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<br />in:-:f'rr the two dat{'fi 1IlIlnC(lillt(.!v aftel" thr tle:ulliJH' for the 27 original
<br />~tll<1ies. .
<br />Th{' ~tllll\' deadli.ws provirl<'d hv sub~t.f'tion (h) (1) do not fully
<br />coincide with tilt' Ilf'riod of protetrj'oll provir~ed f;tudy rivers. Thp. Aet.
<br />of _'lay 10. 1!)j4 (l:lS Stat. 12:!) mlH'IlJed ~t.('t1un 7(L) of th~" Illl ~lnd
<br />St:f'llie Bin.tog Ad (82 Stat. nOG. flU) to pl'o\'ide protectlO.l1 agalJlst
<br />watl'!, rt>SOllrl'(-' pmjects for rin'rs under ~tlldy for Ii p('l'lOd l!f 10
<br />\'1'HI'~ aftl'l" thC' ('WH'tlllf'nt of tll\' "Tile! and ~cpni(' J:jw'rs .\('t (Odo-
<br />ill']' 2. l!1j<~) or :~ fi~"al \'t'ar~:1 flf'r ('Tl:ldnwnl of an .\('t. providing for'
<br />:-itudv of llll additiona!" river or ri\'('I":'l. :--:. :Vl:!:!. howeno'r. allows thl'
<br />st\l(I1('~ it manclat(>g to rIm nntil Ol,toh('r 2. 1!l7f1.
<br />TIm:,. :'. :HI:?:!. :IS :ttnpndNI. prl'~pnfs tJw :-::11llf' :\110111<11\' :l~ that. ('Oll-
<br />tuillf'd in th(> original \rill! :lIul ~c,t'llie nin'rs .\d.--a :'illorlf'r protec-
<br />tion fwl'iod than II stnd,' pl'riod. Of ('0111'&', tht' I'f'll~(ln foT' tll(' (litfen'nce
<br />Ill'twN'n the' stw-J\' aJHi protf.('tioll p('!'iod~ in thf' pJ'f'~(,llt situntion is
<br />thaI tfr.. :~ H:::,':d ~"f'ar }lrotN,tiolJ lilTlitatiOlI prO\'icle'~! ill the' 1!l74 Inw
<br />t"Ir fntllJ'c ll'o"j:.:;latinn W.IS Im:'l'l! 011 till' 1111'01'\' tllat 1',l('h indi,'illnal
<br />lP)!i~latin~ !lI~IJlo,<o;nl would. at. moot. nallll' on'ly two or thT'f'f' stnd."
<br />I'in'l"l'> at a til1\t.. .\ltholl.ch Con,'!l'p-s:;: ,'oul,llllllkl,tlw tW(~ )IP!'iOl:ls ('oil 1-
<br />('iel('. al ~(llllt' fntll!'l' clat{'. the Chairlll:lll of lllt~ ~1I1womlJJitt('e on Pllblic
<br />Lands ll:l~ :IIlIIOUlH"\..'(l that hp, will cflll:-;.idi'J' oH'l'ring- all aml'IH-Jmput to
<br />('o!'red this anomaly \\'111'11 tll(' ~f'nllt(': takl's up ~. :-\n~:2~ as amf'nrlr.d,
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<br />Till' purposp of slIhsl'(,tioll (II) (~) of ~, :~O~~, as anwIHled. is to
<br />sIIl)rh'll till' Iwriod of IIw'prlaillty landf)WIlI')"S \\ould I'XPl'l"iplll'e when
<br />t II(' J'i n'J"~ along Wllil'h tht,,'lin' or wf)rk:1 l"e dl'sil!natf'rl for st Illlv under
<br />tllP "'ild :1nd ~I'(>ni(' Hin.i.s .Ad. .
<br />Sllh~'dion (4) (a) of the "'ild awl ~l'l'nic Hh'rl's .\('t.:l~ anwllr]f>d
<br />II,' tlU' .\ct, of ~fa\' 10, 1!l7.~ (8~ :--:t:lt. 12::!), 1':-ot:lbli~l)f's a hflRi~ for df.tpr-
<br />Il~inin.c the' ordn'jn wl.i('lI rinn.:; nn' to hi' !-.'tlldh'd. 11](~ fourth spntpTlce
<br />of rlu' slIlISI'I,tioll }H'O\'ilh's thl1t ';.Tn ('un<luetin.!! t}wsl' studirs t.he ~rc-
<br />n'tar\' of tll(' fnt('rior luul tlH' Sf'c-r<'lan" of .\!!ri"l11tUl'e shall ,,'h'e
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<br />,~rjority to tlto~f'. rin'l'S with rl'~pN't If) whi/'h thl're is lhe g-J'f':1fe'st like-
<br />11110011 of d('lwloplllt'llrs. ",hid., if IIlldt'rtakt'll, wOHld J'l'ndf'1" thp rivers
<br />ulIsnitnl)Jp for irH'lllsion in tlU' national wild and ~('Plli(' rivpr:-; systpm,~'
<br />~ubS('(..tion (h) (2) would :ullf'lId tlwt ~nt{'nc(' hy prO\'i(]in!!:t !'>f'l'ond
<br />lm:-.is. fol' ddl'rmining priority: parly considpration is also to he d\'en
<br />tllOSf' rin>rs "which pOS:'e':"S tI\l' ,!!rrat('st. proportion of pri,'ate 'lands
<br />within t~lI'il' :lI'l'as". This h:a~i.., for l'~t:lblil'bill!! priority would insure
<br />tlmt th(I~l' :'.IIHlir:-, ill\"(,I\'in~ ri\'pr sP~nJf'nt:;.: whit'h hUH 11 !!"J"('at number
<br />of pri\'atp Illndowlll'l's along' llwir }-wm)('r.-; will lip. rompletl'd qnit'klv,
<br />This will :"l~nf' to rf'rlncf' the' ppriod of llJ}('rJ'taillty l:lIHloWIlPT'$ wouid
<br />otherwi"e' I'x}lI'ripnC'p whilp thf' stllfl." i!'> twill;! COIltlu('tl'rI ami the Prl'si-
<br />(]('n",: J"('('omJJll'lHbtioIlS cll'tf'J'llliJlNI.
<br />.-\ hrief study pt'rio'-} for ri"f'rs ill\'n1\,jn~ a hidl Pt"'(,(,llta!!t" of pri-
<br />"atp lanrl i.<;: particularly important in light of snh-pdion fi(h) of the
<br />"'illl and SoI'PHi(' Hin'rs .\et, This ~uh~dion l~ as follow~:
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<br />(h) T f ;,0 per Cf'ntum or mort> of the entire a{'I'f':l!!e within a
<br />ff'fl{'t"allv adminj..;.terf'd wilrl, sc('nic or I'f'crf'ntional rh-er 81"(':1
<br />lS o\\,l\l';1 In' th(' Fnited States, lw thp Statf'. or Statf's with-
<br />in which it. lies, or by politic:d silbdid;o;iolls of those Stat('s.
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