IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3667 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Missisquoi and Trout 
Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2008’’. 
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: 
‘‘(ll) 
MISSISQUOI
AND
TROUT
RIVERS, 
VERMONT.—The approximately 25-mile segment of the 
upper Missisquoi from its headwaters in Lowell to the Ca-
nadian border in North Troy; the approximately 25-mile 
segment from the Canadian border in East Richford to 
Enosburg Falls; and approximately 20 miles of the Trout 
River from its headwaters 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: 
‘‘(19) MISSISQUOI AND TROUT RIVERS, VERMONT.— 
Not later than 3 years after funds are made available to 
carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall— 
‘‘(A) analyze any potential impacts on the pos-
session or use of a weapon, trap, or net, including 
a concealed weapon, on the Missisquoi and Trout 
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Rivers, Vermont, described in subsection (a)(ll) 
or on lands adjacent to that area; 
‘‘(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, transmission, or conveyance; 
‘‘(C) analyze the potential impact of the des-
ignation on private lands within the Missisquoi and 
Trout Rivers, Vermont, described in subsection 
(a)(ll) or adjacent to that area; 
‘‘(D) complete the study of the Missisquoi and 
Trout Rivers, Vermont, described in subsection 
(a)(ll); and 
‘‘(E) submit a report describing the results of 
that study to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress.’’. 
SEC. 4. FUNDING. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed as authorizing appropriations to 
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designate or otherwise create a new component of the na-
tional wild and scenic rivers system. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 10, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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