; Whereas the Governor of New York has placed a renewed emphasis on the Catskill Park as one of New York State’s most ecologically and economically important natural resource assets; and Whereas the Upper Delaware River was designated a unit of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and a unit of the National Park system in 1978 in recognition of the outstanding recreational, scenic, ecological, geological, and cultural resources present in the river corridor: Now, therefore, be it