A BILL 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
segments of the Missisquoi River and the Trout River 
in the State of Vermont, as components of the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
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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 ‘‘Upper Missisquoi and 
Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEG-
MENTS. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(208) MISSISQUOI
RIVER
AND
TROUT
RIVER, 
VERMONT.—The following segments in the State of 
Vermont, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior as a recreational river: 
‘‘(A) 
The 
20.5-mile 
segment 
of 
the 
Missisquoi River from the Lowell/Westfield town 
line to the Canadian border in North Troy, ex-
cluding the property and project boundary of the 
Troy and North Troy hydroelectric facilities. 
‘‘(B) 
The 
14.6-mile 
segment 
of 
the 
Missisquoi River from the Canadian border in 
Richford to the upstream project boundary of the 
Enosburg 
Falls 
hydroelectric 
facility 
in 
Sampsonville. 
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‘‘(C) The 11-mile segment of the Trout 
River from the confluence of the Jay and Wade 
Brooks in Montgomery to where the Trout River 
joins the Missisquoi River in East Berkshire.’’. 
SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The river segments designated 
by paragraph (208) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) shall be man-
aged in accordance with— 
(A) the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers 
Management Plan developed during the study 
described in section 5(b)(19) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)(19)) (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘management 
plan’’); and 
(B) such amendments to the management 
plan as the Secretary determines are consistent 
with this Act and as are approved by the Upper 
Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic 
Committee (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Committee’’). 
(2) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The 
management plan, as finalized in March 2013, and 
as amended, shall be considered to satisfy the require-
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ments for a comprehensive management plan pursu-
ant to section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(d)). 
(b) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall coordinate man-
agement responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior under 
this Act with the Committee, as specified in the manage-
ment plan. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for the 
long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement 
of the river segments designated by paragraph (208) 
of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)), the Secretary of the Interior may 
enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to sections 
10(e) and 11(b)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1281(e), 1282(b)(1)) of 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act with— 
(A) the State of Vermont; 
(B) 
the 
municipalities 
of 
Berkshire, 
Enosburg Falls, Enosburgh, Montgomery, North 
Troy, Richford, Troy, and Westfield; and 
(C) appropriate local, regional, statewide, 
or multi-state planning or recreational organiza-
tions consistent with the management plan. 
(2) CONSISTENCY.—Each cooperative agreement 
entered into under this section shall be consistent with 
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the management plan and may include provisions for 
financial or other assistance from the United States. 
(d) EFFECT ON EXISTING HYDROELECTRIC FACILI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The designation of the river 
segments by paragraph (208) of section 3(a) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), does 
not— 
(A) preclude, prohibit, or restrict the Fed-
eral Energy Regulatory Commission from licens-
ing, relicensing, or otherwise authorizing the op-
eration or continued operation of the Troy Hy-
droelectric, North Troy, or Enosburg Falls hy-
droelectric project under the terms of licenses or 
exemptions in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act; or 
(B) limit modernization, upgrade, or other 
changes to the projects described in paragraph 
(1). 
(2) HYDROPOWER PROCEEDINGS.—Resource pro-
tection, mitigation, or enhancement measures re-
quired by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
hydropower proceedings— 
(A) shall not be considered to be project 
works for purposes of this Act; and 
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(B) may be located within the river seg-
ments designated by paragraph (208) of section 
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)). 
(e) LAND MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) ZONING ORDINANCES.—For the purpose of 
the segments designated in paragraph (208) of section 
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1274(a)), the zoning ordinances adopted by the towns 
of Berkshire, Enosburg Falls, Enosburgh, Mont-
gomery, North Troy, Richford, Troy, and Westfield in 
the State of Vermont, including provisions for con-
servation of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses 
associated with the segments, shall be considered to 
satisfy the standards and requirements of section 6(c) 
of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1277(c)). 
(2) ACQUISITIONS OF LAND.—The authority of 
the Secretary to acquire land for the purposes of the 
segments designated in paragraph (208) of section 
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1274(a)) shall be— 
(A) limited to acquisition by donation or 
exchange; and 
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