{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-544a","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 544a","heading":"Purposes","body":"The purposes of sections 544 to 544p of this title are—(1) to establish a national scenic area to protect and provide for the enhancement of the scenic, cultural, recreational, and natural resources of the Columbia River Gorge; and (2) to protect and support the economy of the Columbia River Gorge area by encouraging growth to occur in existing urban areas and by allowing future economic development in a manner that is consistent with paragraph (1).","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 2—NATIONAL FORESTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"1f2b36239faef775b28b7056b0d7c29a6a6101a8241b45695b9913accccc85f3","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-544","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-544b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}