[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4070 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4070

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut 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

                             March 30, 2004

Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Larson of Connecticut) 
 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 a segment of the 
Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut 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 ``Lower Farmington River and Salmon 
Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL SEGMENT OF FARMINGTON RIVER AND 
              SALMON BROOK IN CONNECTICUT FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL 
              ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of 
        Connecticut possess important resource values, including 
        wildlife, ecological, and scenic values, and historic sites and 
        a cultural past important to America's heritage.
            (3) There is a longstanding interest among State and local 
        officials, area residents, and river and brook users in 
        undertaking a concerted cooperative effort to manage the river 
        and brook in a productive and meaningful way.
    (b) Designation.--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 new 
paragraph:
            ``(__) Lower farmington river and salmon brook, 
        connecticut.--The segment of the Farmington River downstream 
        from the segment designated as a recreational river by section 
        3(a)(156) to its confluence with the Connecticut River, and the 
        segment of the Salmon Brook including its mainstem and east and 
        west branches.''.
    (c) Time for Submission.--Not later than three years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study 
required by the amendment made by subsection (b).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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