National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

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Statements (34)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Bureau_of_Land_Management
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:U.S._Fish_and_Wildlife_Service
gptkb:U.S._Forest_Service
gptkbp:appliesTo rivers in the United States
gptkbp:categoriesOfDesignation recreational
wild
scenic
gptkbp:codifiedIn 16 U.S.C. §§ 1271–1287
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 2, 1968
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established gptkb:National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_System
gptkbp:firstDesignated gptkb:St._Croix_River
gptkb:Eleven_Point_River
gptkb:Middle_Fork_of_the_Clearwater_River
gptkb:Wolf_River
gptkb:Clearwater_River
gptkb:Rio_Grande
gptkb:Feather_River
Salmon River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
gptkbp:influenced subsequent river protection legislation
gptkbp:prohibits federal support for construction of dams or other projects that would harm designated rivers
gptkbp:protectedBy free-flowing condition of designated rivers
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_90-542
gptkbp:purpose to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free-flowing condition
gptkbp:relatedTo conservation
environmental protection
river management
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:website https://www.rivers.gov/wsr-act.php
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Park_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5