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[CITE: 16USC544a]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                       CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
 
                       SUBCHAPTER II--SCENIC AREAS
 
Sec. 544a. Purposes

    The purposes of sections 544 to 544p of this title are--
        (1) to establish a national scenic area to protect and provide 
    for the enhancement of the scenic, cultural, recreational, and 
    natural resources of the Columbia River Gorge; and
        (2) to protect and support the economy of the Columbia River 
    Gorge area by encouraging growth to occur in existing urban areas 
    and by allowing future economic development in a manner that is 
    consistent with paragraph (1).

(Pub. L. 99-663, Sec. 3, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4276.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 544, 544b to 544i, 544l to 
544p of this title.
