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Description

The Charley River, Alaska, and its principal tributaries possess values which qualify it for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The Charley River and its immediate environment fulfills the requirements of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and meets the supplemental criteria established jointly by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture as published in Guidelines for Evaluating Wild, Scenic and Recreational River Areas Proposed for Inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Under Section 2, Public Law 90542, February 1970. The entire river and its immediate environment be classified as a wild river area and that, subject to existing valid rights, public minerals be withdrawn from location and entry under the U.S. mining laws and mineral leasing laws.