104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2292

AN ACT

To preserve and protect the Hanford Reach of the

Columbia River, and for other purposes.
104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2292

AN ACT

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 TITLE I—HANFORD REACH

2 PRESERVATION ACT

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

4 Section 2 of Public Law 100–605 is amended as fol5 lows:

6 (1) By striking ‘‘INTERIM’’ in the section

7 heading.

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

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

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

11 eight year interim protection period, provided by this

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

13 TITLE II—LAMPREY WILD AND

14 SCENIC RIVER ACT

15 SEC. 201. DESIGNATION.

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

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

18 paragraph at the end thereof:

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

20 11.5-mile segment extending from the southern Lee town

21 line to the confluence with the Piscassic River in the vicin22 ity of the Durham-Newmarket town line (hereinafter in

23 this paragraph referred to as the ‘segment’) as a rec24 reational river. The segment shall be administered by the

25 Secretary of the Interior through cooperative agreements
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1 between the Secretary and the State of New Hampshire

2 and its relevant political subdivisions, namely the towns

3 of Durham, Lee, and Newmarket, pursuant to section

4 10(e) of this Act. The segment shall be managed in ac5 cordance with the Lamprey River Management Plan dated

6 January 10, 1995, and such amendments thereto as the

7 Secretary of the Interior determines are consistent with

8 this Act. Such plan shall be deemed to satisfy the require9 ments for a comprehensive management plan pursuant to

10 section 3(d) of this Act.’’.

11 SEC. 202. MANAGEMENT.

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

13 coordinate his management responsibilities under this Act

14 with respect to the segment designated by section 3 with

15 the Lamprey River Advisory Committee established pursu16 ant to New Hampshire RSA 483.

17 (b) LAND MANAGEMENT.—The zoning ordinances

18 duly adopted by the towns of Durham, Lee, and

19 Newmarket, New Hampshire, including provisions for con20 servation of shorelands, floodplains, and wetlands associ21 ated with the segment, shall be deemed to satisfy the

22 standards and requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild

23 and Scenic Rivers Act, and the provisions of that section,

24 which prohibit Federal acquisition of lands by condemna25 tion, shall apply to the segment designated by section 201
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1 of this Act. The authority of the Secretary to acquire lands

2 for the purposes of this paragraph shall be limited to ac3 quisition by donation or acquisition with the consent of

4 the owner thereof, and shall be subject to the additional

5 criteria set forth in the Lamprey River Management Plan.

6 SEC. 203. UPSTREAM SEGMENT.

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

8 additional 12 miles of river found eligible for designation

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

10 offer assistance regarding continued involvement of the

11 town of Epping in the implementation of the Lamprey

12 River Management Plan and in consideration of potential

13 future addition of that portion of the river within Epping

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

15 TITLE III—WEST VIRGINIA NA16 TIONAL RIVERS AMEND17 MENTS OF 1996

18 SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE NEW RIVER

19 GORGE NATIONAL RIVER.

20 (a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 1101 of the National

21 Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–15)

22 is amended by striking out ‘‘NERI–80,023, dated January

23 1987’’ and inserting ‘‘NERI–80,028A, dated March

24 1996’’.
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1 (b) FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—Section

2 1106 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978

3 (16 U.S.C. 460m–20) is amended by adding the following

4 at the end thereof: ‘‘The Secretary shall permit the State

5 of West Virginia to undertake fish stocking activities car6 ried out by the State, in consultation with the Secretary,

7 on waters within the boundaries of the national river.

8 Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the

9 jurisdiction of the State of West Virginia with respect to

10 fish and wildlife.’’.

11 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title XI of the

12 National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.

13 460m–15 and following) is amended by adding the follow14 ing new section at the end thereof:

15 ‘‘SEC. 1117. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW.

16 ‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The provisions

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

18 River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–

19 1(e)(1)) shall apply to the New River Gorge National

20 River in the same manner and to the same extent as such

21 provisions apply to the Gauley River National Recreation

22 Area.

23 ‘‘(b) REMNANT LANDS.—The provisions of the sec24 ond sentence of section 203(a) of the West Virginia Na25 tional Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C.
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1 460ww–2(a)) shall apply to tracts of land partially within

2 the boundaries of the New River Gorge National River in

3 the same manner and to the same extent as such provi4 sions apply to tracts of land only partially within the

5 Gauley River National Recreation Area.’’.

6 SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE GAULEY

7 RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

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

9 West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act

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

11 the following at the end thereof: ‘‘If project construction

12 is not commenced within the time required in such license,

13 or if such license is surrendered at any time, such bound14 ary modification shall cease to have any force and effect.’’.

15 (b) GAULEY ACCESS.—Section 202(e) of the West

16 Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987

17 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–1(e)) is amended by adding the follow18 ing new paragraph at the end thereof:

19 ‘‘(4) ACCESS TO RIVER.—(A) In order to facili20 tate public safety, use, and enjoyment of the recre21 ation area, and to protect, to the maximum extent

22 feasible, the scenic and natural resources of the

23 area, the Secretary is authorized and directed to ac24 quire such lands or interests in lands and to take

25 such actions as are necessary to provide access by
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1 noncommercial entities on the north side of the

2 Gauley River at the area known as Woods Ferry uti3 lizing existing roads and rights-of-way. Such actions

4 by the Secretary shall include the construction of

5 parking and related facilities in the vicinity of

6 Woods Ferry for noncommercial use on lands ac7 quired pursuant to paragraph (3) or on lands ac8 quired with the consent of the owner thereof within

9 the boundaries of the recreation area.

