[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 987 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 987

    To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to ensure congressional 
  involvement in the process by which a river that is designated as a 
wild, scenic, or recreational river by an act of the legislature of the 
 State or States through which the river flows may be included in the 
    National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2003

  Mr. Herger (for himself and Mr. Doolittle) 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 ensure congressional 
  involvement in the process by which a river that is designated as a 
wild, scenic, or recreational river by an act of the legislature of the 
 State or States through which the river flows may be included in 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 ``Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Congressional Involvement Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. PROCESS FOR INCLUSION OF STATE DESIGNATED WILD, SCENIC, AND 
              RECREATIONAL RIVERS IN NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS 
              SYSTEM.

    (a) Congressional Role.--Section 2(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1273(a)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii) of the first sentence, by striking 
        ``that are found by the Secretary of the Interior'' and all 
        that follows through ``Virginia State line.'' and inserting 
        ``and that are authorized for inclusion in the national wild 
        and scenic rivers system by an Act of Congress following the 
        submission of an application to the Secretary of the Interior 
        by the Governor of the State or the Governors of the States 
        concerned, or a person or persons duly appointed by such 
        Governor or Governors.'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``and submit to 
        Congress a report regarding whether each State designated river 
        specified in the application meets the criteria for inclusion 
        in the national wild and scenic rivers system'' after 
        ``Register''; and
            (3) in the third sentence, by striking ``designated under 
        clause (ii)'' and inserting ``authorized for inclusion in the 
        national wild and scenic rivers system by an Act of Congress 
        under clause (ii)''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Such section is amended in the fourth 
sentence by striking ``Act of 1965'' and inserting ``Fund Act of 1965 
(16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.)''.
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