16 U.S.C. § 1272
Section 1272 · Congressional declaration of purpose
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Appalachian Power Co. v. United States (1979)
Most recently applied in Friends of Yosemite Valley v. Norton (March 2002)
How often courts cite this section
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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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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.