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Union Calendar No. 476 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5319 

[Report No. 112–658] 

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

mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth 

of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild 

and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2012 

Ms. TSONGAS (for herself and Mr. OLVER) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 

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] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 27, 2012] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 

segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and 

its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

for study for potential addition to the National Wild 

and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Nashua River Wild and 

5 Scenic River Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY. 

7 Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

8 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(lll) NASHUA RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.— 

11 (A) The approximately 19-mile segment of the 

12 mainstem of the Nashua River from the confluence of 

13 the North and South Nashua Rivers in Lancaster, 

14 Massachusetts, north to the Massachusetts/New Hamp15 shire State line, and its tributaries, except the ap16 proximately 4.8-mile segment of the mainstem of the 

17 Nashua River from the Route 119 bridge in Groton, 

18 Massachusetts downstream to its confluence with the 

19 Nissitissit River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. 

20 ‘‘(B) The 10-mile segment of the Squannacook 

21 River from its headwaters at Ash Swamp downstream 

22 to its confluence with the Nashua River in Shirley/ 

23 Ayer, Massachusetts. 

24 ‘‘(C) The 3.5-mile segment of the Nissitissit 

25 River from the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State 


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1 line downstream to its confluence with the Nashua 

2 River in Pepperell, Massachusetts.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT. 

4 Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(ll) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 3 

8 years after the date on which funds are made avail9 able to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the 

10 Interior shall complete the study of the Nashua River 

11 in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as described 

12 in subsection (a)(lll), and submit a report de13 scribing the results of that study to the Committee on 

14 Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 

15 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

16 of the Senate.’’. 

17 SEC. 4. REPORT REQUIREMENTS. 

18 The report required under section 3 of this Act shall— 

19 (1) include a discussion of the effect of the des20 ignation of the area to be studied under this Act 

21 under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act on— 

22 (A) existing commercial and recreational 

23 activities, such as hunting, fishing, trapping, 

24 recreational shooting, motor boat use, or bridge 

25 construction; 


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1 (B) the authorization, construction, oper2 ation, maintenance, or improvement of energy 

3 production and transmission infrastructure; and 

4 (C) the authority of State and local govern5 ments to manage those activities encompassed in 

6 subparagraphs (A) and (B); and 

7 (2) identify— 

8 (A) all authorities that will authorize or re9 quire the Secretary of the Interior to influence 

10 local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place 

11 restrictions on non-Federal land if the area stud12 ied under this Act is designated under the Wild 

13 and Scenic Rivers Act; 

14 (B) all authorities that the Secretary of the 

15 Interior may use to condemn property if the 

16 area studied under this Act is designated under 

17 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; and 

18 (C) all private property located in the area 

19 to be studied under this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 476 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5319 

[Report No. 112–658] 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to desfor other purposes. the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and Massachusetts for study for potential addition to River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of ignate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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