Union Calendar No. 381

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2292

[Report No. 104–716]

A BILL

To preserve and protect the Hanford Reach of the

Columbia River, and for other purposes.

JULY 29, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 381

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2292

[Report No. 104–716]

To preserve and protect the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 8, 1995

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Resources

JULY 29, 1996

Additional sponsor: Mr. NETHERCUTT

JULY 29, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To preserve and protect the Hanford Reach of the Columbia

River, 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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hanford Reach Preser3 vation Act’’.

4 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC LAW 100–605.

5 Section 2 of Public Law 100–605 is amended as

6 follows:

7 (1) By striking ‘‘Interim’’ in the section

8 heading.

9 (2) By striking ‘‘For a period of eight years

10 after’’ and inserting ‘‘After’’ in subsection (a).

11 (3) By striking in subsection (b) ‘‘During the

12 eight year interim protection period, provided by this

13 section, all’’ and inserting ‘‘All’’.

14 TITLE I—HANFORD REACH

15 PRESERVATION ACT

16 SEC. 101. AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC LAW 100–605.

17 Section 2 of Public Law 100–605 is amended as fol18 lows:

19 (1) By striking ‘‘INTERIM’’ in the section head20 ing.

21 (2) By striking ‘‘For a period of eight years

22 after’’ and inserting ‘‘After’’ in subsection (a).

23 (3) By striking in subsection (b) ‘‘During the

24 eight year interim protection period, provided by this

25 section, all’’ and inserting ‘‘All’’.
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1 TITLE II—LAMPREY WILD AND

2 SCENIC RIVER ACT

3 SEC. 201. DESIGNATION.

4 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16

5 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new

6 paragraph at the end thereof:

7 ‘‘(157) LAMPREY RIVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.—The

8 11.5-mile segment extending from the southern Lee town

9 line to the confluence with the Piscassic River in the vicin10 ity of the Durham-Newmarket town line (hereinafter in this

11 paragraph referred to as the ‘segment’) as a recreational

12 river. The segment shall be administered by the Secretary

13 of the Interior through cooperative agreements between the

14 Secretary and the State of New Hampshire and its relevant

15 political subdivisions, namely the towns of Durham, Lee,

16 and Newmarket, pursuant to section 10(e) of this Act. The

17 segment shall be managed in accordance with the Lamprey

18 River Management Plan dated January 10, 1995, and such

19 amendments thereto as the Secretary of the Interior deter20 mines are consistent with this Act. Such plan shall be

21 deemed to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive

22 management plan pursuant to section 3(d) of this Act.’’.

23 SEC. 202. MANAGEMENT.

24 (a) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary of the Interior shall

25 coordinate his management responsibilities under this Act
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1 with respect to the segment designated by section 3 with

2 the Lamprey River Advisory Committee established pursu3 ant to New Hampshire RSA 483.

4 (b) LAND MANAGEMENT.—The zoning ordinances duly

5 adopted by the towns of Durham, Lee, and Newmarket, New

6 Hampshire, including provisions for conservation of

7 shorelands, floodplains, and wetlands associated with the

8 segment, shall be deemed to satisfy the standards and re9 quirements of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers

10 Act, and the provisions of that section, which prohibit Fed11 eral acquisition of lands by condemnation, shall apply to

12 the segment designated by section 201 of this Act. The au13 thority of the Secretary to acquire lands for the purposes

14 of this paragraph shall be limited to acquisition by dona15 tion or acquisition with the consent of the owner thereof,

16 and shall be subject to the additional criteria set forth in

17 the Lamprey River Management Plan.

18 SEC. 203. UPSTREAM SEGMENT.

19 Upon request by the town of Epping, which abuts an

20 additional 12 miles of river found eligible for designation

21 as a recreational river, the Secretary of the Interior shall

22 offer assistance regarding continued involvement of the

23 town of Epping in the implementation of the Lamprey

24 River Management Plan and in consideration of potential
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1 future addition of that portion of the river within Epping

2 as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

3 TITLE III—WEST VIRGINIA NA4 TIONAL RIVERS AMEND5 MENTS OF 1996

6 SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE NEW RIVER

7 GORGE NATIONAL RIVER.

8 (a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 1101 of the National Parks

9 and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–15) is amend10 ed by striking out ‘‘NERI–80,023, dated January 1987’’

11 and inserting ‘‘NERI–80,028A, dated March 1996’’.

