36 CFR § 297.1 - General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s297.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 297.1 - General."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "297.1"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "297"
part_name: "WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 551, 1278(c), 1281(d)."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 1902, Jan. 16, 1984, unless otherwise noted. Correctly designated at 49 FR 6896, Feb. 24, 1984."
cfr_part: "297"
---


# 297.1 General.

Section 7 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1278), as amended, provides for the protection of the free-flowing, scenic, and natural values of rivers designated as components or potential components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System from the effects of construction of any water resources project.