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16 U.S.C. § 1272 — Congressional declaration of purpose
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The purpose of this chapter is to implement the policy set out in [section 1271 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1271&num=0&edition=prelim) by instituting a national wild and scenic rivers system, by designating the initial components of that system, and by prescribing the methods by which and standards according to which additional components may be added to the system from time to time.
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The purpose of this chapter is to implement the policy set out in [section 1271 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1271&num=0&edition=prelim) by instituting a national wild and scenic rivers system, by designating the initial components of that system, and by prescribing the methods by which and standards according to which additional components may be added to the system from time to time.
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It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States that certain selected rivers of the Nation which, with their immediate environments, possess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural, or other similar values, shall be preserved in free-flowing condition, and that they and their immediate environments shall be protected for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Congress declares that the established national policy of dam and other construction at appropriate sections of the rivers of the United States needs to be complemented by a policy that would preserve other selected rivers or sections thereof in their free-flowing condition to protect the water quality of such rivers and to fulfill other vital national conservation purposes.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1272
title] may be cited as the ‘Merrimack River Study Act
of 1990’.’’
Pub. L. 101–306, § 1, June 6, 1990, 104 Stat. 260, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [amending section 1274 of this title]
may be cited as the ‘East Fork of the Jemez River and
the Pecos River Wild and Scenic Rivers Addition Act of
1989’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1988 AMENDMENTS
Pub. L. 100–557, title I, § 101, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat.
2782, provided that: ‘‘This title [amending sections 1274
and 1276 of this title and enacting provisions classified
as notes under section 1274 of this title] may be referred
to as the ‘Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
of 1988’.’’
Pub. L. 100–547, § 1, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2736, pro-
vided: ‘‘That this Act [amending section 1274 of this
title and enacting provisions listed in a table of Wilder-
ness Areas set out under section 1132 of this title] may
be cited as the ‘Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Ala-
bama Addition Act of 1988’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1986 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 99–590, title II, § 201, Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat.
3332, provided that: ‘‘This title [amending section 1276
of this title] may be cited as the ‘Farmington Wild and
Scenic River Study Act’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1972 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 92–560, § 1, Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1174, provided:
‘‘That this Act [amending section 1274 of this title and
enacting provisions classified as a note under section
1274 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Lower Saint
Croix River Act of 1972’.’’
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 90–542, § 1(a), Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 906, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as
the ‘Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’.’’
§ 1272. Congressional declaration of purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to implement
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