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said the state’s bleak financial picture was a reason why scenic river designation of the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers was not pushed at this time. The cost of providing canoe access points, campgrounds, and monitoring the use of the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers by the State Parks Department, was estimated at $450,000 for the first two years.
The Commission of Outdoor Recreation began studying the possible state scenic river designation for a 29-mile portion of the Rappahannock from Remington to Motts Run and a 13 mile stretch of the Rapidan between Germanna Bridge and the confluence last year after the Corps of Engineers decided that the proposed Salem
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