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Calendar No. 114 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 349 

[Report No. 113–60] 

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 

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 

Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JUNE 27, 2013 

Reported by Mr. WYDEN, without amendment 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wood-Pawcatuck Wa3 tershed Protection Act’’. 

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

5 PAWCATUCK RIVERS STUDY. 

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

7 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amend8 ed by adding at the end the following: 

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

10 AND PAWCATUCK RIVERS, RHODE ISLAND AND CON11 NECTICUT.—The following segments: 

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

13 of the Beaver River from the headwaters in Ex14 eter, Rhode Island, to the confluence with the 

15 Pawcatuck River. 

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

17 the Chipuxet River from Hundred Acre Pond to 

18 the outlet into Worden Pond. 

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

20 of the upper Queen River from the headwaters 

21 to the Usquepaugh Dam in South Kingstown, 

22 Rhode Island, including all tributaries of the 

23 upper Queen River. 

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

25 the lower Queen (Usquepaugh) River from the 


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1 Usquepaugh Dam to the confluence with the 

2 Pawcatuck River. 

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

4 of the upper Wood River from the headwaters 

5 to Skunk Hill Road in Richmond and 

6 Hopkinton, Rhode Island, including all tribu7 taries of the upper Wood River. 

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

9 of the lower Wood River from Skunk Hill Road 

10 to the confluence with the Pawcatuck River. 

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

12 of the Pawcatuck River from Worden Pond to 

13 Nooseneck Hill Road (Rhode Island Rte 3) in 

14 Hopkinton and Westerly, Rhode Island. 

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

16 the lower Pawcatuck River from Nooseneck Hill 

17 Road to Pawcatuck Rock, Stonington, Con18 necticut, and Westerly, Rhode Island.’’. 

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

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

21 by adding at the end the following: 

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

23 PAWCATUCK RIVERS, RHODE ISLAND AND CON24 NECTICUT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 


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1 which funds are made available to carry out this 

2 paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall— 

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

4 Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers, 

5 Rhode Island and Connecticut, described in 

6 subsection (a)(141); and 

7 ‘‘(B) submit to the appropriate committees 

8 of Congress a report that describes the results 

9 of the study.’’. 


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Calendar No. 114 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 349 

[Report No. 113–60] 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to desScenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. for potential addition to the National Wild and States of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the ignate a segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, 

JUNE 27, 2013 

Reported without amendment 


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