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Union Calendar No. 25

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 182

[Report No. 107–36]

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

Eight Mile River in the State of Connecticut for study for potential

addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 3, 2001

Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.

LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, and Ms.

DELAURO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

APRIL 3, 2001

Reported with amendments, 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]

A BILL

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate

a segment of the Eight Mile River in the State of Connecticut 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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eight Mile River Wild

3 and Scenic River Study Act of 2001’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 The Congress finds that—

6 (1) the Eight Mile River in the State of Con7 necticut possesses important resource values, includ8 ing wildlife, ecological, and scenic values, and his9 toric sites and a cultural past important to Amer10 ica’s heritage;

11 (2) there is strong support among State and

12 local officials, area residents, and river users for a

13 cooperative wild and scenic river study of the area;

14 and

15 (3) there is a longstanding interest among

16 State and local officials, area residents, and river

17 users in undertaking a concerted cooperative effort

18 to manage the river in a productive and meaningful

19 way.

20 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY.

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

22 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing new paragraph:

24 ‘‘(138) EIGHT MILE RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—The

25 segment from its headwaters downstream to its confluence

26 with the Connecticut River.’’.
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1 ‘‘(18) The study of the Eight Mile River, Con2 necticut, named in paragraph (138) of subsection (a) shall

3 be completed by the Secretary of the Interior and the re4 port thereon submitted to Congress not later than 3 years

5 after the date of the enactment of this paragraph.’’.

6 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

8 as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

9 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

10 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eightmile River Wild

11 and Scenic River Study Act of 2001’’.

12 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

13 The Congress finds that—

14 (1) the Eightmile River in the State of Con15 necticut possesses important resource values, includ16 ing wildlife, ecological, and scenic values, and historic

17 sites and a cultural past important to America’s her18 itage;

19 (2) there is strong support among State and

20 local officials, area residents, and river users for a co21 operative wild and scenic river study of the area; and

22 (3) there is a longstanding interest among State

23 and local officials, area residents, and river users in

24 undertaking a concerted cooperative effort to manage

25 the river in a productive and meaningful way.
4

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1 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY.

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

3 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new paragraph:

5 ‘‘(138) EIGHTMILE RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—The seg6 ment from its headwaters downstream to its confluence with

7 the Connecticut River.’’.

8 SEC. 4. STUDY AND REPORT.

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

10 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing new paragraph:

12 ‘‘(18) The study of the Eightmile River, Connecticut,

13 named in paragraph (138) of subsection (a) shall be com14 pleted by the Secretary of the Interior and the report there15 on submitted to Congress not later than 3 years after the

16 date of the enactment of this paragraph.’’.

17 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

18 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as

19 may be necessary to carry out this Act.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To amend the Wild

and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the

Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut for study for

potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers

System, and for other purposes.’’.

Union Calendar No. 25

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 182

[Report No. 107–36]

A BILL

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Eight Mile River in the

State of Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

APRIL 3, 2001

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee

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