[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 5 (Monday, February 7, 1994)]
[Pages 210-211]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Great Egg Harbor Study

February 3, 1994

To the Congress of the United States:

    I take pleasure in transmitting the enclosed report on the Great Egg 
Harbor River in the State of New Jersey. The report is in response to 
the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Public Law 90-542, as 
amended. The Great Egg Harbor Study was authorized by Public Law 99-590, 
approved on October 30, 1986.
    The study of the Great Egg Harbor River was conducted by a task 
force made up of representatives of affected municipalities, State and 
Federal agencies, organizations with river-related interests, and local 
residents under the leadership of the National Park Service. The 
National Park Service, together with the task force, identified the 
outstandingly remarkable resources within the study area, analyzed 
existing levels of protection for these values, investigated major 
issues and public concerns, assessed the attitude of riparian 
landowners, reviewed and analyzed the impact of existing and potential

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development, and developed alternative plans and management strategies.
    The National Park Service determined that 129 miles of the Great Egg 
Harbor River and its tributaries are eligible for inclusion in the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. This is based upon their free-
flowing condition and fish, wildlife, botanic, and recreational values.
    Eleven of the 12 affected local governing bodies endorsed 
designation of the eligible river segments. The lone exception, Upper 
Township on the Tuckahoe River tributary, did not take a position nor 
did the State of New Jersey.
    Perhaps due to this overwhelming support, the 102d Congress 
proceeded to designation without waiting for submittal of the required 
report and Presidential recommendation. While a Presidential 
recommendation is now moot, I am submitting the report to fulfill the 
requirements of sections 4(a) and 5(a)(93) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
February 3, 1994.