[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 853 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 284
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 853

                          [Report No. 111-134]

 To designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, 
   in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the 
                National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 22, 2009

  Mr. Kaufman (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Casey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

                             March 2, 2010

               Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, 
   in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of 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 ``White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic 
River Expansion Act of 2009''.

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the White Clay Creek watershed is 1 of only a 
        few relatively intact and unspoiled functioning river systems 
        remaining in the highly congested and developed corridor 
        between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Newark, 
        Delaware;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Public Law 102-215 (16 U.S.C. 1271 note; 105 
        Stat. 1664) directed the Secretary of the Interior, in 
        cooperation and consultation with appropriate State and local 
        governments and affected landowners, to conduct a study of the 
        eligibility and suitability of White Clay Creek, in the States 
        of Delaware and Pennsylvania, and the tributaries of the creek 
        for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
        System;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) as a part of the study described in paragraph 
        (2), all segments listed in the amendments made by section 3 
        were found eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) local communities and governments along the 
        proposed river segments have passed resolutions in support of 
        the designation of the segments listed in the amendments made 
        by section 3 as components of the National Wild and Scenic 
        Rivers System; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Public Law 106-357 (16 U.S.C. 1271 note; 114 
        Stat. 1393) designated 190 miles of river segments of White 
        Clay Creek (including tributaries of White Clay Creek and all 
        second order tributaries of the designated segments) in the 
        States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, to be administered by the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS OF WHITE CLAY CREEK, AS SCENIC 
              AND RECREATIONAL RIVERS.</DELETED>

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS OF WHITE CLAY CREEK, AS SCENIC AND 
              RECREATIONAL RIVERS.

    Section 3(a)(163) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S. C. 
1274(a)(163)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``190 miles'' and inserting ``199 
                miles''; and
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``(dated June 2000)'' and 
                inserting ``(dated February 2009)'';</DELETED>
                    (B) by striking ``the recommended designation and 
                classification maps (dated June 2000)'' and inserting 
                ``the map entitled `White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic 
                River Designated Area Map' and dated July 2008, the map 
                entitled `White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River 
                Classification Map' and dated July 2008, and the map 
                entitled `White Clay Creek National Wild and Scenic 
                River Proposed Additional Designated Segments-July 
                2008''';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(B) 22.4 miles of the east branch beginning at 
                the southern boundary line of the Borough of Avondale, 
                including Walnut Run, Broad Run, and Egypt Run, outside 
                the boundaries of the White Clay Creek Preserve, as a 
                recreational river.''; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(H) 14.3 miles of the main stem, including 
                Lamborn Run, that flow through the boundaries of the 
                White Clay Creek Preserve, Pennsylvania and Delaware, 
                and White Clay Creek State Park, Delaware beginning at 
                the confluence of the east and middle branches in 
                London Britain Township, Pennsylvania, downstream to 
                the northern boundary line of the City of Newark, 
                Delaware, as a scenic river.''.

<DELETED>SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF WHITE CLAY CREEK.</DELETED>

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF WHITE CLAY CREEK.

    Sections 4 through 8 of Public Law 106-357 (16 U.S.C. 1274 note; 
114 Stat. 1393), shall be applicable to the additional segments of the 
White Clay Creek designated by the amendments made by <DELETED>section 
3</DELETED>  section 2.
                                                       Calendar No. 284

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 853

                          [Report No. 111-134]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, 
   in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the 
                National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

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                             March 2, 2010

                        Reported with amendments