[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2778 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2778

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
   Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for 
 potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1999

Mr. Moakley (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. McGovern) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
   Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for 
 potential addition to 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 ``Taunton River Wild and Scenic River 
Study Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
        possesses important resource values, including wildlife, 
        ecological, and scenic values, and historic sites and a 
        cultural past important to America's heritage;
            (2) there is strong support among State and local 
        officials, area residents, and river users for a cooperative 
        wild and scenic river study of the area; and
            (3) there is a longstanding interest among State and local 
        officials, area residents, and river users in undertaking a 
        concerted cooperative effort to manage the river in a 
        productive and meaningful way.

SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT.

    Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``( ) The study of the Taunton River, Massachusetts, shall be 
completed by the Secretary of the Interior and the report thereon 
submitted to Congress not later than 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this paragraph.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.
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