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‘‘(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
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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
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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
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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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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
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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:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 711
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2773
A BILL
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to des-
ignate the Wekiva River and its tributaries of
Wekiwa Springs Run, Rock Springs Run, and
Black Water Creek in the State of Florida as
components of the national wild and scenic rivers
system.
JULY 25, 2000
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar