Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wekiva Wild and Sce-
nic River Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Public Law 104–311 (110 Stat. 3818)
amended section 5 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act (16 U.S.C. 1276) to require the study of the
Wekiva River and its tributaries of Rock Springs
Run and Seminole Creek for potential inclusion in
the national wild and scenic rivers system.
(2) The study determined that the Wekiva
River, Wekiwa Springs Run, Rock Springs Run, and
Black Water Creek are eligible for inclusion in the
national wild and scenic rivers system.
(3) The State of Florida has demonstrated its
commitment to protecting these rivers and streams
by the enactment of the Wekiva River Protection
Act (Florida Statute chapter 369), by the establish-
ment of a riparian wildlife protection zone and water
quality protection zone by the St. Johns River Water
Management District, and by the acquisition of
lands adjacent to these rivers and streams for con-
servation purposes.
(4) The Florida counties of Lake, Seminole,
and Orange have demonstrated their commitment to
protect these rivers and streams in their comprehen-
sive land use plans and land development regula-
tions.
(5) The desire for designation of these rivers
and streams as components of the national wild and
scenic rivers system has been demonstrated through
strong public support, State and local agency sup-
port, and the endorsement of designation by the
Wekiva River Basin Ecosystem Working Group,
which represents a broad cross section of State and
local agencies, landowners, environmentalists, non-
profit organizations, and recreational users.
(6) The entire lengths of the Wekiva River,
Rock Springs Run, and Black Water Creek are held
in public ownership or conservation easements or are
defined as waters of the State of Florida.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WEKIVA RIVER AND TRIBU-
TARIES, FLORIDA, AS COMPONENTS OF NA-
TIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM.
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(161) WEKIVA RIVER, WEKIWA SPRINGS RUN,
ROCK SPRINGS RUN, AND BLACK WATER CREEK, FLOR-
IDA.—The 41.6-mile segments referred to in this para-
graph, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior:
‘‘(A) WEKIVA
RIVER
AND
WEKIWA
SPRINGS
RUN.—The 14.9 miles of the Wekiva River, along
Wekiwa Springs Run from its confluence with the
St. Johns River to Wekiwa Springs, to be adminis-
tered in the following classifications:
‘‘(i) From the confluence with the St.
Johns River to the southern boundary of the
Lower Wekiva River State Preserve, approxi-
mately 4.4 miles, as a wild river.
‘‘(ii) From the southern boundary of the
Lower Wekiva River State Preserve to the
northern boundary of Rock Springs State Re-
serve at the Wekiva River, approximately 3.4
miles, as a recreational river.
‘‘(iii) From the northern boundary of Rock
Springs State Reserve at the Wekiva River to
the southern boundary of Rock Springs State
Reserve at the Wekiva River, approximately 5.9
miles, as a wild river.
‘‘(iv) From the southern boundary of Rock
Springs State Reserve at the Wekiva River up-
stream along Wekiwa Springs Run to Wekiwa
Springs, approximately 1.2 miles, as a rec-
reational river.
‘‘(B) ROCK SPRINGS RUN.—The 8.8 miles from
the confluence of Rock Springs Run with the
Wekiwa Springs Run forming the Wekiva River to
its headwaters at Rock Springs, to be administered
in the following classifications:
‘‘(i) From the confluence with Wekiwa
Springs Run to the western boundary of Rock
Springs Run State Reserve at Rock Springs
Run, approximately 6.9 miles, as a wild river.
‘‘(ii) From the western boundary of Rock
Springs Run State Reserve at Rock Springs
Run to Rock Springs, approximately 1.9 miles,
as a recreational river.
‘‘(C) BLACK WATER CREEK.—The 17.9 miles
from the confluence of Black Water Creek with the
Wekiva River to outflow from Lake Norris, to be ad-
ministered in the following classifications:
‘‘(i) From the confluence with the Wekiva
River to approximately .25 mile downstream of
the Seminole State Forest road crossing, ap-
proximately 4.1 miles, as a wild river.
‘‘(ii) From approximately .25 mile down-
stream of the Seminole State Forest road to ap-
proximately .25 mile upstream of the Seminole
State Forest road crossing, approximately .5
mile, as a scenic river.
‘‘(iii) From approximately .25 mile up-
stream of the Seminole State Forest road cross-
ing to approximately .25 mile downstream of
the old railroad grade crossing (approximately
River Mile 9), approximately 4.4 miles, as a
wild river.
‘‘(iv) From approximately .25 mile down-
stream of the old railroad grade crossing (ap-
proximately River Mile 9), upstream to the
boundary of Seminole State Forest (approxi-
mately River Mile 10.6), approximately 1.6
miles, as a scenic river.
‘‘(v) From the boundary of Seminole State
Forest (approximately River Mile 10.6) to ap-
proximately .25 mile downstream of the State
Road 44 crossing, approximately .9 mile, as a
wild river.
‘‘(vi) From approximately .25 mile down-
stream of State Road 44 to approximately .25
mile upstream of the State Road 44A crossing,
approximately .6 mile, as a recreational river.
