[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4630 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4630

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the 
suitability and feasibility of expanding the boundary of Chattahoochee 
                    River National Recreation Area.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2012

  Mr. David Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the 
suitability and feasibility of expanding the boundary of Chattahoochee 
                    River National Recreation Area.

    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 ``Chattahoochee River National 
Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Recreation area.--The term ``recreation area'' means 
        the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State 
        of Georgia.
            (3) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the area of 
        the Chattahoochee River and land along the river corridor 
        described in section 3(a) that is the subject of the study 
        authorized by this Act.

SEC. 3. BOUNDARY STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to conduct a study to 
determine the suitability and feasibility of including in the boundary 
of the recreation area approximately 45 miles of the Chattahoochee 
River and lands along the river corridor from the southern boundary of 
the recreation area south to the junction of Coweta, Heard, and Carroll 
Counties.
    (b) Contents.--The study authorized under this Act shall include an 
analysis of--
            (1) significant resources or opportunities for public 
        enjoyment within the study area related to purposes of the 
        recreation area;
            (2) operational and management issues that need to be 
        considered if the study area is included within the recreation 
        area;
            (3) protection of resources within the study area critical 
        to fulfilling the recreation area's purposes;
            (4) the feasibility of administering the study area as part 
        of the recreation area considering the study area's size, 
        configuration, ownership, costs, and other factors; and
            (5) the adequacy of other alternatives for management and 
        protection of resources within the study area.
    (c) Report.--Not later than three years after the date on which 
funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate a report that describes the findings and conclusions of the 
study and any recommendations of the Secretary.
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