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'~ <br />page 2 <br />This reach of the Animas River is listed on the Nation- <br />wide Rivers Inventory (NRI), a requirement of the Wild and <br />Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), Section 5(d) <br />which states "...in all planning for the use and development <br />of water and related land resources, consideration shall be <br />given by all Federal Agencies involved to potential national <br />wild, scenic, and recreation river area..." <br />The President's August 2, 1979,"Memorandum for the <br />Heads of Departments or Agencies" directs that: "Each Federal <br />Agency shall, as part of its normal planning and review pro- <br />cess, take care to avoid or mitigate adverse effects on <br />rivers identified in the Nationwide Inventory...". <br />