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 103 STAT. 1294 PUBLIC LAW 101-175—NOV. 27, 1989 Public Law 101-175 101st Congress Nov. 27, 1989 [S. 931] Genesee River Protection Act of 1989. Conservation. Historic preservation. 16 USC 1276 note. 16 USC 1276 note. An Act To protect a segment of the Genesee River in New York. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Genesee River Protection Act of 1989". SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF THE GENESEE RIVER. In order to protect for present and future generations the outstanding scenic, natural, recreational, scientific, cultural, and ecological values of the Genesee River within Letchworth Gorge State Park in the State of New York, and to assist in the protection and enhancement of the Gorge's archeological sites of sacred signifi- cance to the Seneca Nation, historic areas, endangered plant communities, and diverse recreation uses, the protections afforded for rivers listed in section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System shall apply to the segment of the Genesee River beginning at the southern boundary of Letchworth Gorge State Park and extending downstream to the Mt. Morris Dam, except that the protection so afforded shall not interfere with the Secretary of the Army's operation and management of Mt. Morris Dam as authorized for purposes of flood control. Approved November 27, 1989. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 931: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-338 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-111 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): Sept. 12, considered and passed Senate. Nov. 13, considered and passed House.

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