[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4404 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4404


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 20, 2022

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
Kissimmee River in the State of Florida as a component of the Wild and 
             Scenic Rivers System, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic 
River Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEGMENTS, 
              KISSIMMEE 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:
            ``(__) Kissimmee river, florida.--The restored segment of 
        the Kissimmee River, beginning approximately 16 miles 
        downstream of Lake Kissimmee and ending approximately 15 miles 
        upstream of Lake Okeechobee.''.

SEC. 3. STUDIES AND REPORTS.

    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:
            ``(__) Kissimmee 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 Kissimmee River, 
                Florida named in paragraph (_) of 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.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECT ON MANAGEMENT.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not interfere 
with the current management of the area of the Kissimmee 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.