3.0.0 617 2023-01-11T13:36:16Z 2023-01-11T13:36:16Z Senate S 2017-03-14 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2017-05-09T16:16:29Z Markup by 2017-03-30T13:30:00Z Referred to 2017-03-14T19:09:33Z S. Rept. 115-55 Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act 115 1535 HR 2017-03-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Related bill CRS 2017-05-09 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68. Calendars 2017-05-09 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-55. Committee 2017-05-09 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-55. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2017-03-30 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2017-03-14 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-03-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-07-11 False 2017-04-10T20:24:39Z S. 617, Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52604 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 30, 2017 Public Lands and Natural Resources Connecticut Lakes and rivers Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-03-14 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-17T15:17:34Z Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act

This bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

The Department of the Interior shall manage: (1) the river segments according to the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Management Plan, dated June 2011; and (2) coordinate the management responsibilities of Interior under this bill relating to such segments with the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee.

The designation made by this bill shall not be construed to: (1) prohibit, pre-empt, or abridge future licensing of the Rainbow Dam and Reservoir by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as a federally licensed hydroelectric generation project, provided that FERC may establish any terms and conditions in a hydropower license for the dam as necessary to reduce impacts that invade or unreasonably diminish the scenic, recreational, and fish and wildlife values of the designated segments; or (2) affect the operation of, or impose any flow or release requirements on, the unlicensed hydroelectric facility at the dam and reservoir.

The Lower Farmington River shall not be administered as part of the National Park System (NPS) or be subject to NPS regulations.

The bill also revises the description of a specified designated segment of the Farmington River in Connecticut.

]]> 80 2017-05-09 Reported to Senate without amendment 2017-06-01T21:54:47Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act

(Sec. 3) This bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

(Sec. 4) The Department of the Interior shall manage: (1) the river segments according to the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Management Plan, dated June 2011; and (2) coordinate the management responsibilities of Interior under this bill relating to such segments with the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee.

Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with: (1) the state of Connecticut; (2) the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Burlington, East Granby, Farmington, Granby, Hartland, Simsbury, and Windsor in Connecticut; and (3) appropriate local planning and environmental organizations.

For purposes of the segments designated by this bill, the zoning ordinances adopted by the towns, including provisions for the conservation of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses associated with such segments, shall be deemed to satisfy the Act's standards and requirements limiting or prohibiting federal acquisition of lands by condemnation.

The authority of Interior to acquire lands for the purposes of such segments shall be limited to acquisition by donation or with the owner's consent and shall be subject to additional management plan criteria.

The designation made by this bill shall not be construed to: (1) prohibit, pre-empt, or abridge future licensing of the Rainbow Dam and Reservoir by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as a federally licensed hydroelectric generation project, provided that FERC may establish any terms and conditions in a hydropower license for the dam as necessary to reduce impacts that invade or unreasonably diminish the scenic, recreational, and fish and wildlife values of the designated segments; or (2) affect the operation of, or impose any flow or release requirements on, the unlicensed hydroelectric facility at the dam and reservoir.

The Lower Farmington River shall not be administered as part of the National Park System (NPS) or be subject to NPS regulations.

(Sec. 5) The bill also revises the description of a specified designated segment of the Farmington River in Connecticut.

]]> Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act Display Title Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Reported to Senate Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act Reported to Senate 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s617rs/xml/BILLS-115s617rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s617is/xml/BILLS-115s617is.xml 2017-05-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.