[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 513 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 513

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the 
 Eightmile River in Connecticut 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

                             March 12, 2001

Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) 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 by designating a segment of the 
 Eightmile River in Connecticut 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 ``Eightmile River Wild and Scenic 
River Study Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Eightmile River in Connecticut possesses important 
        resources, including--
                    (A) wildlife, ecological, and scenic values;
                    (B) historic sites; and
                    (C) 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) a cooperative wild and scenic river study of 
                the area; and
                    (B) undertaking a concerted cooperative effort to 
                manage the River in a productive and meaningful way.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION FOR POTENTIAL ADDITION.

    Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(138) Eightmile River, Connecticut.--The segment from its 
headwaters downstream to its confluence with the Connecticut River.''.

SEC. 4. 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:
    ``(18) Eightmile River, Connecticut.--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 Eightmile River, 
        Connecticut, under paragraph (138) of subsection (a); 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.
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