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[H.R. 2778 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 381
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2778

                          [Report No. 106-678]

 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

                             June 19, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Taunton River Wild and 
Scenic River Study Act of 1999''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``( ) 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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Taunton River Wild and Scenic River 
Study Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Taunton River in the State of Massachusetts 
        possesses important resource values (including wildlife, 
        ecological, and scenic values), historic sites, and a cultural 
        past important to the heritage of the United States;
            (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. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY.

    Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) by designating the undesignated paragraph following 
        (135) as paragraph (136); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(137) Taunton River, Massachusetts.--The segment downstream from 
the headwaters, from the confluence of the Town River and the Matfield 
River in Bridgewater to the confluence with the Forge River in Raynham, 
Massachusetts.''.

SEC. 4. STUDY AND REPORT.

    Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second paragraph (8) as paragraph 
        (10);
            (2) by redesignating the second paragraph (11) as paragraph 
        (12);
            (3) by redesignating the third paragraph (11) as paragraph 
        (13);
            (4) by redesignating the fourth paragraph (11) as paragraph 
        (14);
            (5) by redesignating the first undesignated paragraph as 
        paragraph (15);
            (6) by redesignating the second undesignated paragraph as 
        paragraph (16);
            (7) in paragraph (16), as so redesignated by paragraph (6) 
        of this subsection, by striking ``paragraph ( )'' and inserting 
        ``paragraph (136)''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(17) Taunton River, Massachusetts.--Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of the 
Interior--
            ``(A) shall complete the study of the Taunton River, 
        Massachusetts; and
            ``(B) shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
        results of the study.''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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




                                                 Union Calendar No. 381

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2778

                          [Report No. 106-678]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 19, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed