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Article: Lawsuit Fights Local Control.(efforts to do away with local control of the Niobrara National Scenic Riverway )(Brief Article)
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- National Parks
- Article date:
- November 1, 1998
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NPS relinquishes control to council, placing Niobrara's wild and scenic resources in jeopardy.
O'NEILL, NEB.--NPCA and the American Canoe Association (ACA) have filed a lawsuit against the National Park Service (NPS) for allowing the Niobrara National Scenic Riverway in Nebraska to be managed by a local council consisting of local landholders, business owners, and politicians.
Under an agreement with NPS, the Niobrara Council has primary management authority over use and stewardship of the federally designated wild and scenic river. The council receives federal funding for the implementation of the Niobrara management plan. Yet NPS has negligible, if ...