[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 435 Referred in House (RFH)]


109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 435


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 17, 2005

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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 2005''.

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) 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:
    ``(139) 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 
mainstream and east and west branches.''.
    (b) Time for Submission.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
which funds are made available to carry out 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 (a).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.

            Passed the Senate December 16, 2005.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.