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Calendar No. 62 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 393 

[Report No. 113–31] 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2013 

Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. CARPER, and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 22, 2013 

Reported by Mr. WYDEN, without amendment 

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. 

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 ‘‘White Clay Creek Wild 

3 and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2013’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS OF WHITE CLAY 

5 CREEK, AS SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIV6 ERS. 

7 Section 3(a)(163) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 

8 (16 U.S. C. 1274(a)(163)) is amended— 

9 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘190 miles’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘199 miles’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘the recommended designa13 tion and classification maps (dated June 

14 2000)’’ and inserting ‘‘the map entitled ‘White 

15 Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Designated 

16 Area Map’ and dated July 2008, the map enti17 tled ‘White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River 

18 Classification Map’ and dated July 2008, and 

19 the map entitled ‘White Clay Creek National 

20 Wild and Scenic River Proposed Additional 

21 Designated Segments-July 2008’ ’’; 

22 (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(B) 22.4 miles of the east branch begin25 ning at the southern boundary line of the Bor26 ough of Avondale, including Walnut Run, 


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1 Broad Run, and Egypt Run, outside the bound2 aries of the White Clay Creek Preserve, as a 

3 recreational river.’’; and 

4 (3) by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(H) 14.3 miles of the main stem, includ7 ing Lamborn Run, that flow through the 

8 boundaries of the White Clay Creek Preserve, 

9 Pennsylvania and Delaware, and White Clay 

10 Creek State Park, Delaware beginning at the 

11 confluence of the east and middle branches in 

12 London Britain Township, Pennsylvania, down13 stream to the northern boundary line of the 

14 City of Newark, Delaware, as a scenic river.’’. 

15 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF WHITE CLAY CREEK. 

16 Sections 4 through 8 of Public Law 106–357 (16 

17 U.S.C. 1274 note; 114 Stat. 1393), shall be applicable to 

18 the additional segments of the White Clay Creek des19 ignated by the amendments made by section 2. 


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Calendar No. 62 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 393 

[Report No. 113–31] 

A BILL 

To designate additional segments and tributaries of 

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

APRIL 22, 2013 

Reported without amendment 


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