12 (b) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—Section 1106

13 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16

14 U.S.C. 460m–20) is amended by adding the following at

15 the end thereof: ‘‘The Secretary shall permit the State of

16 West Virginia to undertake fish stocking activities carried

17 out by the State, in consultation with the Secretary, on wa18 ters within the boundaries of the national river. Nothing

19 in this Act shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction

20 of the State of West Virginia with respect to fish and wild21 life.’’.

22 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title XI of the Na23 tional Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–

24 15 and following) is amended by adding the following new

25 section at the end thereof:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1117. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW.

2 ‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The provisions of

3 section 202(e)(1) of the West Virginia National Interest

4 River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–1(e)(1))

5 shall apply to the New River Gorge National River in the

6 same manner and to the same extent as such provisions

7 apply to the Gauley River National Recreation Area.

8 ‘‘(b) REMNANT LANDS.—The provisions of the second

9 sentence of section 203(a) of the West Virginia National In10 terest River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–

11 2(a)) shall apply to tracts of land partially within the

12 boundaries of the New River Gorge National River in the

13 same manner and to the same extent as such provisions

14 apply to tracts of land only partially within the Gauley

15 River National Recreation Area.’’.

16 SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE GAULEY

17 RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

18 (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 205(c) of the

19 West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of

20 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–4(c)) is amended by adding the

21 following at the end thereof: ‘‘If project construction is not

22 commenced within the time required in such license, or if

23 such license is surrendered at any time, such boundary

24 modification shall cease to have any force and effect.’’.

25 (b) GAULEY ACCESS.—Section 202(e) of the West Vir26 ginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 (16
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1 U.S.C. 460ww–1(e)) is amended by adding the following

2 new paragraph at the end thereof:

3 ‘‘(4) ACCESS TO RIVER.—(A) In order to facili4 tate public safety, use, and enjoyment of the recre5 ation area, and to protect, to the maximum extent

6 feasible, the scenic and natural resources of the area,

7 the Secretary is authorized and directed to acquire

8 such lands or interests in lands and to take such ac9 tions as are necessary to provide access by non10 commercial entities on the north side of the Gauley

11 River at the area known as Woods Ferry utilizing ex12 isting roads and rights-of-way. Such actions by the

13 Secretary shall include the construction of parking

14 and related facilities in the vicinity of Woods Ferry

15 for noncommercial use on lands acquired pursuant to

16 paragraph (3) or on lands acquired with the consent

17 of the owner thereof within the boundaries of the

18 recreation area.

19 ‘‘(B) If necessary, in the discretion of the Sec20 retary, in order to minimize environmental impacts,

21 including visual impacts, within portions of the recre22 ation area immediately adjacent to the river, the Sec23 retary may, by contract or otherwise, provide trans24 portation services for noncommercial visitors, at rea-
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1 sonable cost, between such parking facilities and the

2 river.

3 ‘‘(C) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall affect

4 the rights of any person to continue to utilize, pursu5 ant to a lease in effect on April 1, 1993, any right

6 of way acquired pursuant to such lease which author7 izes such person to use an existing road referred to in

8 subparagraph (A). Except as provided under para9 graph (2) relating to access immediately downstream

10 of the Summersville project, until there is compliance

11 with this paragraph the Secretary is prohibited from

12 acquiring or developing any other river access points

13 within the recreation area.’’.

14 SEC. 303. AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE BLUESTONE

15 NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER.

16 (a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and

17 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by

18 striking out ‘‘WSR–BLU/20,000, and dated January 1987’’

19 and inserting ‘‘BLUE–80,005, dated May 1996’’.

