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PUBLIC LAW 102-249—MAR. 3, 1992 106 STAT. 45 Public Law 102-249 102d Congress An Act To designate certain rivers in the State of Michigan as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Mar. 3, 1992 [H.R. 476] Michigan Scenic Rivers Act of 1991. Conservation. Michigan Scenic Rivers Act of 16 USC 1271 note. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the 1991". SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) the State of Michigan possesses memy outstanding freeflowing rivers which with their adjacent lands have resource values of national significance, such as outstanding wildlife and fisheries, ecological and recreationsil values, and historic and prehistoric sites; (2) many of these rivers have been found to be eligible for inclusion in the Nationed Wild and Scenic Rivers System by the United States Forest Service while others possess outstanding values that make them eligible for wild and scenic river designation; and (3) the conservation of these river areas and their outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational vsilues is important to the heritage of Michigan and to its tourism and outdoor recreation industry and long-term economic development. SEC. 3. WILD, SCENIC, AND RECREATIONAL RIVER DESIGNATION. (a) Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new paragraphs at the end thereof: "() BEAR CREEK, MICHIGAN. —The 6.5 -mile segment from Coates Highway to the Manistee River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. "() BLACK, MICHIGAN.— The 14-mile segment from the Ottawa National Forest boundary to Lake Superior, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. "( ) CARP, MICHIGAN.— The 27.8 -mile segment from the west section line of section 30, township 43 north, range 5 west, to Lake Huron, to be administered by the Secretary of Agricultiire in the following classes: "(A) The 2.3 -mile segment from the west section line of section 30, township 43 north, range 5 west, to Forest Development Road 3458 in section 32, township 43 north, range 5 west, as a scenic river. "(B) The 6.5 -mile segment from the Forest Development Road 3458 in section 32, township 43 north, range 5 west, to Michigan State Highway 123, as a scenic river.