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 114 STAT. 1820 PUBLIC LAW 106-418—NOV. 1, 2000 Federal Register, publication. and Scenic Rivers System in accordance with this paragraph, shall be administered by the Secretary as a recreational river; (D) the segment from the southern border of the town of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, to a point just north of Gilbert (Generating Station (approximately 9.5 miles), which, if made part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System in accordance with this paragraph, shall be administered by the Secretary as a recreational river; (E) Paulinskill River in Knowlton Township (approximately 2.4 miles), which, if made part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System in accordance with this paragraph, shall be administered by the Secretary as a recreational river; and (F) Cook's Creek (approximately 3.5 miles), which, if made part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System in accordance with this paragraph, shall be administered by the Secretary as a scenic river. (2) FINDING. — Congress finds that each of the additional segments is suitable for designation as a recreational river or scenic river under this paragraph, if there is adequate local support for the designation. (3) DESIGNATION. —If the Secretary finds that there is adequate local support for designating any of the additional segments as a recreational river or scenic river— (A) the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the designation of the segment; and (B) the segment shall thereby be designated as a recreational river or scenic river, as the case may be, in accordance with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271etseq.). (4) CRITERIA FOR LOCAL SUPPORT. —In determining whether there is adequate local support for the designation of an additional segment, the Secretary shall consider, among other things, the preferences of local governments expressed in resolutions concerning designation of the segment.

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