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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 435 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 308
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 435

                          [Report No. 109-189]

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for study 
 for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 
                        and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 17, 2005

Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                            December 8, 2005

  Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of November 18, 
                2005, by Mr. Domenici, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for study 
 for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Farmington River and Salmon 
Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL SEGMENT OF FARMINGTON RIVER AND 
              SALMON BROOK IN CONNECTICUT FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL 
              ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM.

    (a) Designation.--Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(139) Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook, Connecticut.--The 
segment of the Farmington River downstream from the segment designated 
as a recreational river by section 3(a)(156) to its confluence with the 
Connecticut River, and the segment of the Salmon Brook including its 
mainstream and east and west branches.''.
    (b) Time for Submission.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
<DELETED>of enactment of</DELETED>  on which funds are made available 
to carry out this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the results of the study required by the 
amendment made by subsection (a).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
                                                       Calendar No. 308

109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 435

                          [Report No. 109-189]

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                                 A BILL

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for study 
 for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 8, 2005

                       Reported with an amendment
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