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[CITE: 16USC1272]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                   CHAPTER 28--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
 
Sec. 1272. Congressional declaration of purpose

    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, Sec. 1(c), Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 906.)

                          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.
