ELR Citation: ELR 20295
No(s). 08-1306 (1st Cir. Dec 5, 2008)

The First Circuit held that the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (WSRA) does not preempt state statutes governing the management of state-administered rivers. A group of canoeists filed suit claiming that Maine's statute governing the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is preempted by the WSRA. Specifically, th...