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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1884 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1884

 To designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, 
   in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the 
                National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2011

 Mr. Pitts (for himself and Mr. Carney) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
 To designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, 
   in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the 
                National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic 
River Expansion Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS OF WHITE CLAY CREEK, AS SCENIC AND 
              RECREATIONAL RIVERS.

    Section 3(a)(163) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1274(a)(163)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``190 miles'' and inserting ``199 
                miles''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the recommended designation and 
                classification maps (dated June 2000)'' and inserting 
                ``the map entitled `White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic 
                River Designated Area Map' and dated July 2008, the map 
                entitled `White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River 
                Classification Map' and dated July 2008, and the map 
                entitled `White Clay Creek National Wild and Scenic 
                River Proposed Additional Designated Segments--July 
                2008''';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(B) 22.4 miles of the east branch beginning at 
                the southern boundary line of the Borough of Avondale, 
                including Walnut Run, Broad Run, and Egypt Run, outside 
                the boundaries of the White Clay Creek Preserve, as a 
                recreational river.''; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(H) 14.3 miles of the main stem, including 
                Lamborn Run, that flow through the boundaries of the 
                White Clay Creek Preserve, Pennsylvania and Delaware, 
                and White Clay Creek State Park, Delaware, beginning at 
                the confluence of the east and middle branches in 
                London Britain Township, Pennsylvania, downstream to 
                the northern boundary line of the City of Newark, 
                Delaware, as a scenic river.''.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF WHITE CLAY CREEK.

    Sections 4 through 8 of Public Law 106-357 (16 U.S.C. 1274 note; 
114 Stat. 1393), shall be applicable to the additional segments of the 
White Clay Creek designated by the amendments made by section 2.
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