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16 U.S.C. § 544a

Purposes

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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).(Pub. L. 99–663, § 3, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4276.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 25 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2023 · leading case: Friends of Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission
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Friends of Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2009) or · cites it 7× “16 USC § 544a. The Act creates the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, § 544b, a designated area of land that lies adjacent to the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington.”
Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2008) orctapp · cites it 5× “16 USC § 544a. The Act authorized the states of Oregon and Washington to enter into an interstate agreement to establish a regional agency, the Columbia River Gorge Commission, to carry out the responsibilities of the Act.”
Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Schafer (2008) ord · cites it 3× “16 U.S.C. § 544a. It also divides the land in the Scenic Area into three categories: (1) special management areas, (2) urban areas, and (3) general management areas.”
Friends of Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2009) or · cites it 2× “16 USC § 544a. The Act authorized Oregon and Washington to enter into an interstate compact and to create a regional agency, the Columbia River Gorge Commission.”
Friends v. COLUMBIA RIVER (S055915) (2009) or “16 U.S.C. § 544a. The Act authorized Oregon and Washington to enter into an interstate compact and to create a regional agency, the Columbia River Gorge Commission, which, in cooperation and consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, would be charged…”
Murray v. State of Oregon (2005) orctapp “16 USC § 544a. The compact was adopted by both Oregon and Washington.”
Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2007) orctapp “16 USC § 544a. To accomplish those goals, the Act establishes a framework within which a land use management plan is to be developed, implemented, and administered.”
Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2008) orctapp “” 16 USC § 544a. As part of its charge to implement the Act, the commission is required to “designate areas in the scenic area outside special management areas used or suitable for commercial development: *264 Provided, That such designation shall encourage, but not require,…”
Tucker v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (1994) washctapp “16 U.S.C. § 544a. 2 One central feature of the Act was the creation of the Columbia River Gorge Commission (Commission), 16 U.”
Klickitat County v. State (1993) washctapp “1 16 U.S.C. §§ 544a, 544c(a)(l)(A). In 1987, the Washington Legislature ratified the Columbia River Gorge Compact and declared the provisions of the compact "to be the law of this state .”
GLW Ventures LLC v. United States Department of Agriculture (2016) wawd “16 U.S.C. § 544a. Through it, Sharleen Jones sold the Forest Service a conservation easement.”
Friends of Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2009) or “16 USC § 544a. The Act authorized Oregon and Washington to enter into an interstate compact and to create a regional agency, the Columbia River Gorge Commission, which, in cooperation and consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture of the *418 United States, would be charged…”
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— 16 U.S.C. § 544a(1) — 2 cases
Friends of Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2009) or “16 USC § 544a. The Act creates the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, § 544b, a designated area of land that lies adjacent to the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington.”
Judith Zimmerly, V. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2023) washctapp
— 16 U.S.C. § 544a(1)(A) — 1 case
Friends of Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2009) or “16 USC § 544a. The Act creates the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, § 544b, a designated area of land that lies adjacent to the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington.”
— 16 U.S.C. § 544a(2) — 3 cases
Friends of Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2009) or “16 USC § 544a. The Act creates the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, § 544b, a designated area of land that lies adjacent to the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington.”
Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2008) orctapp “16 USC § 544a. The Act authorized the states of Oregon and Washington to enter into an interstate agreement to establish a regional agency, the Columbia River Gorge Commission, to carry out the responsibilities of the Act.”
Friends of Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2009) or “16 USC § 544a. The Act authorized Oregon and Washington to enter into an interstate compact and to create a regional agency, the Columbia River Gorge Commission.”
— 16 U.S.C. § 544a(l) — 2 cases
Friends of Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2009) or “16 USC § 544a. The Act creates the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, § 544b, a designated area of land that lies adjacent to the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington.”
Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Inc. v. Columbia River Gorge Commission (2008) orctapp “16 USC § 544a. The Act authorized the states of Oregon and Washington to enter into an interstate agreement to establish a regional agency, the Columbia River Gorge Commission, to carry out the responsibilities of the Act.”
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