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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 914

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments

of the Red River in Kentucky as components of the national wild and

scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 16, 1993

Mr. ROGERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate

certain segments of the Red River in Kentucky as components of 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 ‘‘Red River Designation

5 Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 Congress finds that—
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1 (1) the natural, scenic, and recreational quali2 ties of the Red River in Kentucky are unique and ir3 replaceable resources; and

4 (2) the majority of the Red River corridor is

5 within the Red River National Geologic area, which

6 contains sedimentary rock formations unique to

7 Kentucky and the United States, and should there8 fore be preserved for public enjoyment.

9 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF RIVER.

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

11 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new paragraph:

13 ‘‘( )(A) RED RIVER, KENTUCKY.—The 19.4-mile seg14 ment of the Red River extending from the Highway 746

15 Bridge to the School House Branch, to be administered

16 by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes:

17 ‘‘(i) The 9.1-mile segment known as the ‘Upper

18 Gorge’ from the Highway 746 Bridge to Swift Camp

19 Creek, as a wild river. This segment is identified as

20 having the same boundary as the Kentucky Wild

21 River.

22 ‘‘(ii) The 10.3-mile segment known as the

23 ‘Lower Gorge’ from Swift Camp Creek to the School

24 House Branch, as a recreational river. The boundary

25 of this segment is a line that is 300 feet north and
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1 parallel to the north edge of roads 23, 77, and 715,

2 except for the section between Greasy Branch and

3 Bell Branch where the boundary is the south edge

4 of Route 715. On the southern side, the boundary

5 is a line that is 800 feet, and parallel to the south6 ern edge of the river.

7 ‘‘(B)(i) Notwithstanding the 100 acre limitation con8 tained in section 6(a), upon receipt from the owner of an

9 offer to sell any lands or interest in lands within the

10 boundaries of any segment designated by this paragraph,

11 the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire such

12 lands or interest in lands.

13 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary of Agriculture may not acquire

14 by condemnation privately owned land or interest in land

15 within the authorized boundaries of any segment des16 ignated by this paragraph unless the Secretary finds that

17 the use of the land has changed substantially after the

18 effective date of a development plan for that segment pre19 pared pursuant to section 3(b) of this Act.

20 ‘‘(C) There are authorized to be appropriated such

21 sums as are necessary to carry out this paragraph.’’.

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