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[H.R. 4404 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 321
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4404

                          [Report No. 117-414]

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2021

Mr. Soto (for himself and Mr. Buchanan) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

                             July 18, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 9, 
                                 2021]


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                                 A BILL


 
 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.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 321

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4404

                          [Report No. 117-414]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 18, 2022

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