20 (b) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and

21 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by

22 adding the following at the end thereof: ‘‘In order to provide

23 reasonable public access and vehicle parking for public use

24 and enjoyment of the river designated by this paragraph,

25 consistent with the preservation and enhancement of the
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1 natural and scenic values of such river, the Secretary may,

2 with the consent of the owner thereof, negotiate a memoran3 dum of understanding or cooperative agreement, or acquire

4 not more than 10 acres of lands or interests in such lands,

5 or both, as may be necessary to allow public access to the

6 Bluestone River and to provide, outside the boundary of the

7 scenic river, parking and related facilities in the vicinity

8 of the area known as Eads Mill.’’.

9 TITLE IV—LIMITATION ON LAND

10 ACQUISITION: MISSOURI

11 RIVER, NEBRASKA AND

12 SOUTH DAKOTA

13 The undesignated paragraph in section 3(a) of the

14 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) relating

15 to the 39-mile segment of the Missouri River, Nebraska and

16 South Dakota, from the headwaters of Lewis and Clark

17 Lake to Ft. Randall Dam is amended by adding at the end

18 the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 6(a), lands and in19 terests in lands may not be acquired for the purposes of

20 this paragraph without the consent of the owner thereof.’’.
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1 TITLE V—TECHNICAL AMEND2 MENT TO THE WILD AND SCE3 NIC RIVERS ACT

4 SEC. 501. NUMBERING OF PARAGRAPHS.

5 (a) DESIGNATIONS.—The unnumbered paragraphs in

6 section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.

7 1274(a)), relating to each of the following river segments,

8 are each amended by numbering such paragraphs as

9 follows:

Paragraph

River: Number

East Fork of Jemez, New Mexico ............................................................ (109)

Pecos River, New Mexico ......................................................................... (110)

Smith River, California ........................................................................... (111)

Middle Fork Smith River, California ..................................................... (112)

North Fork Smith River, California ....................................................... (113)

Siskiyou Fork Smith River, California .................................................. (114)

South Fork Smith River, California ...................................................... (115)

Clarks Fork, Wyoming ............................................................................. (116)

Niobrara, Nebraska ................................................................................... (117)

Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota ........................................ (118)

Bear Creek, Michigan ............................................................................... (119)

Black, Michigan ........................................................................................ (120)

Carp, Michigan ......................................................................................... (121)

Indian, Michigan ...................................................................................... (122)

Manistee, Michigan .................................................................................. (123)

Ontonagon, Michigan ............................................................................... (124)

Paint, Michigan ........................................................................................ (125)

Pine, Michigan ......................................................................................... (126)

Presque Isle, Michigan ............................................................................. (127)

Sturgeon, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan ................................... (128)

Sturgeon, Ottawa National Forest, Michigan ........................................ (129)

East Branch of the Tahquamenon, Michigan ........................................ (130)

Whitefish, Michigan .................................................................................. (131)

Yellow Dog, Michigan .............................................................................. (132)

Allegheny, Pennsylvania .......................................................................... (133)

Big Piney Creek, Arkansas ...................................................................... (134)

Buffalo River, Arkansas ........................................................................... (135)

Cossatot River, Arkansas ......................................................................... (136)

Hurricane Creek, Arkansas ..................................................................... (137)

Little Missouri River, Arkansas .............................................................. (138)

Mulberry River, Arkansas ........................................................................ (139)

North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas ............................................................ (140)

Richland Creek, Arkansas ........................................................................ (141)

Sespe Creek, California ............................................................................ (142)
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Sisquoc River, California ........................................................................ (143)

Big Sur River, California ....................................................................... (144)

Great Egg Harbor River, New Jersey ..................................................... (145)

The Maurice River, Middle Segment ...................................................... (146)

The Maurice River, Middle Segment ...................................................... (147)

The Maurice River, Upper Segment ....................................................... (148)

The Menantico Creek, Lower Segment .................................................... (149)

The Menantico Creek, Upper Segment .................................................... (150)

Manumuskin River, Lower Segment ....................................................... (151)

Manumuskin River, Upper Segment ...................................................... (152)

Muskee Creek, New Jersey ........................................................................ (153)

Red River, Kentucky ................................................................................ (154)

Rio Grande, New Mexico ......................................................................... (155)

Farmington River, Connecticut .............................................................. (156)

1 (b) STUDY RIVERS.—Section 5(a) of such Act is

2 amended as follows:

3 (1) Paragraph (106), relating to St. Mary’s,

4 Florida, is renumbered as paragraph (108).

5 (2) Paragraph (112), relating to White Clay

6 Creek, Delaware and Pennsylvania, is renumbered as

7 paragraph (113).

