H. R. 2650—3
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) THE MAURICE RIVER, MIDDLE SEGMENT.—From the drain-
age ditch just upstream of Fralinger Farm to one-half mile upstream
from the United States Geological Survey Station at Burcham Farm,
approximately 3.1 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of
the Interior as a recreational river.
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) THE MAURICE RIVER, UPPER SEGMENT.—From one-half
mile upstream from the United States Geological Survey Station
at Burcham Farm to the south side of the Millville sewage treat-
ment plant, approximately 3.6 miles, to be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.
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) THE MENANTICO CREEK, LOWER SEGMENT.—From its con-
fluence with the Maurice River to the Route 55 Bridge, approxi-
mately 1.4 miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior
as a recreational river.
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) THE MENANTICO CREEK, UPPER SEGMENT.—From the
Route 55 Bridge to the base of the impoundment at Menantico
Lake, approximately 6.5 miles, to be administered by the Secretary
of the Interior as a scenic river.
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) MANUMUSKIN RIVER, LOWER SEGMENT.—From its con-
fluence with the Maurice River to a point 2.0 miles upstream,
to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational
river.
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) MANUMUSKIN RIVER, UPPER SEGMENT.—From a point 2.0
miles upstream from its confluence with the Maurice River to
its headwaters near Route 557, approximately 12.3 miles, to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.
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) MUSKEE CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—From its confluence with
the Maurice River to the Pennsylvania Seashore Line Railroad
Bridge, approximately 2.7 miles, to be administered by the Secretary
of the Interior as a scenic river.’’.
SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT.
(a) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall
manage the river segments designated as components of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System by this Act through
cooperative agreements with the political jurisdictions within which
such segments pass, pursuant to section 10(e) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act, and in consultation with such jurisdictions, except
that publicly-owned lands within the boundaries of such segments
shall continue to be managed by the agency having jurisdiction
over such lands.
(b) AGREEMENTS.—(1) Cooperative agreements for management
of the river segments referred to in subsection (a) shall provide
for the long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement of such
segments and shall be consistent with the comprehensive manage-
ment plan for such segments to be prepared by the Secretary
of the Interior pursuant to section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act and with the local river management plans prepared
by appropriate local political jurisdictions in conjunction with the
Secretary of the Interior.
(2) The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with appro-
priate representatives of local political jurisdictions and the State
of New Jersey, shall review local river management plans described
in paragraph (1) to assure that their proper implementation will
protect the values for which the river segments described in section
2 were designated as components of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System. If after such review the Secretary determines that