[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2578 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2578

  To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the 
       Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2011

  Mr. Denham (for himself, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Costa, and Mr. McCarthy of 
 California) 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 related to a segment of the 
       Lower Merced River in California, 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. LOWER MERCED RIVER.

    (a) Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.--Section 3(a)(62)(B)(i) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(62)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the normal maximum'' the first place that 
        it appears and all that follows through ``April, 1990.'' and 
        inserting the following: ``the boundary of FERC Project No. 
        2179 as it existed on July 18, 2011, consisting of a point 
        approximately 2,480 feet downstream of the confluence with the 
        North Fork of the Merced River, consisting of approximately 7.4 
        miles.''; and
            (2) by striking ``the normal maximum operating pool water 
        surface level of Lake McClure'' the second time that it occurs 
        and inserting ``the boundary of FERC Project No. 2179 as it 
        existed on July 18, 2011, consisting of a point approximately 
        2,480 feet downstream of the confluence with the North Fork of 
        the Merced River''.
    (b) Exchequer Project.--Section 3 of Public Law 102-432 is amended 
by striking ``Act:'' and all that follows through the period and 
inserting ``Act.''.
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