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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3423 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the States 

of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential addition to 

the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 23, 2012 

Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. LIEBERMAN, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 

a segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and 

Pawcatuck Rivers in the States of Connecticut and 

Rhode Island for study for potential addition to 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 ‘‘Wood-Pawcatuck Wa5 tershed Protection Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. BEAVER, CHIPUXET, QUEEN, WOOD, AND 

2 PAWCATUCK RIVERS STUDY. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION FOR STUDY.—Section 5(a) of the 

4 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amend5 ed by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(141) BEAVER, CHIPUXET, QUEEN, WOOD, 

7 AND PAWCATUCK RIVERS, RHODE ISLAND AND CON8 NECTICUT.—The following segments: 

9 ‘‘(A) The approximately 10-mile segment 

10 of the Beaver River from the headwaters in Ex11 eter, Rhode Island, to the confluence with the 

12 Pawcatuck River. 

13 ‘‘(B) The approximately 5-mile segment of 

14 the Chipuxet River from Hundred Acre Pond to 

15 the outlet into Worden Pond. 

16 ‘‘(C) The approximately 10-mile segment 

17 of the upper Queen River from the headwaters 

18 to the Usquepaugh Dam in South Kingstown, 

19 Rhode Island, including all tributaries of the 

20 upper Queen River. 

21 ‘‘(D) The approximately 5-mile segment of 

22 the lower Queen (Usquepaugh) River from the 

23 Usquepaugh Dam to the confluence with the 

24 Pawcatuck River. 

25 ‘‘(E) The approximately 11-mile segment 

26 of the upper Wood River from the headwaters 


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1 to Skunk Hill Road in Richmond and 

2 Hopkinton, Rhode Island, including all tribu3 taries of the upper Wood River. 

4 ‘‘(F) The approximately 10-mile segment 

5 of the lower Wood River from Skunk Hill Road 

6 to the confluence with the Pawcatuck River. 

7 ‘‘(G) The approximately 28-mile segment 

8 of the Pawcatuck River from Worden Pond to 

9 Nooseneck Hill Road (Rhode Island Rte 3) in 

10 Hopkinton and Westerly, Rhode Island. 

11 ‘‘(H) The approximately 7-mile segment of 

12 the lower Pawcatuck River from Nooseneck Hill 

13 Road to Pawcatuck Rock, Stonington, Con14 necticut, and Westerly, Rhode Island.’’. 

15 (b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 5(b) of the Wild 

16 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended 

17 by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(20) BEAVER, CHIPUXET, QUEEN, WOOD, AND

19 PAWCATUCK RIVERS, RHODE ISLAND AND CON20 NECTICUT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 

21 which funds are made available to carry out this 

22 paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) complete the study of the Beaver, 

24 Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers, 


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1 Rhode Island and Connecticut, described in 

2 subsection (a)(141); and 

3 ‘‘(B) submit to the appropriate committees 

4 of Congress a report that describes the results 

5 of the study.’’. 

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