3.0.0 4122 2023-09-06T19:30:04Z 2023-09-06T19:30:04Z Senate S 2022-05-02 117 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Hearings by 2022-09-21T14:30:14Z Referred to 2022-05-02T19:35:19Z Housatonic Wild and Scenic River Act of 2022 117 7551 HR 2022-04-21 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS 2022-09-21 sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. Committee 2022-05-02 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2022-05-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. N Public Lands and Natural Resources Alternative and renewable resources Connecticut Lakes and rivers Land transfers Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2022-05-02 Introduced in Senate 2022-08-10T15:38:31Z Housatonic Wild and Scenic River Act of 2022

This bill designates specified segments of the Housatonic River in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

The designation of the river segments must not impact or alter the existing terms of permitting, licensing, or operation of

  • the Falls Village Hydroelectric Generating Station located in Falls Village, Connecticut, or
  • the Bulls Bridge Hydroelectric Generating Station located in New Milford, Connecticut.

The designation of the river segments must also not preclude the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from licensing, relicensing, or otherwise authorizing the operation or continued operation of those facilities.

The authority of the Department of the Interior to acquire lands for the river segments shall be

  • limited to acquisition by donation or acquisition with the consent of the owner, and
  • subject to the additional criteria set forth in the Housatonic River Management Plan.

No land or interest in land may be acquired for the river segments by condemnation.

]]> Housatonic Wild and Scenic River Act of 2022 Display Title Housatonic Wild and Scenic River Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced Housatonic Wild and Scenic River Act of 2022 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Housatonic River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4122is/xml/BILLS-117s4122is.xml 2022-09-21 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. 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.