To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-934
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2013-03-04
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California

Lakes and rivers

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 47.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to decrease the length of a segment of the Lower Merced River in California designated as a wild and scenic river.</p> <p>Revises provisions concerning the water surface level of Lake McClure.</p> <p>Sets a new boundary at the boundary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 2179 as it existed on February 15, 2013.</p>

action_date: 2013-05-17
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to decrease the length of a segment of the Lower Merced River in California designated as a wild and scenic river. </p> <p>Revises provisions concerning the water surface level of Lake McClure.</p> <p>Sets a new boundary at the boundary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 2179 as it existed on February 15, 2013. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 934 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2013 Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Costa , Mr. Denham , Mr. Nunes , Mr. Valadao , Mr. McCarthy of California , and Mr. LaMalfa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.

1. Lower Merced river (a) Wild and scenic rivers act Section 3(a)(62)(B)(i) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(62)(B)(i) ) is amended— (1) by striking the normal maximum the first place that it appears and all that follows through April, 1990. and inserting the following: the boundary of FERC Project No. 2179 as it existed on February 15, 2013, consisting of a point approximately 2,480 feet downstream of the confluence with the North Fork of the Merced River, consisting of approximately 7.4 miles. ; and (2) by striking the normal maximum operating pool water surface level of Lake McClure the second place that it appears and inserting the boundary of FERC Project No. 2179 as it existed on February 15, 2013, consisting of a point approximately 2,480 feet downstream of the confluence with the North Fork of the Merced River . (b) Exchequer project Section 3 of Public Law 102–432 is amended by striking Act: and all that follows through the period and inserting Act. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 47 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 934 [Report No. 113–71] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2013 Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Costa , Mr. Denham , Mr. Nunes , Mr. Valadao , Mr. McCarthy of California , and Mr. LaMalfa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources May 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.

1. Lower Merced river (a) Wild and scenic rivers act Section 3(a)(62)(B)(i) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(62)(B)(i) ) is amended— (1) by striking the normal maximum the first place that it appears and all that follows through April, 1990. and inserting the following: the boundary of FERC Project No. 2179 as it existed on February 15, 2013, consisting of a point approximately 2,480 feet downstream of the confluence with the North Fork of the Merced River, consisting of approximately 7.4 miles. ; and (2) by striking the normal maximum operating pool water surface level of Lake McClure the second place that it appears and inserting the boundary of FERC Project No. 2179 as it existed on February 15, 2013, consisting of a point approximately 2,480 feet downstream of the confluence with the North Fork of the Merced River . (b) Exchequer project Section 3 of Public Law 102–432 is amended by striking Act: and all that follows through the period and inserting Act. .

May 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed