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16 U.S.C. § 1272

U.S. CodeFederal
Congressional declaration of purpose
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/us/usc/t16/s1272
Title
16 — Conservation
Chapter
CH28
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The purpose of this chapter is to implement the policy set out in section 1271 of this title 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. (Pub. L. 90–542, § 1(c), Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 906.) Editorial Notes Codification Section consists of subsec. (c) of section 1 of Pub. L. 90–542. Subsecs. (a) and (b) of section 1 are classified to section 1271 and section 1271 note, respectively.

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