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[H.R. 6177 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 538
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6177

                          [Report No. 110-838]

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the 
                   Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2008

Mr. Rodriguez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

                           September 11, 2008

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 4, 
                                 2008]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the 
                   Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River.

    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 ``Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River 
Extension Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. RIO GRANDE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    Paragraph (17) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(17) Rio grande, texas.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The segment on the United States 
                side of the river from the west boundary of Big Bend 
                National Park, located at approximately river mile 
                902.2, downstream to the river mile 651.1 at the 
                Terrell-Val Verde County line; to be administered by 
                the Secretary of the Interior.
                    ``(B) Map.--The segment described in subparagraph 
                (A) is depicted on the map relating to the Rio Grande 
                Wild and Scenic River titled `Proposed Wild & Scenic 
                River Addition', numbered 192/80,001, and dated March 
                1, 2007.
                    ``(C) Boundary.--The Secretary shall, within two 
                years after the date of enactment of the Rio Grande 
                Wild and Scenic River Extension Act of 2008, take such 
                action with respect to the segment referred to in this 
                paragraph as is provided for under subsection (b). The 
                action required by subsection (b) shall be undertaken 
                by the Secretary, after consultation with the United 
                States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water 
                Commission, United States and Mexico, and appropriate 
                officials of the State of Texas and its political 
                subdivisions. The development plan required by 
                subsection (b) shall be construed to be a general 
                management plan only for the United States side of the 
                river and shall include, but not be limited to, the 
                establishment of a detailed boundary which shall 
                include an average of not more than 160 acres per mile.
                    ``(D) Treaties and agreements.--Nothing in this Act 
                shall be construed to be in conflict with--
                            ``(i) the commitments or agreements of the 
                        United States made by or in pursuance of the 
                        treaty between the United States and Mexico 
                        regarding the utilization of the Colorado and 
                        Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, signed at 
                        Washington, February 1944 (59 Stat. 1219), or
                            ``(ii) the treaty between the United States 
                        and Mexico regarding maintenance of the Rio 
                        Grande and Colorado River as the international 
                        boundary between the United States and Mexico, 
                        signed November 23, 1970.
                    ``(E) No effect on border fence and the border 
                patrol.--Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent or 
                obstruct the planning, construction, operation, or 
                maintenance of a border fence in the area described in 
                subparagraph (A), and nothing in this paragraph shall 
                affect the operations or duties in such area of the 
                Department of Homeland Security, including the Border 
                Patrol, or of State or local law enforcement 
                agencies.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 538

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6177

                          [Report No. 110-838]

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                                 A BILL

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the 
                   Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 11, 2008

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed