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Summary

§6.1	Introduction
§6.2	Overview of National Scenic Area Authorities and Other Applicable Law
	(1)	Enabling Authorities
		(a)	Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act
		(b)	Columbia River Gorge Compact
		(c)	Additional Oregon Statutes Implementing the Compact
		(d)	Additional Washington Statutes Implementing the Compact
	(2)	Regulations Enacted Pursuant to the National Scenic Area Act
(a)	CRGC's Administrative Rules
		(b)	CRGC's Management Plan for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
		(c)	County and CRGC Land Use Ordinances
	(3)	Land Use Decisions in the National Scenic Area
		(a)	Appeal Decisions of the CRGC
		(b)	Judicial Review of CRGC Actions
		(c)	Judicial Review of Forest Service Actions
	(4)	Application of NEPA to the National Scenic Area
§6.3	Special Considerations for Planning and Law in the National Scenic Area
	(1)	Federal Law Status of Compacts and Regulations
	(2)	A Compact is a Contract and a Statute
	(3)	Relationship Between a Compact and State Law
		(a)	A Compact Supersedes State Constitutions
		(b)	A Compact Supersedes Prior State Law, Unless the Compact Specifically Reserves That State Law
		(c)	A State May Not Unilaterally Amend a Compact Through Subsequent State Law
		(d)	Termination of a Compact or a Compact Agency by Joint State Action May Cause Uncertainty
	(4)	Relationship Between a Compact and Other Federal Law
		(a)	A Compact and Other Federal Statutes Coexist Unless They Cannot Be Harmonized
		(b)	Land Use Regulation Pursuant to the Gorge Compact Coexists With Federal Railroad Statutes in the National Scenic Area
	(5)	A Compact Agency is a Separate Legal Entity
	(6)	Relationship Between a Compact Agency and State Agencies
		(a)	Forest Practices in the National Scenic Area
		(b)	Air Quality Regulation in the National Scenic Area
§6.4	Significant Litigation Involving the National Scenic Area
	(1)	Constitutionality of

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