[Senate Report 106-207]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 363
106th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session                                                    106-207

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               LOWER DELAWARE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT

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                November 2, 1999.--Ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Murkowski, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 1296]

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 
referred the bill (S. 1296) to designate portions of the lower 
Delaware River and associated tributaries as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, having considered the 
same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and 
recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
    Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
          (1) Public Law 102-460 directed the Secretary of the 
        Interior, in cooperation and consultation with appropriate 
        Federal, State, regional, and local agencies, to conduct a 
        study of the eligibility and suitability of the lower Delaware 
        River for inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
          (2) during the study, the Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic 
        River Study Task Force and the National Park Service prepared a 
        river management plan for the study area entitled ``Lower 
        Delaware River Management Plan'' and dated August 1997, which 
        establishes goals and actions that will ensure long-term 
        protection of the river's outstanding values and compatible 
        management of land and water resources associated with the 
        river; and
          (3) after completion of the study, 24 municipalities along 
        segments of the Delaware River eligible for designation passed 
        resolutions supporting the Lower Delaware River Management 
        Plan, agreeing to take action to implement the goals of the 
        plan, and endorsing designation of the river.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION.

    Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
is amended--
          (1) by designating the first undesignated paragraph following 
        paragraph 156, pertaining to Elkhorn Creek and enacted by 
        Public Law 104-208, as paragraph 157;
          (2) by designating the second undesignated paragraph 
        following paragraph 156, pertaining to the Clarion River, 
        Pennsylvania, and enacted by Public Law 104-314, as paragraph 
        158;
          (3) by designating the third undesignated paragraph following 
        paragraph 156, pertaining to Lamprey River, New Hampshire, and 
        enacted by Public Law 104-333, as paragraph 159;
          (4) by striking the fourth undesignated paragraph following 
        paragraph 156, pertaining to Elkhorn Creek and enacted by 
        Public Law 104-333, and
          (5) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(161) Lower delaware river and associated tributaries, new 
        jersey and pennsylvania.--(A) The 65.6 miles of river segments 
        in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, consisting of--
                  ``(i) the segment from river mile 193.8 to the 
                northern border of the city of Easton, Pennsylvania 
                (approximately 10.5 miles), as a recreational river;
                  ``(ii) the segment from a point just south of the 
                Gilbert Generating Station to a point just north of the 
                Point Pleasant Pumping Station (approximately 14.2 
                miles), as a recreational river;
                  ``(iii) the segment from the point just south of the 
                Point Pleasant Pumping Station to a point 1,000 feet 
                north of the Route 202 bridge (approximately 6.3), as a 
                recreational river;
                  ``(iv) the segment from a point 1,750 feet south of 
                the Route 202 bridge to the southern border of the town 
                of New Hope, Pennsylvania (approximately 1.9), as a 
                recreational river;
                  ``(v) the segment from the southern boundary of the 
                town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, to the town of 
                Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania (approximately 6 
                miles), as a recreational river;
                  ``(vi) Tinicum Creek (approximately 14.7 miles), as a 
                scenic river;
                  ``(vii) Tohickon Creek from the Lake Nockamixon Dam 
                to the Delaware River (approximately 10.7 miles), as a 
                scenic river; and
                  ``(viii) Paunacussing Creek in Solebury Township 
                (approximately 3 miles), as a recreational river.
                  ``(B) Administration.--The river segments referred to 
                in subparagraph (A) shall be administered by the 
                Secretary of the Interior. Notwithstanding section 
                10(c), the river segments shall not administered as 
                part of the National Park System.''.

SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT OF RIVER SEGMENTS.

