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Monday, January 06, 2014
Interior Department dissolves National Blueways System amid widespread criticism
A U.S. Interior Department program intended to recognize conservation
efforts along the nation's waterways was dissolved on Friday amid
opposition from landowners and politicians who feared it would lead to
increased regulations and possible land seizures. The National Blueways
System was created in May 2012 under President Barack Obama's America's
Great Outdoors Initiative. The program was voluntary, didn't include any
new regulations, and a designation — bestowed on only two rivers, one
of which was dropped last year because of local opposition — brought no
additional funding. Interior Secretary Sally
Jewell said in a statement that her agency decided to disband the
program, which was formed by her predecessor, Ken Salazar, after a
departmental review. "The National Blueways
Committee will be deactivated, but the department will continue to
encourage collaborative, community-based watershed partnerships that
support sustainable and healthy water supplies," department spokeswoman
Jessica Kershaw said. AP
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