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Cahaba River in Alabama Message to the Congress Transmitting a Study.

December 14, 1979

To the Congress of the United States:

Pursuant to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Public Law 90-542, as amended), I am transmitting the attached study of the feasibility of adding the Cahaba River in Alabama to the national Wild and Scenic Rivers system. Although the study finds that the river does not possess the qualities to be eligible to be added to the national system, the State of Alabama has initiated efforts to manage the river to protect its attributes, including its recreational qualities.

JIMMY CARTER

The White House,

December 14, 1979.

Note: The 196-page report, prepared by the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service and the Alabama Forestry Commission, is entitled "Cahaba River, Alabama—Wild and Scenic River Study."

Jimmy Carter, Cahaba River in Alabama Message to the Congress Transmitting a Study. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/248238

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