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    16 USC Sec. 460m                                            01/08/2008

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    TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
    CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
    SUBCHAPTER LXX - OZARK NATIONAL SCENIC RIVERWAYS

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    Sec. 460m. Establishment

STATUTE

      For the purpose of conserving and interpreting unique scenic and
    other natural values and objects of historic interest, including
    preservation of portions of the Current River and the Jacks Fork
    River in Missouri as free-flowing streams, preservation of springs
    and caves, management of wildlife, and provisions for use and
    enjoyment of the outdoor recreation resources thereof by the people
    of the United States, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter
    referred to as the "Secretary") shall designate for establishment
    as the Ozark National Scenic Riverways the area (hereinafter
    referred to as "such area") generally depicted on map numbered NR
    OZA 7002 entitled "Proposed Ozark National Rivers" dated December
    1963 which map is on file for public inspection in the office of
    the National Park Service, Department of the Interior: Provided,
    That the area so designated shall not include more than sixty-five
    thousand acres of land now in private ownership and that no lands
    shall be designated within two miles of the present boundaries of
    the municipalities of Eminence and Van Buren, Missouri. The
    Secretary, with the concurrence of the State, shall designate for
    inclusion in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, the lands
    composing Big Springs, Alley Springs, and Round Spring State Parks,
    and the Secretary is hereby directed to negotiate with the State
    for the donation and the inclusion of such park lands in the Ozark
    National Scenic Riverways.

SOURCE

    (Pub. L. 88-492, Sec. 1, Aug. 27, 1964, 78 Stat. 608.)