[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1569 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1569

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 8, 1999

Mr. Kerry (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) 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 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.

    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. 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); and
            (7) 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. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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