White Clay Creek Study Act
PL 102-215 (H.R.3012), enacted 12/11/1991

105 STAT. 1664 
PUBLIC LAW 102-215—DEC. 11, 1991 
Public Law 102-215 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Dec 11 1991 
'^° amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the White Clay Creek in 
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Delaware and Pennsylvania for study for potential addition to the National Wild 
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3jj(j Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
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United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Creek Study Act. 
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Conservation. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
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^^^^ ^ ^j^g "White Clay Creek Study Act". 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the White Clay Creek watershed is one of only a few 
relatively undisturbed areas remaining within one of the most 
densely populated areas in the country; 
(2) the Creek and several of its tributaries were placed on the 
Nationwide Rivers Inventory List by the National Park Service 
for initially meeting the criteria of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.); 
(3) the concerns and interests of those people who live, work, 
and recreate within the watershed will be reflected in the 
development of a study and management plan by the Secretary 
of the Interior pursuant to this Act; and 
(4) the conservation of the watershed, and its outstanding 
natural, cultural, and recreational values, is important to the 
residents within the watershed and to the residents within the 
surrounding suburban and urban areas of Delaware and Penn-
sylvania. 
SEC. 3. STUDY RIVER DESIGNATION. 
Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(112) WHITE CLAY CREEK, DELAWARE AND PENNSYLVANIA.—The 
headwaters of the river in Pennsylvania to its confluence with the 
Christina River in Delaware, including the East, West, and Middle 
Branches, Middle Run, Pike Creek, Mill Creek, and other main 
branches and tributaries as determined by the Secretary of the 
Interior (herein after referred to as the White Clay Creek).". 
SEC. 4. STUDY AND REPORT. 
Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new parsigraph: 
"(11)(A) The study of the White Clay Creek in Delaware and 
Pennsylvania shall be completed and the report submitted not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph. 
"(B) In carrying out the study, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
prepare a map of the White Clay Creek watershed in Delaware and 
Pennsylvania, and shall develop a recommended management plan 
for the White Clay Creek. The plan shall provide recommendations 
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as to the protection and management of the White Clay Creek, 
including the role the State and local governments, and affected 
landowners, should play in the management of the White Clay 
Creek if it is designated as a component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System. 
"(C) The Secretary shall prepare the study, including the rec-
ommended management plan, in cooperation and consultation with 
appropriate State and local governments, and affected landowners.". 
Approved December 11, 1991. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3012 (S. 1552): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-344 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-233 accompanying S. 1552 (Comm. on Energy and 
Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
Nov. 23, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 26, considered and passed Senate.