IIA
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2292
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To preserve and protect the Hanford Reach of the Columbia
River, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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TITLE I—HANFORD REACH
PRESERVATION ACT
SEC. 101. AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC LAW 100–605.
Section 2 of Public Law 100–605 is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) By striking ‘‘INTERIM’’ in the section
heading.
(2) By striking ‘‘For a period of eight years
after’’ and inserting ‘‘After’’ in subsection (a).
(3) By striking in subsection (b) ‘‘During the
eight year interim protection period, provided by this
section, all’’ and inserting ‘‘All’’.
TITLE II—LAMPREY WILD AND
SCENIC RIVER ACT
SEC. 201. DESIGNATION.
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new
paragraph at the end thereof:
‘‘(157) LAMPREY RIVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.—The
11.5-mile segment extending from the southern Lee town
line to the confluence with the Piscassic River in the vicin-
ity of the Durham-Newmarket town line (hereinafter in
this paragraph referred to as the ‘segment’) as a rec-
reational river. The segment shall be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior through cooperative agreements
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between the Secretary and the State of New Hampshire
and its relevant political subdivisions, namely the towns
of Durham, Lee, and Newmarket, pursuant to section
10(e) of this Act. The segment shall be managed in ac-
cordance with the Lamprey River Management Plan dated
January 10, 1995, and such amendments thereto as the
Secretary of the Interior determines are consistent with
this Act. Such plan shall be deemed to satisfy the require-
ments for a comprehensive management plan pursuant to
section 3(d) of this Act.’’.
SEC. 202. MANAGEMENT.
(a) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary of the Interior shall
coordinate his management responsibilities under this Act
with respect to the segment designated by section 3 with
the Lamprey River Advisory Committee established pursu-
ant to New Hampshire RSA 483.
(b) LAND MANAGEMENT.—The zoning ordinances
duly adopted by the towns of Durham, Lee, and
Newmarket, New Hampshire, including provisions for con-
servation of shorelands, floodplains, and wetlands associ-
ated with the segment, shall be deemed to satisfy the
standards and requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act, and the provisions of that section,
which prohibit Federal acquisition of lands by condemna-
tion, shall apply to the segment designated by section 201
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of this Act. The authority of the Secretary to acquire lands
for the purposes of this paragraph shall be limited to ac-
quisition by donation or acquisition with the consent of
the owner thereof, and shall be subject to the additional
criteria set forth in the Lamprey River Management Plan.
SEC. 203. UPSTREAM SEGMENT.
Upon request by the town of Epping, which abuts an
additional 12 miles of river found eligible for designation
as a recreational river, the Secretary of the Interior shall
offer assistance regarding continued involvement of the
town of Epping in the implementation of the Lamprey
River Management Plan and in consideration of potential
future addition of that portion of the river within Epping
as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
TITLE III—WEST VIRGINIA NA-
TIONAL 
RIVERS 
AMEND-
MENTS OF 1996
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE NEW RIVER
GORGE NATIONAL RIVER.
(a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 1101 of the National
Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–15)
is amended by striking out ‘‘NERI–80,023, dated January
1987’’ and inserting ‘‘NERI–80,028A, dated March
1996’’.
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(b) FISH
AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.—Section
1106 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 460m–20) is amended by adding the following
at the end thereof: ‘‘The Secretary shall permit the State
of West Virginia to undertake fish stocking activities car-
ried out by the State, in consultation with the Secretary,
on waters within the boundaries of the national river.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the
jurisdiction of the State of West Virginia with respect to
fish and wildlife.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title XI of the
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
460m–15 and following) is amended by adding the follow-
ing new section at the end thereof:
‘‘SEC. 1117. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW.
‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The provisions
of section 202(e)(1) of the West Virginia National Interest
River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–
1(e)(1)) shall apply to the New River Gorge National
River in the same manner and to the same extent as such
provisions apply to the Gauley River National Recreation
Area.
‘‘(b) REMNANT LANDS.—The provisions of the sec-
ond sentence of section 203(a) of the West Virginia Na-
tional Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C.
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460ww–2(a)) shall apply to tracts of land partially within
the boundaries of the New River Gorge National River in
the same manner and to the same extent as such provi-
sions apply to tracts of land only partially within the
Gauley River National Recreation Area.’’.
SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE GAULEY
RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 205(c) of the
West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act
of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–4(c)) is amended by adding
the following at the end thereof: ‘‘If project construction
is not commenced within the time required in such license,
or if such license is surrendered at any time, such bound-
ary modification shall cease to have any force and effect.’’.
(b) GAULEY ACCESS.—Section 202(e) of the West
Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987
(16 U.S.C. 460ww–1(e)) is amended by adding the follow-
ing 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 ac-
quire such lands or interests in lands and to take
such actions as are necessary to provide access by
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noncommercial entities on the north side of the
Gauley River at the area known as Woods Ferry uti-
lizing existing 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 ac-
quired pursuant to paragraph (3) or on lands ac-
quired 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
recreation area immediately adjacent to the river,
the Secretary may, by contract or otherwise, provide
transportation services for noncommercial visitors,
at reasonable cost, between such parking facilities
and the river.
‘‘(C) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall affect
the rights of any person to continue to utilize, pur-
suant to a lease in effect on April 1, 1993, any right
of way acquired pursuant to such lease which au-
thorizes such person to use an existing road referred
to in subparagraph (A). Except as provided under
paragraph (2) relating to access immediately down-
stream of the Summersville project, until there is
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compliance with this paragraph the Secretary is pro-
hibited 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 park-
ing 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 memorandum of understanding or co-
operative 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.’’.
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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 interests 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)
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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).
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(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 num-
bering 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
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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 prevent 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
Secretary of the Interior shall seek to acquire by donation
or exchange those lands within the boundaries of Rocky
Mountain National Park owned by the city of Longmont,
Colorado, that are referred to in section 111(d) of the Act
commonly referred to as the ‘‘Colorado Wilderness Act of
1980’’ (Public Law 96-560; 94 Stat. 3272; 16 U.S.C.
192b-9(d)).
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(b) OTHER LANDS.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall immediately and actively pursue negotiations with
the city of Longmont, Colorado, concerning the city’s pro-
posed 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 nego-
tiations until negotiations are complete.
Passed the House of Representatives September 4,
1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.