[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 54 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2774]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    REPORT ON PEMIGEWASSET RIVER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE--MESSAGE FROM THE 
                     PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  The Speaker pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on Resources:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I take pleasure in transmitting the enclosed report for the 
Pemigewasset River in New Hampshire. The report and my recommendations 
are in response to the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 
Public Law 90-542, as amended. The Pemigewasset River study was 
authorized by Public Law 101-357.
  The study was conducted by the National Park Service with assistance 
from a local study committee. The National Park Service determined that 
the 32.5-mile study segment is eligible for designation based upon its 
free-flowing character and outstanding scenic, recreational, geologic, 
fishery, and botanic values. However, in deference to the wishes of 
local adjoining communities, six of seven of whom voted against 
designation, and the State of New Hampshire, I am recommending that the 
Congress not consider designation at this time. If the local 
communities and/or the State should change their position in the 
future, the question of designation could be reevaluated.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 5, 1998.

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