10 ‘‘(B) If necessary, in the discretion of the Sec11 retary, in order to minimize environmental impacts,

12 including visual impacts, within portions of the

13 recreation area immediately adjacent to the river,

14 the Secretary may, by contract or otherwise, provide

15 transportation services for noncommercial visitors,

16 at reasonable cost, between such parking facilities

17 and the river.

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

19 the rights of any person to continue to utilize, pur20 suant to a lease in effect on April 1, 1993, any right

21 of way acquired pursuant to such lease which au22 thorizes such person to use an existing road referred

23 to in subparagraph (A). Except as provided under

24 paragraph (2) relating to access immediately down25 stream of the Summersville project, until there is
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1 compliance with this paragraph the Secretary is pro2 hibited from acquiring or developing any other river

3 access points within the recreation area.’’.

4 SEC. 303. AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE BLUESTONE

5 NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER.

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

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

8 striking out ‘‘WSR–BLU/20,000, and dated January

9 1987’’ and inserting ‘‘BLUE–80,005, dated May 1996’’.

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

11 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is

12 amended by adding the following at the end thereof: ‘‘In

13 order to provide reasonable public access and vehicle park14 ing for public use and enjoyment of the river designated

15 by this paragraph, consistent with the preservation and

16 enhancement of the natural and scenic values of such

17 river, the Secretary may, with the consent of the owner

18 thereof, negotiate a memorandum of understanding or co19 operative agreement, or acquire not more than 10 acres

20 of lands or interests in such lands, or both, as may be

21 necessary to allow public access to the Bluestone River

22 and to provide, outside the boundary of the scenic river,

23 parking and related facilities in the vicinity of the area

24 known as Eads Mill.’’.
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1 TITLE IV—LIMITATION ON LAND

2 ACQUISITION: MISSOURI

3 RIVER, NEBRASKA AND

4 SOUTH DAKOTA

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

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

7 to the 39-mile segment of the Missouri River, Nebraska

8 and South Dakota, from the headwaters of Lewis and

9 Clark Lake to Ft. Randall Dam is amended by adding

10 at the end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 6(a),

11 lands and interests in lands may not be acquired for the

12 purposes of this paragraph without the consent of the

13 owner thereof.’’.

14 TITLE V—TECHNICAL AMEND15 MENT TO THE WILD AND SCE16 NIC RIVERS ACT

17 SEC. 501. NUMBERING OF PARAGRAPHS.

18 (a) DESIGNATIONS.—The unnumbered paragraphs in

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

20 1274(a)), relating to each of the following river segments,

21 are each amended by numbering such paragraphs as

22 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)
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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)

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).
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1 (2) Paragraph (112), relating to White Clay

2 Creek, Delaware and Pennsylvania, is renumbered

3 as paragraph (113).

4 (3) The unnumbered paragraphs, relating to

5 each of the following rivers, are amended by num6 bering 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)

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)

7 TITLE VI—PROTECTION OF

8 NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK,

9 COLORADO

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

11 The Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky

12 Mountain National Park (38 Stat. 798; 16 U.S.C. 191
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1 and following), is amended by adding the following new

2 section at the end thereof:

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

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

5 Federal agency or officer may approve or issue any permit

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

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

8 North St. Vrain Creek or its tributaries within the bound9 aries of Rocky Mountain National Park or on the main

10 stem of North St. Vrain Creek downstream to the point

11 at which the creek crosses the elevation 6,550 feet above

12 mean sea level. Nothing in this section shall be construed

13 to prevent the issuance of any permit for the construction

14 of a new water gaging station on North St. Vrain Creek

15 at the point of its confluence with Coulson Gulch.’’.

16 SEC. 602. ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCHANGES.

17 (a) LANDS INSIDE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL

18 PARK.—Promptly following enactment of this Act, the

19 Secretary of the Interior shall seek to acquire by donation

20 or exchange those lands within the boundaries of Rocky

21 Mountain National Park owned by the city of Longmont,

22 Colorado, that are referred to in section 111(d) of the Act

23 commonly referred to as the ‘‘Colorado Wilderness Act of

24 1980’’ (Public Law 96-560; 94 Stat. 3272; 16 U.S.C.

25 192b-9(d)).
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1 (b) OTHER LANDS.—The Secretary of Agriculture

2 shall immediately and actively pursue negotiations with

3 the city of Longmont, Colorado, concerning the city’s pro4 posed exchange of lands owned by the city and located

5 in and near Coulson Gulch for other lands owned by the

6 United States. The Secretary shall report to Congress 2

7 calendar years after the date of enactment of this Act,

8 and every 2 years thereafter on the progress of such nego9 tiations until negotiations are complete.

Passed the House of Representatives September 4,

1996.

Attest:

Clerk.