Pub. L. 100-633, sec. 1

DESIGNATION OF RIO CHAMA RIVER.

EnactedYear: 1988Length: 177 wordsOfficial source
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF RIO CHAMA RIVER. Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end: “( ) Rio Chama, New Mexico.— The segment extending from El Vado Ranch launch site (immediately south of El Vado Dam) down-stream approximately 24.6 miles to elevation 6,353 feet above mean sea level; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior. For purposes of compliance with the planning requirements of subsection (d), the Cooperative Management Plan for the river prepared by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior may be revised and amended to the extent necessary to conform to the provisions of this Act. The segment of the Rio Chama beginning at the El Vado Ranch launch site downstream to the beginning of Forest Service Road 151 shall be administered as a wild river and the segment downstream from the beginning of Forest Service Road 151 to elevation 6,353 feet shall be administered as a scenic river.”.
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