[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3667 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3667

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
   Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for 
   potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2007

Mr. Welch of Vermont introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
   Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for 
   potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

    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 ``Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and 
Scenic River Study Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY.

    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:
            ``( ) Missisquoi and trout rivers, vermont.--The segment 
        from the headwaters of the rivers downstream to the confluence 
        of that segment with the Missisquoi Bay of Lake Champlain.''.

SEC. 3. 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:
            ``(19) Missisquoi and trout rivers, vermont.--Not later 
        than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall--
                    ``(A) complete the study of the Missisquoi and 
                Trout Rivers, Vermont, described in subsection 
                (a)(140); and
                    ``(B) submit a report describing the results of 
                that study to the appropriate committees of 
                Congress.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
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