      (a) Management of Segments.--The river segments designated in 
section 3 shall be managed--
          (1) in accordance with the river plan entitled ``Lower 
        Delaware River management Plan'' and dated August 1997, 
        (referred to as the ``management plan''), prepared by the Lower 
        Delaware Wild and Scenic River Study Task Force and the 
        National Park Service, which establishes goals and actions that 
        will ensure long-term protection of the river's outstanding 
        values and compatible management of land and water resources 
        associated with the river; and
          (2) in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State, regional, 
        and local agencies, including--
                  (A) the New Jersey Department of Environmental 
                Protection;
                  (B) the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and 
                Natural Resources;
                  (C) the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage 
                Corridor Commission;
                  (D) the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission; and
                  (E) the Delaware River Greenway Partnership.
      ``(b) Satisfaction of Requirements for Plan.--The management plan 
shall be considered to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive 
plan under subsection 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1274(d)).
      ``(c) Federal role.--
          ``(1) Restrictions on water resource projects.--In 
        determining under section 7(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1278(a)) whether a proposed water resources 
        project would have a direct and adverse effect on the value for 
        which a segment is designated as part of the Wild and Scenic 
        Rivers System, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter 
        referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall consider the extent to 
        which the project isconsistent with the management plan.
          (2) Cooperative agreements.--Any cooperative agreements 
        entered into under section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e) ) relating to any of the segments 
        designated by this Act shall--
                  (A) be consistent with the management plan; and
                  (B) may include provisions for financial or other 
                assistance from the United States to facilitate the 
                long-term protection, conservation, and enhancement of 
                the segments.
          (3) Support for implementation.--The secretary may provide 
        technical assistance, staff support, and funding to assist in 
        the implementation of the management plan.
    (d) Land Management--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide planning, 
        financial, and technical assistance to local municipalities to 
        assist in the implementation of actions to protect the natural, 
        economic, and historic resources of the river segments 
        designated by this Act.
          (2) Plan requirements.--After adoption of recommendations 
        made in section III of the management plan, the zoning 
        ordinances of the municipalities bordering the segments shall 
        be considered to satisfy the standards and requirements under 
        section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1277(c) ).
    (e) Additional Segments.--
          (1) In general.--In this paragraph, the term ``additional 
        segment'' means--
                  (A) the segment from the Delaware Water Gap to the 
                Toll Bridge connecting Columbia, New Jersey, and 
                Portland, Pennsylvania (approximately, 9.2 miles), 
                which, if made part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
                System in accordance with this paragraph, shall be 
                administered by the Secretary as a recreational river;
                  (B) the segment from the Erie Lackawanna railroad 
                bridge to the southern tip of Dildine Island 
                (approximately 3.6 miles), which, if made part of the 
                Wild and Scenic Rivers System in accordance with this 
                paragraph, shall be administered by the Secretary as a 
                recreational river;
                  (C) the segment from the southern tip of Mack Island 
                to the northern border of the town of Belvidere, New 
                Jersey (approximately 2 miles), which, if made part of 
                the Wild and Scenic Rivers System in accordance with 
                this paragraph, shall be administered by the Secretary 
                as a recreational river;
                  (D) the segment from the southern border of the town 
                of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, to a point just north of 
                Gilbert Generating Station (approximately 9.5 miles), 
                which, if made part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
                System in accordance with this paragraph, shall be 
                administered by the Secretary as a recreational river;
                  (E) Paulinskill River in Knowlton Township 
                (approximately 2.4 miles), which, if made part of the 
                Wild and Scenic Rivers System in accordance with this 
                paragraph, shall be administered by the Secretary as a 
                recreational river; and
                  (F) Cook's Creek (approximately 3.5 miles), which, if 
                made part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 
                accordance with this paragraph, shall be administered 
                by the Secretary as a scenic river.
          (2) Finding.--Congress finds that each of the additional 
        segments is suitable for designation as a recreational river or 
        scenic river under this paragraph, if there is adequate local 
        support for the designation.
          (3) Designation.--If the Secretary finds that there is 
        adequate local support for designating any of the additional 
        segments as a recreational river or scenic river--
                  (A) the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
                Register a notice of the designation of the segment; 
                and
                  (B) the segment shall thereby be designated as a 
                recreational river or scenic river, as the case may be, 
                in accordance with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
                U.S.C. 1271 et seq.).
          (4) Criteria for local support.--In determining whether there 
        is adequate local support for the designation of an additional 
        segment, the Secretary shall consider, among other things, the 
        preferences of local governments expressed in resolutions 
        concerning designation of the segment.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.

                         Purpose of the Measure

    The purpose of S. 1296, as ordered reported, is to 
designate eight segments, totaling approximately 65 miles, 
along the lower Delaware River in New Jersey and Pennsylvania 
and along 3 tributaries as part of the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System. It would also allow the Secretary of the 
Interior to designate an additional six segments, totaling 
approximately 30 miles, once local governments pass resolutions 
in favor of the designation.

                          Background and Need

    In 1992, Public Law 102-460 directed the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a study of the lower Delaware River and its 
tributaries in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, for possible 
inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. In 1978, both 
the Upper Delaware and the Middle Delaware were designated as 
Wild and Scenic Rivers. The Middle Delaware National Scenic 
River is within the boundaries of Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area. The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational 
River is managed by the National Park Service in cooperation 
with state and local governments, as well as other federal 
agencies.
    The Delaware River flows about 300 miles from the Catskill 
Mountains to the Delaware Bay. If the lower Delaware River is 
added to the Wild and Scenic Rivers system, the entire river 
from Trenton, New Jersey north (with exception of a few 
sections in developed areas) will be part of the national 
system. The section below Trenton is included in the National 
Estuary System.
    The lower Delaware River is the boundary between New Jersey 
and Pennsylvania. It contains numerous natural features and the 
corridor includes 29 national historic districts and 8 national 
historic landmarks. Popularrecreational activities include 
canoeing, kayaking, tubing, birdwatching, and fishing.

