U.S.C. 460ww–1(e)) is amended by adding the following
new paragraph at the end thereof:
‘‘(4) ACCESS TO RIVER.—(A) In order to facili-
tate public safety, use, and enjoyment of the recre-
ation area, and to protect, to the maximum extent
feasible, the scenic and natural resources of the area,
the Secretary is authorized and directed to acquire
such lands or interests in lands and to take such ac-
tions as are necessary to provide access by non-
commercial entities on the north side of the Gauley
River at the area known as Woods Ferry utilizing ex-
isting roads and rights-of-way. Such actions by the
Secretary shall include the construction of parking
and related facilities in the vicinity of Woods Ferry
for noncommercial use on lands acquired pursuant to
paragraph (3) or on lands acquired with the consent
of the owner thereof within the boundaries of the
recreation area.
‘‘(B) If necessary, in the discretion of the Sec-
retary, in order to minimize environmental impacts,
including visual impacts, within portions of the recre-
ation area immediately adjacent to the river, the Sec-
retary may, by contract or otherwise, provide trans-
portation services for noncommercial visitors, at rea-
sonable cost, between such parking facilities and the
river.
‘‘(C) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall affect
the rights of any person to continue to utilize, pursu-
ant to a lease in effect on April 1, 1993, any right
of way acquired pursuant to such lease which author-
izes such person to use an existing road referred to in
subparagraph (A). Except as provided under para-
graph (2) relating to access immediately downstream
of the Summersville project, until there is compliance
with this paragraph the Secretary is prohibited from
acquiring or developing any other river access points
within the recreation area.’’.
SEC. 303. AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE BLUESTONE
NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER.
(a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by
striking out ‘‘WSR–BLU/20,000, and dated January 1987’’
and inserting ‘‘BLUE–80,005, dated May 1996’’.
(b) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by
adding the following at the end thereof: ‘‘In order to provide
reasonable public access and vehicle parking for public use
and enjoyment of the river designated by this paragraph,
consistent with the preservation and enhancement of the
natural and scenic values of such river, the Secretary may,
with the consent of the owner thereof, negotiate a memoran-
dum of understanding or cooperative agreement, or acquire
not more than 10 acres of lands or interests in such lands,
or both, as may be necessary to allow public access to the
Bluestone River and to provide, outside the boundary of the
scenic river, parking and related facilities in the vicinity
of the area known as Eads Mill.’’.
TITLE IV—LIMITATION ON LAND
ACQUISITION: 
MISSOURI
RIVER, 
NEBRASKA 
AND
SOUTH DAKOTA
The undesignated paragraph in section 3(a) of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) relating
to the 39-mile segment of the Missouri River, Nebraska and
South Dakota, from the headwaters of Lewis and Clark
Lake to Ft. Randall Dam is amended by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 6(a), lands and in-
terests in lands may not be acquired for the purposes of
this paragraph without the consent of the owner thereof.’’.
TITLE 
V—TECHNICAL 
AMEND-
MENT TO THE WILD AND SCE-
NIC RIVERS ACT
SEC. 501. NUMBERING OF PARAGRAPHS.
(a) DESIGNATIONS.—The unnumbered paragraphs in
section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.
1274(a)), relating to each of the following river segments,
are each amended by numbering such paragraphs as
follows:
Paragraph
River:
Number
East Fork of Jemez, New Mexico ............................................................
(109)
Pecos River, New Mexico .........................................................................
(110)
Smith River, California ...........................................................................
(111)
Middle Fork Smith River, California .....................................................
(112)
North Fork Smith River, California .......................................................
(113)
Siskiyou Fork Smith River, California ..................................................
(114)
South Fork Smith River, California ......................................................
(115)
Clarks Fork, Wyoming .............................................................................
(116)
Niobrara, Nebraska ...................................................................................
(117)
Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota ........................................
(118)
Bear Creek, Michigan ...............................................................................
(119)
Black, Michigan ........................................................................................
(120)
Carp, Michigan .........................................................................................
(121)
Indian, Michigan ......................................................................................
(122)
Manistee, Michigan ..................................................................................
(123)
Ontonagon, Michigan ...............................................................................
(124)
Paint, Michigan ........................................................................................
(125)
Pine, Michigan .........................................................................................
(126)
Presque Isle, Michigan .............................................................................
(127)
Sturgeon, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan ...................................
(128)
Sturgeon, Ottawa National Forest, Michigan ........................................
(129)
East Branch of the Tahquamenon, Michigan ........................................
(130)
Whitefish, Michigan ..................................................................................
(131)
Yellow Dog, Michigan ..............................................................................
(132)
Allegheny, Pennsylvania ..........................................................................
(133)
Big Piney Creek, Arkansas ......................................................................
(134)
Buffalo River, Arkansas ...........................................................................
(135)
Cossatot River, Arkansas .........................................................................
