Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§1272 Congressional Declaration of Purpose
Title 16 › CHAPTER 28 — WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS › § 1272
Summary
Creates a national system to protect certain rivers, names the first rivers to include, and sets rules for adding more rivers later.
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Title 16, §1272
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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.
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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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16 U.S.C. § 1272
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102