                          Legislative History

    S. 1296 was introduced by Senators Lautenberg, Torricelli 
and Santorum on June 28, 1999. The subcommittee on National 
Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation held a hearing on 
S. 1296 on October 13, 1999.
    At its business meeting on October 20, 1999, the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources ordered S. 1296, favorably 
reported, as amended.

                        Committee Recommendation

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in open 
business session on October 20, 1999, by a unanimous voice vote 
of a quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass S. 1296, 
if amended as described herein.

                          Committee Amendment

    During its consideration of S. 1296, the Committee adopted 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. In addition to 
making several technical and conforming changes, the amendment 
provides that although the river is to be administered by the 
National Park Service, it is not be managed as part of the 
National Park System.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis

    Section 1 designates the bill's short title as the ``Lower 
Delaware Wild and Scenic Rivers Act''.
    Section 2 lists the congressional findings, including that 
Public law 102-460 directed the Secretary of the Interior, in 
cooperation with other organizations, to conduct a study of the 
eligibility and suitability of the lower Delaware River for 
inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; during that 
study, the Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic River Study Task 
Force and the National Park Service prepared a 1997 management 
plan entitled ``Lower Delaware River Management Plan''; and 
that 24 municipalities along eligible segments of the river 
passed resolutions supporting the plan and a greed to take 
action to implement the goals while endorsing the designation 
of the river.
    Section 3 amends section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act to make conforming changes and to designate the lower 
Delaware River as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System. The Lower Delaware River is to comprise eight segments 
totaling 65.6 miles along the Delaware River and along portions 
of Tinicum Creek, Tohickon Creek and Paunacussing Creek. Six of 
the eight segments are to be administered as a recreational 
river and two are to be administered as a scenic river. The 
river segments are to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior, but not as part of the National Park System.
    Section 4(a) provides that the river segments are to be 
managed in accordance with the Lower Delaware River Management 
Plan and in cooperation with a variety of Federal, State, 
regional, and local agencies.
    Subsection (b) states that the management plan is 
considered to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive 
management plan under section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act.
    Subsection (c) spells out the roles of the Secretary of the 
Interior which include review of proposed water resource 
projects; the authority to enter into cooperative agreements 
that may include financial or other assistance; and 
theauthority to provide technical assistance, staff support and funding 
to assist in the implementation of the management plan.
    Subsection (d) authorizes the Secretary to provide 
planning, financial, and technical assistance to local 
municipalities to assist in their efforts to protect the 
natural, economic, and historic resources of their river 
segments. Section III of the management plan, dealing with 
zoning ordinances, is cited in order to meet the standards and 
requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
    Subsection (e) identifies six additional segments, totaling 
about 30 miles, that are considered suitable for designation as 
a recreational or scenic river, provided there is adequate 
local support for the designation. Local support would include 
resolutions passed by local governments. If so, the Secretary 
must publish a notice in the Federal Register in order to make 
the designation.
    Section 5 authorizes such sums as necessary to carry out 
this Act.

                   Cost and Budgetary Considerations

    The Congressional Budget Office estimate of the costs of 
this measure has been requested but was not received at the 
time the report was filed. When the report is available, the 
Chairman will request it to be printed in the Congressional 
Record for the advice of the Senate.

                      Regulatory Impact Evaluation

    In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following 
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in 
carrying out S. 1296. The bill is not a regulatory measure in 
the sense of imposing Government-established standards of 
significant economic responsibilities on private individuals 
and businesses.
    No personal information would be collected in administering 
the program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal 
privacy.
    Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from 
enactment of S. 1296, as ordered reported.

                        Executive Communications

    The legislative report received by the Committee from the 
Department of the Interior setting forth Executive agency 
recommendation relating to the S. 1296, are set forth below:

