[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 914 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 914

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments 
  of the Red River in Kentucky as components of the national wild and 
             scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 1993

  Mr. Rogers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments 
  of the Red River in Kentucky as components of the national wild and 
             scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Red River Designation Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the natural, scenic, and recreational qualities of the 
        Red River in Kentucky are unique and irreplaceable resources; 
        and
            (2) the majority of the Red River corridor is within the 
        Red River National Geologic area, which contains sedimentary 
        rock formations unique to Kentucky and the United States, and 
        should therefore be preserved for public enjoyment.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF RIVER.

    Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``( )(A) Red river, kentucky.--The 19.4-mile segment of the Red 
River extending from the Highway 746 Bridge to the School House Branch, 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following 
classes:
            ``(i) The 9.1-mile segment known as the `Upper Gorge' from 
        the Highway 746 Bridge to Swift Camp Creek, as a wild river. 
        This segment is identified as having the same boundary as the 
        Kentucky Wild River.
            ``(ii) The 10.3-mile segment known as the `Lower Gorge' 
        from Swift Camp Creek to the School House Branch, as a 
        recreational river. The boundary of this segment is a line that 
        is 300 feet north and parallel to the north edge of roads 23, 
        77, and 715, except for the section between Greasy Branch and 
        Bell Branch where the boundary is the south edge of Route 715. 
        On the southern side, the boundary is a line that is 800 feet, 
        and parallel to the southern edge of the river.
    ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding the 100 acre limitation contained in 
section 6(a), upon receipt from the owner of an offer to sell any lands 
or interest in lands within the boundaries of any segment designated by 
this paragraph, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire 
such lands or interest in lands.
    ``(ii) The Secretary of Agriculture may not acquire by condemnation 
privately owned land or interest in land within the authorized 
boundaries of any segment designated by this paragraph unless the 
Secretary finds that the use of the land has changed substantially 
after the effective date of a development plan for that segment 
prepared pursuant to section 3(b) of this Act.
    ``(C) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this paragraph.''.

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