16 USC § 544a - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s544a"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 544a - Purposes"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "544a"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FORESTS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "SCENIC AREAS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–663, § 3, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4276.)"
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# § 544a. Purposes

The purposes of sections 544 to 544p of this title are—

**(1)** to establish a national scenic area to protect and provide for the enhancement of the scenic, cultural, recreational, and natural resources of the Columbia River Gorge; and

**(2)** to protect and support the economy of the Columbia River Gorge area by encouraging growth to occur in existing urban areas and by allowing future economic development in a manner that is consistent with paragraph (1).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–663, § 3, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4276.)