[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 972 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 972

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to improve the administration 
          of the Lamprey River in the State of New Hampshire.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 1999

   Mr. Gregg 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 improve the administration 
          of the Lamprey River in the State of New Hampshire.

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

SECTION 1. LAMPREY RIVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

    (a) In General.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (158) and inserting 
the following:
            ``(158) Lamprey river, new hampshire.--
                    ``(A) Designation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The 23.5 mile segment 
                        extending from the Bunker Pond Dam in Epping to 
                        the confluence with the Piscassic River in the 
                        vicinity of the Durham-Newmarket town line 
                        (referred to in this paragraph as the 
                        `segment') as a recreational river.
                            ``(ii) Administration.--
                                    ``(I) Cooperative agreements.--The 
                                segment shall be administered by the 
                                Secretary of the Interior through 
                                cooperative agreements under section 
                                10(e) between the Secretary and the 
                                State of New Hampshire (including the 
                                towns of Epping, Lee, Durham, and 
                                Newmarket, and other relevant political 
                                subdivisions of that State).
                                    ``(II) Management plan.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--The 
                                        segment shall be managed in 
                                        accordance with the Lamprey 
                                        River Management Plan, dated 
                                        January 10, 1995, and such 
                                        amendments to that plan as the 
                                        Secretary of the Interior 
                                        determines are consistent with 
                                        this Act.
                                            ``(bb) Requirement for 
                                        plan.--The plan described in 
                                        item (aa) shall be considered 
                                        to satisfy the requirements for 
                                        a comprehensive management plan 
                                        under section 3(d).
                    ``(B) Management.--
                            ``(i) Committee.--The Secretary of the 
                        Interior shall coordinate the management 
                        responsibility under this Act with respect to 
                        the segment designated by subparagraph (A) with 
                        the Lamprey River Advisory Committee 
                        established under New Hampshire RSA 483.
                            ``(ii) Land management.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The zoning 
                                ordinances duly adopted by the towns of 
                                Epping, Lee, Durham, and Newmarket, New 
                                Hampshire, including provisions for 
                                conservation of shoreland, floodplains, 
                                and wetland associated with the 
                                segment, shall--
                                            ``(aa) be considered to 
                                        satisfy the standards and 
                                        requirements of section 6(c) 
                                        and the provisions of that 
                                        section that prohibit Federal 
                                        acquisition of lands by 
                                        condemnation; and
                                            ``(bb) apply to the segment 
                                        designated under subparagraph 
                                        (A).
                                    ``(II) Acquisition of land.--The 
                                authority of the Secretary to acquire 
                                land for the purposes of this paragraph 
                                shall be--
                                            ``(aa) limited to 
                                        acquisition by donation or with 
                                        the consent of the owner of the 
                                        land; and
                                            ``(bb) subject to the 
                                        additional criteria set forth 
                                        in the Lamprey River Management 
                                        Plan.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 405 of division I of the Omnibus 
Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 1274 note; 
Public Law 104-333) is repealed.
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