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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5283 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 

Little Manatee River in the State of Florida for study for potential 

addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 15, 2022 

Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. RUBIO) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 

a segment of the Little Manatee River in the State 

of Florida for study for potential addition to the National 

Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Little Manatee Wild 

5 and Scenic River Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY OF WILD AND SCENIC 

2 RIVER SEGMENT, LITTLE MANATEE RIVER, 

3 FLORIDA. 

4 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and 

5 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by add6 ing at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(145) LITTLE MANATEE RIVER, FLORIDA.— 

8 The approximately 50-mile segment of the Little 

9 Manatee River beginning at the source in south10 eastern Hillsborough County, Florida, downstream 

11 to the point at which the river enters Tampa Bay, 

12 including appropriate tributaries, but excluding— 

13 ‘‘(A) those portions lying within Manatee 

14 County, Florida, that are more particularly de15 scribed as— 

16 ‘‘(i) Parcel ID 247800059; 

17 ‘‘(ii) Parcel ID 248200008; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) Parcel ID 248100000; and 

19 ‘‘(B) South Fork.’’. 

20 (b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 5(b) of the Wild 

21 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended 

22 by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(22) LITTLE MANATEE RIVER, FLORIDA.—Not 

24 later than 3 years after the date on which funds are 

25 made available to carry out this paragraph, the Sec26 retary of the Interior shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) complete the study of the Little Man2 atee River, Florida, described in subsection 

3 (a)(145); and 

4 ‘‘(B) submit to the Committee on Energy 

5 and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 

6 Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

7 of Representatives a report that describes the 

8 results of the study described in subparagraph 

9 (A).’’. 

10 (c) EFFECT ON MANAGEMENT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act or an 

12 amendment made by this Act interferes with the ex13 isting management of the segment of the Little 

14 Manatee River described in paragraph (145) of sec15 tion 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

16 U.S.C. 1276(a)). 

17 (2) NO JUSTIFICATION FOR RESTRICTIVE MAN18 AGEMENT.—The fact that the river segment de19 scribed in paragraph (145) of section 5(a) of the 

20 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is 

21 designated for study under that section shall not be 

22 used as justification for more restrictive manage23 ment of the segment until the date on which Con24 gress acts on the study recommendations. 

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