‘‘(vii) From approximately .25 mile up-
stream of the State Road 44A crossing to ap-
proximately .25 mile downstream of the Lake
Norris Road crossing, approximately 4.7 miles,
as a wild river.
‘‘(viii) From approximately .25 mile down-
stream of the Lake Norris Road crossing to the
outflow from Lake Norris, approximately 1.1
miles, as a recreational river.’’.
SEC. 4. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO WEKIVA
RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 5:
(1) 
WEKIVA
RIVER
SYSTEM.—The 
term
‘‘Wekiva River system’’ means the segments of the
Wekiva River, Wekiwa Springs Run, Rock Springs
Run, and Black Water Creek in the State of Florida
designated as components of the national wild and
scenic rivers system by paragraph (161) of section
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.
1274(a)), as added by this Act.
(2) 
COMMITTEE.—The 
term 
‘‘Committee’’
means the Wekiva River System Advisory Manage-
ment Committee established pursuant to section 5.
(3) COMPREHENSIVE
MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—
The terms ‘‘comprehensive management plan’’ and
‘‘plan’’ mean the comprehensive management plan to
be developed pursuant to section 3(d) of the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)).
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
(1) USE AUTHORIZED.—In order to provide for
the long-term protection, preservation, and enhance-
ment of the Wekiva River system, the Secretary
shall offer to enter into cooperative agreements pur-
suant to sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e), 1282(b)(1))
with the State of Florida, appropriate local political
jurisdictions of the State, namely the counties of
Lake, Orange, and Seminole, and appropriate local
planning and environmental organizations.
(2) EFFECT OF AGREEMENT.—Administration
by the Secretary of the Wekiva River system
through the use of cooperative agreements shall not
constitute National Park Service administration of
the Wekiva River system for purposes of section
10(c) of such Act (10 U.S.C. 1281(c)) and shall not
cause the Wekiva River system to be considered as
being a unit of the National Park System. Publicly
owned lands within the boundaries of the Wekiva
River system shall continue to be managed by the
agency having jurisdiction over the lands, in accord-
ance with the statutory authority and mission of the
agency.
(c) COMPLIANCE REVIEW.—After completion of the
comprehensive management plan, the Secretary shall bien-
nially review compliance with the plan and shall promptly
report to the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate any deviation from the plan
that could result in any diminution of the values for which
the Wekiva River system was designated as a component
of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
(d) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
OTHER
SUP-
PORT.—The Secretary may provide technical assistance,
staff support, and funding to assist in the development
and implementation of the comprehensive management
plan.
(e) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL SUPPORT.—Nothing in
this section shall be construed to authorize funding for
land acquisition, facility development, or operations.
SEC. 5. WEKIVA RIVER SYSTEM ADVISORY MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish
an advisory committee, to be known as the Wekiva River
System Advisory Management Committee, to assist in the
development of the comprehensive management plan for
the Wekiva River system.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com-
posed of a representative of each of the following agencies
and organizations:
(1) The Department of the Interior, rep-
resented by the Director of the National Park Serv-
ice or the Director’s designee.
(2) The East Central Florida Regional Plan-
ning Council.
(3) The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks.
(4) The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, Wekiva River Aquatic Preserve.
(5) The Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services, Division of Forestry, Seminole
State Forest.
(6) The Florida Audubon Society.
(7) The nonprofit organization known as the
Friends of the Wekiva.
(8) The Lake County Water Authority.
(9) The Lake County Planning Department.
(10) The Orange County Parks and Recreation
Department, Kelly Park.
(11) The Seminole County Planning Depart-
ment.
(12) The St. Johns River Water Management
District.
(13) The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserva-
tion Commission.
(14) The City of Altamonte Springs.
(15) The City of Longwood.
(16) The City of Apopka.
(17) The Florida Farm Bureau Federation.
(18) The Florida Forestry Association.
(c) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Other interested par-
ties may be added to the Committee by request to the Sec-
retary and unanimous consent of the existing members.
(d) APPOINTMENT.—Representatives and alternates
to the Committee shall be appointed as follows:
(1) State agency representatives, by the head of
the agency.
(2) County representatives, by the Boards of
County Commissioners.
(3) Water management district, by the Gov-
erning Board.
(4) Department of the Interior representative,
by the Southeast Regional Director, National Park
Service.
(5) East Central Florida Regional Planning
Council, by Governing Board.
(6) Other organizations, by the Southeast Re-
gional Director, National Park Service.
(e) ROLE OF COMMITTEE.—The Committee shall as-
sist in the development of the comprehensive management
plan for the Wekiva River system and provide advice to
the Secretary in carrying out the management responsibil-
ities of the Secretary under this Act. The Committee shall
have an advisory role only, it will not have regulatory or
land acquisition authority.
(f) VOTING AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURES.—Each
member agency, agency division, or organization referred
to in subsection (b) shall have one vote and provide one
member and one alternate. Committee decisions and ac-
tions will be made with consent of three-fourths of all vot-
ing members. Additional necessary Committee procedures
shall be developed as part of the comprehensive manage-
ment plan.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this Act and paragraph
(161) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), as added by this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.