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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1271. Congressional declaration of policy
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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