[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1749 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1749

    To designate Wilson Creek in Avery and Caldwell Counties, North 
Carolina, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To designate Wilson Creek in Avery and Caldwell Counties, North 
Carolina, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF WILSON CREEK IN NORTH CAROLINA AS A WILD, 
              SCENIC, AND RECREATIONAL 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:
    ``(161) Wilson Creek, North Carolina.--(A) The 23.3 mile segment of 
Wilson Creek in the State of North Carolina from its headwaters to its 
confluence with Johns River, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture in the following classifications:
            ``(i) The 2.9 mile segment from its headwaters below 
        Calloway Peak downstream to the confluence of Little Wilson 
        Creek, as a scenic river.
            ``(ii) The 4.6 segment from Little Wilson Creek downstream 
        to the confluence of Crusher Branch, as a wild river.
            ``(iii) The 15.8 segment from Crusher Branch downstream to 
        the confluence of Johns River, as a recreational river.
    ``(B) The Forest Service or any other agency of the Federal 
Government may not undertake condemnation proceedings for the purpose 
of acquiring public right-of-way or access to Wilson Creek against the 
private property of T. Henry Wilson (or his heirs or assigns) located 
in Avery County, North Carolina (within the area 36 deg., 4 min., 21 
sec. North 81 deg., 47 min., 37 deg. West and 36 deg., 3 min., 13 sec. 
North and 81 deg. 45 min. 55 sec. West), in the area of Wilson Creek 
designated as a wild river.''.
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