{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-297.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 297.1","heading":"General.","body":"Section 7 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1278), as amended, provides for the protection of the free-flowing, scenic, and natural values of rivers designated as components or potential components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System from the effects of construction of any water resources project.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 297—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS","Subpart A—Water Resources Projects"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"4ffff10fd572433a242abd9b36a8f83e018948139016dfcdb1e6bc5227f4b7ce","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-296.21","next":"us/36-cfr-297.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}