[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 250 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 250

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 28 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

 Mr. McConnell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and 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;
            (2) the historic and cultural values of the Red River are 
        rooted in stable rural communities and family farms; and
            (3) 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 ford one half mile 
downstream from 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 ford one half mile downstream from 
        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.
            ``(iii) A final map shall be completed within 60 days of 
        enactment.
    ``(B)(i) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire 
public and private lands and interests in land, including fee title, 
from willing sellers within the boundaries authorized by this 
paragraph. The Secretary shall fully compensate all sellers in an 
amount sufficient to acquire lands with similar characteristics and of 
comparable quality.
    ``(ii) Acquisition of land pursuant to this paragraph shall not be 
subject to the limitations contained in section 6.
    ``(C) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this paragraph.''.

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