To: Members & Subscribers From: National Office Date: April 15, 1997 Re: RA 97-7 American Heritage Rivers Initiative
During this year's February 5th State of the Union address, President Clinton announced an initiative to designate 10 American Heritage Rivers to help communities alongside them revitalize their waterfronts, and clean up pollution.
Attached for your information is the Administration's current efforts to develop a program to deliver on the President's promise. AMSA encourages you to participate in upcoming Regional stakeholder meetings being held over the next few weeks. Interested stakeholders will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the the overall program, and specific components such as criteria used for desgination and the development of a toolbox of federal resources that meet community needs and interests.
REGIONAL MEETING SCHEDULE (see attached for contact names)
April 16 Albuquerque, NM April 23 Boston, MA April 24 Philadelphia, PA April 25 Chicago, IL Week of April 28 Los Angeles, CA Week of April 28 San Francisco, CA May 1 Asheville, NC (No date scheduled) Denver, CO (No date scheduled) Seattle, WA (No date scheduled) Atlanta, GA
Additional information can be obtained from the American Heritage Rivers Initiative homepage at http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/heritage/rivers.cfml, or contact Karen Hobbs, Council of Environmental Quality at 202/395-5750.
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