A Proposal: Illinois Wild and Scenic River
USDA Forest Service - Siskiyou National Forest. 1974. A Proposal: Illinois Wild and Scenic River. Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon
On October 8, 1968, Congress passed Public Law 90-542, the "Wild and Scenic Rivers AcC Y (Appendix B) . The purpose of the Act was to protect certain selected rivers in the nation in a natural , free -flowing condition. In passing the Act, Congress declared that t he established national policy on dam and other river construction needs a complementary policy which would allow for the preservation of other selected rivers, or sections thereof, in a free-flowing condition. When Congress passed the Act, it named eight rivers as the original components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The Rogue River, of which the Illinois River is a tributary, was one of these selected. The Act also specifically provided for the inclusion of additional rivers in the System upon further study. Twenty-seven rivers, including the Illinois, were placed in the study category. Sec. 5(a) of the Act lists the Illinois River as a candidate for status as a Wild and Scenic River as follows: "Illinois, Oregon: The entire river." This is interpreted as being the entire main stem of the Illinois River and the East Fork and West Fork of the river to the California line (88 river miles). The tributaries were not named as potential additions to the system. By agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture, the Department of Agriculture has the lead responsibility for the Illinois River study. The Forest Service represents the Department in this effort, since a major portion of the river flows through National Forest Lands. The Act directs that studies be pursued in close cooperation with the State and its political subdivisions, if the State so requests. Oregon chose to cooperate in this study effort, and coordination was directed through the Oregon Transportation Commission. This Commission administers the Oregon Scenic Waterways System, whose goals and objectives are similar to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The coordinator of the Oregon Scenic Waterways System was selected as a liaison for the State.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- USDA Forest Service - Siskiyou National Forest
- Date of Issue
- 1974
- Units
- HIST , PWRO
- Keywords
- acquisition, Administration, Agriculture Industry, Alternatives, Archeology, Boundary, Climate, commercial fishery, Conceptual River Plan, criteria, Culture, ehistory, Electric Power, Eligibility, employment, Environmental Effects, Fish and Aquatic Life, Free-Flowing Condition, Geology, History, Landownership and Use, Mineral Withdrawal, Mining, Outstanding Characteristics, Physiography, Population, Protection, recommendation, Recreation, Recreation Development and Management, Recreation Development Plan, river basin, River Description, Scenic Qualities, Social and Economic Impacts, Soils, Suitability for Wild and Scenic River Classification, timber industry, Transportation, Vegetation, Water Resources, Water Use and Rights, Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Wildlife