'storRtion to this condition, shall
<br />be considered eJigible (or inclusion in the national wild Rnd scenic
<br />rhers system and, if included., shall be classified, designated, nnd
<br />administered IlS one of the following:
<br />(1) 'Vild river areas-Those rivers or sections of rivers that are
<br />f.... of impoundments and generally inaccessible except by trail,
<br />with ~atersheds or shorelines essentially primitive and waters
<br />unpolluted, These represent veSli~ of primitive America.
<br />(2) Scenic river areas-Those rh'ers or sections of rivers thot
<br />fLre free of impoundments, \l"ith shorelines or watersheds still
<br />IRrgely primitive and shorelines largely undeveloped, but acees.
<br />siblp in pla.ces by roads.
<br />(:l) R(lCreAtional ri\"er area.s-Those rivers or sections of rivers
<br />that are readily accessible by road or railroad, that may have sodie
<br />d.., ,.IIlI'III1'1l1 nloll/: 11 II" j I' :-ohlin' hilt':", llull Illal 11111,)' hl\\ t' IIl1c!t'r.!:1I11e
<br />~"IIt" IIlIJlOUIH..II1It"lIlor rli\'E'rsioll in thE' I'll~t.
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<br />Wild and S"tnlcl
<br />Rivu'S Act.
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<br />82 STAT. 907
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