An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility and desirability of a Connecticut River National Recreation Area, in the States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire, and for other purposes.
PL 89-616 (S.3510), enacted 10/03/1966

80 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 8 9 - 6 1 6 - O C T . 3, 1966 
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the properties so exchanged either shall be approximately equal, 
or if they are not approximately equal the values shall be equalized by 
the payment of cash to the grantor or to the Secretary as the circum-
stances require. Any cash payment received by the Secretary shall be 
credited to the Land and Water Conservation Fund in the Treasury 
of the United States. A conveyance of the federally owned lot shall 
eliminate it from the park. 
Approved October 3, 1966. 
Public Law 89-616 
AN A C T 
October 3, 1966 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility and desirability 
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of a Connecticut River National Recreation Area, in the States of Connecticut, 
Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, in order to Rive^N'aaonii 
consider preserving the Connecticut River area and appropriate seg- Rec"atron°Area. 
ments of adjoining land in their natural condition for public outdoor g^^^^^^*'^^"'' 
recreation, and preserving the priceless natural beauty and historic ^*" ^' 
heritage of the river valley, the Secretary of the Interior shall study, 
investigate, and formulate recommendations on the feasibility and 
desirability of establishing all or parts of the Connecticut River Valley 
from its source to its mouth, in the States of Connecticut, Massachu-
setts, Vermont, and New Hampshire, as a Connecticut River National 
Recreation Area. 
The Secretary shall consult with other interested 
Federal agencies, and the State and local bodies and officials involved, 
and shall coordinate his study with applicable highway plans and 
other planning activities relating to the region. In conducting the 
study, the Secretary shall hold public hearings within any State 
involved, upon the request of the Governor thereof, for the purpose 
of receiving views and recommendations on the establishment of a 
national recreation area. 
SEC. 2'. The Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the President, d
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within two years after the date of this Act, a report of his findings gress. 
and recommendations. 
The President shall submit to the Congress 
such recommendations, including legislation, as he deems appropriate. 
The Secretary's report shall contain, but not be limited to, findings 
with respect to— 
(a) the scenic, scientific, historic, outdoor recreation, and the 
natural values of the w^ater and related land resources involved, 
including driving for pleasure, walkingj hiking, riding, boating, 
bicycling, swimming, picnicking, campmg, forest management, 
fish and wildlife management, scenic and historic site preservation, 
hunting, fishing, and winter sports; 
(b) tlie potential alternative beneficial uses of the water and re-
lated land resources involved, taking into consideration appropri-
ate uses of the land for residential, commercial, industrial^ agricul-
tural, and transportation purposes, and for public services; and 
(c) the type of Federal program that is feasible and desirable 
in the public interest to preserve, develop, and make accessible the 
values set forth in subsection (a), including the consideration of 
scenic roads or parkways, and that also will have a minimum 
impact on other essential operations and activities in the area, and 
on private property owners. 
SEC. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000 or such part 
Appropriation. 
of said sum as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved October 3, 1966.