[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 455 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 455

 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

                            January 9, 2009

  Mr. Welch 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 2009''.

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 
        approximately 25-mile segment of the upper Missisquoi from its 
        headwaters in Lowell to the Canadian border in North Troy; the 
        approximately 25-mile segment from the Canadian border in East 
        Richford to Enosburg Falls; and approximately 20 miles of the 
        Trout River from its headwaters to its confluence with the 
        Missisquoi River.''.

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:
            ``(_) Missisquoi and trout rivers, vermont.--Not later than 
        3 years after funds are made available to carry out this 
        paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall--
                    ``(A) analyze any potential impacts on the 
                possession or use of a weapon, trap, or net, including 
                a concealed weapon, on the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers, 
                Vermont, described in subsection (a)(__) or on lands 
                adjacent to that area;
                    ``(B) include in the study completed under this 
                paragraph an assessment of any effect a wild and scenic 
                designation in the study area is likely to have on 
                energy production, transmission, or conveyance;
                    ``(C) analyze the potential impact of the 
                designation on private lands within the Missisquoi and 
                Trout Rivers, Vermont, described in subsection (a)(__) 
                or adjacent to that area;
                    ``(D) complete the study of the Missisquoi and 
                Trout Rivers, Vermont, described in subsection (a)(__); 
                and
                    ``(E) submit a report describing the results of 
                that study to the appropriate committees of 
                Congress.''.

SEC. 4. FUNDING.

    Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be 
construed as authorizing appropriations to designate or otherwise 
create a new component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
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