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Union Calendar No. 25
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 182
[Report No. 107–36]
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the
Eight Mile River in the State of Connecticut for study for potential
addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
LARSON
of Connecticut, Mr. MALONEY
of Connecticut, and Ms.
DELAURO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources
APRIL 3, 2001
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
a segment of the Eight Mile River in the State of Con-
necticut 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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eight Mile River Wild
and Scenic River Study Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the Eight Mile River in the State of Con-
necticut possesses important resource values, includ-
ing wildlife, ecological, and scenic values, and his-
toric sites and a cultural past important to Amer-
ica’s heritage;
(2) there is strong support among State and
local officials, area residents, and river users for a
cooperative wild and scenic river study of the area;
and
(3) there is a longstanding interest among
State and local officials, area residents, and river
users in undertaking a concerted cooperative effort
to manage the river in a productive and meaningful
way.
SEC. 3. 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 new paragraph:
‘‘(138) EIGHT MILE RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—The
segment from its headwaters downstream to its confluence
with the Connecticut River.’’.
‘‘(18) The study of the Eight Mile River, Con-
necticut, named in paragraph (138) of subsection (a) shall
be completed by the Secretary of the Interior and the re-
port thereon submitted to Congress not later than 3 years
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph.’’.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eightmile River Wild
and Scenic River Study Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the Eightmile River in the State of Con-
necticut possesses important resource values, includ-
ing wildlife, ecological, and scenic values, and historic
sites and a cultural past important to America’s her-
itage;
(2) there is strong support among State and
local officials, area residents, and river users for a co-
operative wild and scenic river study of the area; and
(3) there is a longstanding interest among State
and local officials, area residents, and river users in
undertaking a concerted cooperative effort to manage
the river in a productive and meaningful way.
SEC. 3. 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 new paragraph:
‘‘(138) EIGHTMILE RIVER, CONNECTICUT.—The seg-
ment from its headwaters downstream to its confluence with
the Connecticut River.’’.
SEC. 4. 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 new paragraph:
‘‘(18) The study of the Eightmile River, Connecticut,
named in paragraph (138) of subsection (a) shall be com-
pleted by the Secretary of the Interior and the report there-
on submitted to Congress not later than 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this paragraph.’’.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out this Act.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To amend the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the
Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut for study for
potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System, and for other purposes.’’.
Union Calendar No. 25
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 182
[Report No. 107–36]
A BILL
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to des-
ignate a segment of the Eight Mile River in the
State of Connecticut for study for potential addi-
tion to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Sys-
tem, and for other purposes.
APRIL 3, 2001
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed