Union Calendar No. 154

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 914

[Report No. 103–281]

A BILL

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to desscenic rivers system, and for other purposes. tucky as components of the national wild and ignate certain segments of the Red River in KenOCTOBER 12, 1993

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee

dered to be printedof the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
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Union Calendar No. 154

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 914

[Report No. 103–281]

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

OCTOBER 12, 1993

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House

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

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Red River Designation

3 Act of 1993’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 Congress finds that—

6 (1) the natural, scenic, and recreational quali7 ties of the Red River in Kentucky are unique and ir8 replaceable resources; and

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

10 within the Red River National Geologic area, which

11 contains sedimentary rock formations unique to

12 Kentucky and the United States, and should there13 fore be preserved for public enjoyment.

14 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF RIVER.

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

16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new paragraph:

18 ‘‘( )(A) RED RIVER, KENTUCKY.—The 19.4-mile

19 segment of the Red River extending from the Highway

20 746 Bridge to the School House Branch, to be adminis21 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following

22 classes:

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

24 Gorge’ from the Highway 746 Bridge to Swift Camp

25 Creek, as a wild river. This segment is identified as
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1 having the same boundary as the Kentucky Wild

2 River.

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

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

5 House Branch, as a recreational river. The boundary

6 of this segment is a line that is 300 feet north and

7 parallel to the north edge of roads 23, 77, and 715,

8 except for the section between Greasy Branch and

9 Bell Branch where the boundary is the south edge

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

11 is a line that is 800 feet, and parallel to the south12 ern edge of the river.

13 ‘‘(B)(i) Notwithstanding the 100 acre limitation con14 tained in section 6(a), upon receipt from the owner of an

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

16 boundaries of any segment designated by this paragraph,

17 the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire such

18 lands or interest in lands.

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

20 by condemnation privately owned land or interest in land

21 within the authorized boundaries of any segment des22 ignated by this paragraph unless the Secretary finds that

23 the use of the land has changed substantially after the

24 effective date of a development plan for that segment pre25 pared pursuant to section 3(b) of this Act.
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1 ‘‘(C) (B) There are authorized to be appropriated

2 such sums as are necessary to carry out this paragraph.’’.

3 SEC. 4. LIMITATION.

4 Nothing in this Act, or in the amendment to the Wild

5 and Scenic Rivers Act made by this Act, shall be construed

6 as authorizing any acquisition of any scenic easement that

7 without the consent of such landowner would affect any reg8 ular use of relevant lands that was exercised prior to the

9 acquisition of such easement.