(136)
Hurricane Creek, Arkansas .....................................................................
(137)
Little Missouri River, Arkansas ..............................................................
(138)
Mulberry River, Arkansas ........................................................................
(139)
North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas ............................................................
(140)
Richland Creek, Arkansas ........................................................................
(141)
Sespe Creek, California ............................................................................
(142)
Sisquoc River, California ........................................................................
(143)
Big Sur River, California .......................................................................
(144)
Great Egg Harbor River, New Jersey .....................................................
(145)
The Maurice River, Middle Segment ......................................................
(146)
The Maurice River, Middle Segment ......................................................
(147)
The Maurice River, Upper Segment .......................................................
(148)
The Menantico Creek, Lower Segment ....................................................
(149)
The Menantico Creek, Upper Segment ....................................................
(150)
Manumuskin River, Lower Segment .......................................................
(151)
Manumuskin River, Upper Segment ......................................................
(152)
Muskee Creek, New Jersey ........................................................................
(153)
Red River, Kentucky ................................................................................
(154)
Rio Grande, New Mexico .........................................................................
(155)
Farmington River, Connecticut ..............................................................
(156)
(b) STUDY RIVERS.—Section 5(a) of such Act is
amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (106), relating to St. Mary’s,
Florida, is renumbered as paragraph (108).
(2) Paragraph (112), relating to White Clay
Creek, Delaware and Pennsylvania, is renumbered as
paragraph (113).
(3) The unnumbered paragraphs, relating to
each of the following rivers, are amended by number-
ing such paragraphs as follows:
Paragraph
River:
Number
Mills River, North Carolina ............................................................
(109)
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord, Massachusetts .............................
(110)
Niobrara, Nebraska ..........................................................................
(111)
Lamprey, New Hampshire ..............................................................
(112)
Brule, Michigan and Wisconsin ......................................................
(114)
Carp, Michigan ................................................................................
(115)
Little Manistee, Michigan ...............................................................
(116)
White, Michigan ...............................................................................
(117)
Ontonagon, Michigan .......................................................................
(118)
Paint, Michigan ...............................................................................
(119)
Presque Isle, Michigan .....................................................................
(120)
Sturgeon, Ottawa National Forest, Michigan ................................
(121)
Sturgeon, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan ...........................
(122)
Tahquamenon, Michigan .................................................................
(123)
Whitefish, Michigan .........................................................................
(124)
Clarion, Pennsylvania .....................................................................
(125)
Mill Creek, Jefferson and Clarion Counties, Pennsylvania ..........
(126)
Piru Creek, California .....................................................................
(127)
Little Sur River, California ............................................................
(128)
Matilija Creek, California ...............................................................
(129)
Lopez Creek, California ...................................................................
(130)
Sespe Creek, California ....................................................................
(131)
North Fork Merced, California ........................................................
(132)
Delaware River, Pennsylvania and New Jersey ............................
(133)
New River, West Virginia and Virginia ........................................
(134)
Rio Grande, New Mexico .................................................................
(135)
TITLE 
VI—PROTECTION 
OF
NORTH 
ST. 
VRAIN 
CREEK,
COLORADO
SEC. 601. NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK AND ADJACENT LANDS.
The Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky
Mountain National Park (38 Stat. 798; 16 U.S.C. 191 and
following), is amended by adding the following new section
at the end thereof:
‘‘SEC. 5. NORTH ST. VRAIN CREEK AND ADJACENT LANDS.
‘‘Neither the Secretary of the Interior nor any other
Federal agency or officer may approve or issue any permit
for, or provide any assistance for, the construction of any
new dam, reservoir, or impoundment on any segment of
North St. Vrain Creek or its tributaries within the bound-
aries of Rocky Mountain National Park or on the main
stem of North St. Vrain Creek downstream to the point at
which the creek crosses the elevation 6,550 feet above mean
sea level. Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
vent the issuance of any permit for the construction of a
new water gaging station on North St. Vrain Creek at the
point of its confluence with Coulson Gulch.’’.
SEC. 602. ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCHANGES.
(a) LANDS
INSIDE
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL
PARK.—Promptly following enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall seek to acquire by donation or
exchange those lands within the boundaries of Rocky Moun-
tain National Park owned by the city of Longmont, Colo-
rado, that are referred to in section 111(d) of the Act com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Colorado Wilderness Act of 1980’’
(Public Law 96-560; 94 Stat. 3272; 16 U.S.C. 192b-9(d)).
(b) OTHER LANDS.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall immediately and actively pursue negotiations with the
city of Longmont, Colorado, concerning the city’s proposed
exchange of lands owned by the city and located in and
near Coulson Gulch for other lands owned by the United
States. The Secretary shall report to Congress 2 calendar
years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2
years thereafter on the progress of such negotiations until
negotiations are complete.