[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1520 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1520

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
York River and associated tributaries for study for potential inclusion 
             in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2013

   Mr. King introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
York River and associated tributaries for study for potential inclusion 
             in 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 ``York River Wild and Scenic River 
Study Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. YORK RIVER STUDY.

    (a) 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:
            ``(141) York river, maine.--The segment of the York River 
        that flows 11.25 miles from the headwaters of the York River at 
        York Pond to the mouth of the river at York Harbor, and any 
        associated tributaries.''.
    (b) 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:
            ``(20) York river, maine.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the 
                date on which funds are made available to carry out 
                this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall--
                            ``(i) complete the study of York River, 
                        Maine, described in subsection (a)(141); and
                            ``(ii) submit to the appropriate committees 
                        of Congress a report that describes the results 
                        of the study.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--In conducting the study 
                referred to in subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary of 
                the Interior shall--
                            ``(i) determine the effect of the 
                        designation on--
                                    ``(I) existing commercial and 
                                recreational activities, such as 
                                hunting, fishing, trapping, 
                                recreational shooting, motor boat use, 
                                and bridge construction;
                                    ``(II) the authorization, 
                                construction, operation, maintenance, 
                                or improvement of energy production and 
                                transmission infrastructure; and
                                    ``(III) the authority of State and 
                                local governments to manage the 
                                activities described in subclause (I); 
                                and
                            ``(ii) identify--
                                    ``(I) any authorities that would 
                                authorize or require the Secretary of 
                                the Interior--
                                            ``(aa) to influence local 
                                        land use decisions, such as 
                                        zoning; or
                                            ``(bb) to place 
                                        restrictions on non-Federal 
                                        land if designated under this 
                                        Act;
                                    ``(II) any authorities that the 
                                Secretary of the Interior may use to 
                                condemn property; and
                                    ``(III) any private property 
                                located in the area studied under 
                                subsection (a)(141).''.
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