I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 455 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for 
potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2009 
Mr. WELCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the 
State of Vermont for study for potential addition to 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
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 ‘‘Missisquoi and Trout 
Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY. 
Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) 
MISSISQUOI
AND
TROUT
RIVERS, 
VERMONT.—The approximately 25-mile segment of 
the upper Missisquoi from its headwaters in Lowell 
to the Canadian border in North Troy; the approxi-
mately 25-mile segment from the Canadian border 
in East Richford to Enosburg Falls; and approxi-
mately 20 miles of the Trout River from its head-
waters to its confluence with the Missisquoi River.’’. 
SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT. 
Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) 
MISSISQUOI
AND
TROUT
RIVERS, 
VERMONT.—Not later than 3 years after funds are 
made available to carry out this paragraph, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall— 
‘‘(A) analyze any potential impacts on the 
possession or use of a weapon, trap, or net, in-
cluding a concealed weapon, on the Missisquoi 
and Trout Rivers, Vermont, described in sub-
section (a)(ll) or on lands adjacent to that 
area; 
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‘‘(B) include in the study completed under 
this paragraph an assessment of any effect a 
wild and scenic designation in the study area is 
likely to have on energy production, trans-
mission, or conveyance; 
‘‘(C) analyze the potential impact of the 
designation 
on 
private 
lands 
within 
the 
Missisquoi and Trout Rivers, Vermont, de-
scribed in subsection (a)(ll) or adjacent to 
that area; 
‘‘(D) complete the study of the Missisquoi 
and Trout Rivers, Vermont, described in sub-
section (a)(ll); and 
‘‘(E) submit a report describing the results 
of that study to the appropriate committees of 
Congress.’’. 
SEC. 4. FUNDING. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed as authorizing appropriations to 
designate or otherwise create a new component of the Na-
tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
Æ 
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