Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 2 — National Forests
§ 544a. Purposes
Statutory text
The purposes of sections 544 to 544p of this title are—
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
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).
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 99–663 § 3 · 100 Stat. 4274
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 544a
(Pub. L. 99–663, § 3, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4276.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 99–663, § 3, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4276.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act 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).
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