117 HR 4358 RH: Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-09-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 368117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 4358[Report No. 117–472]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 6, 2021Mr. Buchanan (for himself and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesSeptember 19, 2022Additional sponsors: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Crist, and Mr. C. Scott Franklin of FloridaSeptember 19, 2022Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 6, 2021A BILLTo amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Little Manatee River as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act.

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Designation for study of wild and scenic river segments, Little Manatee River, Florida

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:(__)

Little Manatee River, Florida

The approximately 50-mile segment beginning at the source in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, downstream to the point at which the river enters Tampa Bay, including appropriate tributaries, but shall not include—(A)those portions lying within Manatee County, Florida, and being more particularly described as Parcel ID 247800059, Parcel ID 248200008 and Parcel ID 248100000; and(B)South Fork..

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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:(__)

Little Manatee River, Florida

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—(A)complete the study of the Little Manatee River, Florida named in subsection (a)(_); and(B)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 results of the study..

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Effect on management

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not interfere with the current management of the area of the Little Manatee River described in section 5(a)(_) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, nor shall the fact that such area is listed for study under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) be used as justification for more restrictive management until Congress acts on the study recommendations.

September 19, 2022Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed