(1) the Lower Farmington River and Salmon 
Brook Study Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–370) au-
thorized the study of the Farmington River down-
stream from the segment designated as a rec-
reational river by section 3(a)(156) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(a)(156)) to its 
confluence with the Connecticut River, and the seg-
ment of the Salmon Brook including its main stem 
and east and west branches for potential inclusion in 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; 
(2) the studied segments of the Lower Farm-
ington River and Salmon Brook support natural, 
cultural, and recreational resources of exceptional 
significance to the citizens of Connecticut and the 
Nation; 
(3) concurrently with the preparation of the 
study, the Lower Farmington River and Salmon 
Brook Wild and Scenic Study Committee prepared 
the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook 
Management Plan, June 2011, that establishes ob-
jectives, standards, and action programs that will 
ensure the long-term protection of the outstanding 
values of the river segments without Federal man-
agement of affected lands not owned by the United 
States; 
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(4) the Lower Farmington River and Salmon 
Brook Wild and Scenic Study Committee has voted 
in favor of Wild and Scenic River designation for the 
river segments, and has included this recommenda-
tion as an integral part of the management plan; 
(5) there is strong local support for the protec-
tion of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon 
Brook, including votes of support for Wild and Sce-
nic designation from the governing bodies of all ten 
communities abutting the study area; 
(6) the State of Connecticut General Assembly 
has endorsed the designation of the Lower Farm-
ington River and Salmon Brook as components of 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (Public 
Act 08–37); and 
(7) the Rainbow Dam and Reservoir are located 
entirely outside of the river segment designated by 
section 3 of this Act, and, based on the findings of 
the study of the Lower Farmington River pursuant 
to Public Law 109–370, this hydroelectric project 
(including all aspects of its facilities, operations and 
transmission lines) is compatible with the designa-
tion made by section 3 of this Act. 
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SEC. 3. DESIGNATION. 
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 new paragraph: 
‘‘(208) LOWER FARMINGTON RIVER AND SALM-
ON BROOK, CONNECTICUT.—Segments of the main 
stem and its tributary, Salmon Brook, totaling ap-
proximately 62 miles, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior as follows: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 27.2-mile segment 
of the Farmington River beginning 0.2 miles 
below the tailrace of the Lower Collinsville Dam 
and extending to the site of the Spoonville Dam 
in Bloomfield and East Granby as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 8.1-mile segment 
of the Farmington River extending from 0.5 
miles below the Rainbow Dam to the confluence 
with the Connecticut River in Windsor as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 2.4-mile segment 
of the main stem of Salmon Brook extending 
from the confluence of the East and West 
Branches to the confluence with the Farm-
ington River as a recreational river. 
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‘‘(D) The approximately 12.6-mile segment 
of the West Branch of Salmon Brook extending 
from its headwaters in Hartland, Connecticut 
to its confluence with the East Branch of Salm-
on Brook as a recreational river. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 11.4-mile segment 
of the East Branch of Salmon Brook extending 
from the Massachusetts-Connecticut State line 
to the confluence with the West Branch of 
Salmon Brook as a recreational river.’’. 
SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The river segments designated by 
section 3 shall be managed in accordance with the man-
agement plan and such amendments to the management 
plan as the Secretary determines are consistent with this 
Act. The management plan shall be deemed to satisfy the 
requirements for a comprehensive management plan pur-
suant to section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(d)). 
(b) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall coordinate the 
management responsibilities of the Secretary under this 
Act with the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook 
Wild and Scenic Committee, as specified in the manage-
ment plan. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for the 
long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement 
of the river segment designated by section 3 of this 
Act, the Secretary is authorized to enter into cooper-
ative agreements pursuant to sections 10(e) and 
11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act with— 
(A) the State of Connecticut; 
(B) the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Bur-
lington, East Granby, Farmington, Granby, 
Hartland, Simsbury, and Windsor in Con-
necticut; and 
(C) appropriate local planning and environ-
mental organizations. 
(2) CONSISTENCY.—All cooperative agreements 
provided for under this Act shall be consistent with 
the management plan and may include provisions for 
financial or other assistance from the United States. 
(d) LAND MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) ZONING ORDINANCES.—For the purposes of 
the segments designated in section 3, the zoning or-
dinances adopted by the towns in Avon, Bloomfield, 
Burlington, East Granby, Farmington, Granby, 
Hartland, Simsbury, and Windsor in Connecticut, 
including provisions for conservation of floodplains, 
wetlands and watercourses associated with the seg-
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ments, shall be deemed to satisfy the standards and 
requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)). 
(2) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The provisions of 
section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1277(c)) that prohibit Federal acquisition of 
lands by condemnation shall apply to the segments 
designated in section 3 of this Act. The authority of 
the Secretary to acquire lands for the purposes of 
the segments designated in section 3 of this Act 
shall be limited to acquisition by donation or acquisi-
tion with the consent of the owner of the lands, and 
shall be subject to the additional criteria set forth in 
the management plan. 
(e) RAINBOW DAM.—The designation made by sec-
tion 3 shall not be construed to— 
(1) prohibit, pre-empt, or abridge the potential 
future licensing of the Rainbow Dam and Reservoir 
(including any and all aspects of its facilities, oper-
ations and transmission lines) by the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission as a federally licensed 
hydroelectric generation project under the Federal 
Power Act; or 
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