8 (3) The unnumbered paragraphs, relating to

9 each of the following rivers, are amended by number10 ing such paragraphs as follows:

Paragraph

River: Number

Mills River, North Carolina ............................................................ (109)

Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord, Massachusetts ............................. (110)

Niobrara, Nebraska .......................................................................... (111)

Lamprey, New Hampshire .............................................................. (112)

Brule, Michigan and Wisconsin ...................................................... (114)

Carp, Michigan ................................................................................ (115)

Little Manistee, Michigan ............................................................... (116)

White, Michigan ............................................................................... (117)

Ontonagon, Michigan ....................................................................... (118)

Paint, Michigan ............................................................................... (119)

Presque Isle, Michigan ..................................................................... (120)

Sturgeon, Ottawa National Forest, Michigan ................................ (121)

Sturgeon, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan ........................... (122)

Tahquamenon, Michigan ................................................................. (123)

Whitefish, Michigan ......................................................................... (124)

Clarion, Pennsylvania ..................................................................... (125)

Mill Creek, Jefferson and Clarion Counties, Pennsylvania .......... (126)
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Piru Creek, California ..................................................................... (127)

Little Sur River, California ............................................................ (128)

Matilija Creek, California ............................................................... (129)

Lopez Creek, California ................................................................... (130)

Sespe Creek, California .................................................................... (131)

North Fork Merced, California ........................................................ (132)

Delaware River, Pennsylvania and New Jersey ............................ (133)

New River, West Virginia and Virginia ........................................ (134)

Rio Grande, New Mexico ................................................................. (135)

1 TITLE VI—PROTECTION OF

2 NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK,

3 COLORADO

4 SEC. 601. NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK AND ADJACENT LANDS.

5 The Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky

6 Mountain National Park (38 Stat. 798; 16 U.S.C. 191 and

7 following), is amended by adding the following new section

8 at the end thereof:

9 ‘‘SEC. 5. NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK AND ADJACENT LANDS.

10 ‘‘Neither the Secretary of the Interior nor any other

11 Federal agency or officer may approve or issue any permit

12 for, or provide any assistance for, the construction of any

13 new dam, reservoir, or impoundment on any segment of

14 North St. Vrain Creek or its tributaries within the bound15 aries of Rocky Mountain National Park or on the main

16 stem of North St. Vrain Creek downstream to the point at

17 which the creek crosses the elevation 6,550 feet above mean

18 sea level. Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre19 vent the issuance of any permit for the construction of a

20 new water gaging station on North St. Vrain Creek at the

21 point of its confluence with Coulson Gulch.’’.
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1 SEC. 602. ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCHANGES.

2 (a) LANDS INSIDE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL

3 PARK.—Promptly following enactment of this Act, the Sec4 retary of the Interior shall seek to acquire by donation or

5 exchange those lands within the boundaries of Rocky Moun6 tain National Park owned by the city of Longmont, Colo7 rado, that are referred to in section 111(d) of the Act com8 monly referred to as the ‘‘Colorado Wilderness Act of 1980’’

9 (Public Law 96-560; 94 Stat. 3272; 16 U.S.C. 192b-9(d)).

10 (b) OTHER LANDS.—The Secretary of Agriculture

11 shall immediately and actively pursue negotiations with the

12 city of Longmont, Colorado, concerning the city’s proposed

13 exchange of lands owned by the city and located in and

14 near Coulson Gulch for other lands owned by the United

15 States. The Secretary shall report to Congress 2 calendar

16 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2

17 years thereafter on the progress of such negotiations until

18 negotiations are complete.