taries to water quality, human health, traditional
economic activities, ecosystem integrity, biotic diver-
sity, fish and wildlife, scenic open space and recre-
ation and protect such values through designation of
the segments as components of the National Wild
and Scenic Rivers System;
(2) recognize that the Maurice River System
will continue to be threatened by major development
and that land use regulations of the individual local
political jurisdictions through which the river seg-
ments pass cannot alone provide for an adequate
balance between conservation of the river’s resources
and commercial and industrial development; and
(3) recognize that segments of the Maurice
River and its tributaries additional to those des-
ignated under this Act are eligible for potential des-
ignation at some point in the near future.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new
paragraphs at the end thereof:
‘‘(
) THE MAURICE RIVER, MIDDLE SEGMENT.—
From Route 670 Bridge at Mauricetown to 3.6 miles up-
stream (at drainage ditch just upstream of Fralinger
Farm), approximately 3.8 miles to be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) THE MAURICE RIVER, MIDDLE SEGMENT.—
From the drainage ditch just upstream of Fralinger Farm
to one-half mile upstream from the United States Geologi-
cal Survey Station at Burcham Farm, approximately 3.1
miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior
as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) THE MAURICE RIVER, UPPER SEGMENT.—
From one-half mile upstream from the United States Geo-
logical Survey Station at Burcham Farm to the south side
of the Millville sewage treatment plant, approximately 3.6
miles, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior
as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) THE MENANTICO CREEK, LOWER SEGMENT.—
From its confluence with the Maurice River to the Route
55 Bridge, approximately 1.4 miles, to be administered by
the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) THE MENANTICO CREEK, UPPER SEGMENT.—
From the Route 55 Bridge to the base of the impound-
ment at Menantico Lake, approximately 6.5 miles, to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic
river.
‘‘(
) MANUMUSKIN RIVER, LOWER SEGMENT.—
From its confluence with the Maurice River to a point 2.0
miles upstream, to be administered by the Secretary of
the Interior as a recreational river.
‘‘(
) MANUMUSKIN RIVER, UPPER SEGMENT.—
From a point 2.0 miles upstream from its confluence with
the Maurice River to its headwaters near Route 557, ap-
proximately 12.3 miles, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior as a scenic river.
‘‘(
) MUSKEE CREEK, NEW JERSEY.—From its
confluence with the Maurice River to the Pennsylvania
Seashore Line Railroad Bridge, approximately 2.7 miles,
to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a
scenic river.’’.
SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT.
(a) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall manage the river segments designated as
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Sys-
tem by this Act through cooperative agreements with the
political jurisdictions within which such segments pass,
pursuant to section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act, and in consultation with such jurisdictions, except
that publicly-owned lands within the boundaries of such
segments shall continue to be managed by the agency hav-
ing jurisdiction over such lands.
(b) AGREEMENTS.—(1) Cooperative agreements for
management of the river segments referred to in sub-
section (a) shall provide for the long-term protection, pres-
ervation, and enhancement of such segments and shall be
consistent with the comprehensive management plan for
such segments to be prepared by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior pursuant to section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act and with the local river management plans prepared
by appropriate local political jurisdictions in conjunction
with the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with
appropriate representatives of local political jurisdictions
and the State of New Jersey, shall review local river man-
agement plans described in paragraph (1) to assure that
their proper implementation will protect the values for
which the river segments described in section 2 were des-
ignated as components of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System. If after such review the Secretary deter-
mines that such plans and their implementing local zoning
ordinances meet the protection standards specified in sec-
tion 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, then such
plans shall be deemed to constitute ‘‘local zoning ordi-
nances’’ and each township and other incorporated local
jurisdiction covered by such plans shall be deemed to con-
stitute a ‘‘village’’ for the purposes of section 6(c) (prohib-
iting the acquisition of lands by condemnation) of the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act.
(3) The Secretary of the Interior shall biennially re-
view compliance with the local river management plans de-
scribed in paragraph (1) and shall promptly report to the
Committee on Natural Resources of the United States
House of Representatives and to the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate
any deviation from such which would result in any diminu-
tion of the values for which the river segment concerned
was designated as a component of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System.
(c) PLANNING ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of the
Interior may provide planning assistance to local political
subdivisions of the State of New Jersey through which
flow river segments that are designated as components of
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and may
enter into memoranda of understanding or cooperative
agreements with officials or agencies of the United States
or the State of New Jersey to ensure that Federal and
State programs that could affect such segments are car-
ried out in a manner consistent with the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act and applicable river management plans.
(d) SEGMENT ADDITIONS.—The Secretary of the In-
terior is encouraged to continue to work with the local mu-
nicipalities to negotiate agreement and support for des-
ignating those segments of the Maurice River and its trib-