                        Department of the Interior,
                                   Office of the Secretary,
                                  Washington, DC, October 15, 1999.
Hon. Frank Murkowski,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your request for 
views on S. 1296, a bill to designate portions of the lower 
Delaware River and associated tributaries as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
    The Department supports the designation of the segments of 
the Lower Delaware River as identified in S. 1296 as a 
component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. However, the 
Department recommends that these segments of the Lower Delaware 
River are not made a unit of the National Park System, since 
that would lead to federal regulation of activities along the 
river in a manner that is not necessary here and would not be 
supported locally.
    In October of 1992, Congress directed the National Park 
Service to undertake a study of several segments of the Lower 
Delaware River to determine their eligibility for inclusion in 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The study was to be 
done in cooperation and consultation with various federal, 
state, regional, and local agencies. In addition, a river 
management plan was to be prepared for a section of the Lower 
Delaware.
    In 1998, the National Park Service issued the ``Lower 
Delaware National Wild and Scenic River Study Draft Report.'' 
In the study report, the NPS found that the majority of the 
river segments identified in the study legislation qualified 
for designation as a component of the Wild and Scenic River 
System. Those segments found to qualify for designation are 
reflected in S. 1296.
    Because of land ownership patterns along the Lower Delaware 
River, the National Park Service categorizes the Lower Delaware 
as a ``private lands'' river. Five principles guided the study 
of the river segments: (1) there needed to be a strong emphasis 
on grass roots involvement and consensus-building in 
determining whether the river segments were suitable for 
designation and how they should be managed; (2) the river 
management plan would be prepared during the study rather than 
after designation and would be a collaborative effort of NPS, 
the study task force and state and local governments; (3) 
designation of river segments would only occur if strong local 
support for designation existed and was expressed through 
passage of support resolutions by the affected communities; (4) 
existing land use patterns would be maintained and local land 
use control and home rule would not be usurped; and (5) the 
laws and regulations that affect the Lower Delaware River are 
complex, involving two states, fifty-seven municipalities, six 
counties, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and several 
federal agencies. Coordination is limited, and the recommended 
management strategy for the Wild and Scenic Rivers segments 
must enhance cooperation and communication.
    With these principles in mind, the study was undertaken and 
a preferred alternative for designation and management 
developed. The preferred alternative recommends designation of 
eight river segments of the Lower Delaware River as a unit of 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and recommends that 
the designated river segments be cooperatively managed by a 
river management committee. Protection of the river's 
outstanding resources would be based upon private, state and 
local conservation measures and would not rely on federal land 
acquisition or direct federal management. Strong local support 
for the designation and management plan has been demonstrated 
through resolutions of support adopted by the adjoining local 
governments in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
    With that in mind, we recommend that S. 1296 be amended so 
that the river segments shall be administered by the Secretary 
but shall not be a unit of the National Park System. Such a 
revision would make it very clear that the Secretary has the 
administrative responsibility for oversight on the Lower 
Delaware River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic. 
However, the often restrictive laws and regulations that govern 
the planning, management and use of units of the National Park 
System would not apply to the Lower Delaware River as a 
National Wild and Scenic River. This change in language is how 
Congress in other cases has acted to designate as wild and 
scenic those rivers that are ``private lands'' rivers.
    The Department has no objection to the additional 
provisions of the bill that authorize the Secretary to provide 
technical assistance, staff support, and funding to assist in 
the implementation of the management plan, and provide for 
cooperative agreements to facilitate the long-term protection, 
conservation, and enhancement of the segments. We also support 
the provision that would restrict, consistent with the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, water resource projects that would 
have a direct and adverse effect on the value for which the 
segments have been designated.
    The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is 
no objection to the presentation of this report from the 
standpoint of the Administration's program.
            Sincerely,
                                           Donald J. Barry,
               Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.

                        Changes in Existing Law

    In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law by S. 
1296, as ordered reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman);

(Public Law 90-542, October 2, 1968)

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              SECTION 3 OF THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT

    Sec. 3. (a) The following rivers and the land adjacent 
thereto are hereby designated as components of the national 
wild and scenic rivers system:
    (1) * * *

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    [(  )] (157) (A) Elkhorn Creek.--The 6.4 mile segment 
traversing federally administered lands from that point along 
the Willamette National Forest boundary on the common section 
line between Sections 12 and 13, Township 9 South, Range 4 
East, Willamette Meridian, to that point where the segment 
leaves federal ownership along the Bureau of Land Management 
boundary in Section 1, Township 9 South, Range 3 East, 
Willamette Meridian, in the following classes:
          (i) a 5.8-mile wild river area, extending from that 
        point along the Willamette National Forest boundary on 
        the common section line between Sections 12 and 13, 
        Township 9 South, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian, to 
        its confluence with Buck Creek in Section 1, Township 9 
        South, Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian, to be 
        administered as agreed on by the Secretaries of 
        Agriculture and the Interior, or as directed by the 
        President; and
          (ii) a 0.6-mile scenic river area, extending from the 
        confluence with Buck Creek in Section 1, Township 9 
        South, Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian, to that point 
        where the segment leaves federal ownership along the 
        Bureau of Land Management boundary in Section 1, 
        Township 9 South, Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian, to 
        be administered by the Secretary of Interior, or as 
        directed by the President.
                  (B) Notwithstanding section 3(b) of this Act, 
                the lateral boundaries of both the wild river 
                area and the scenic river area along Elkhorn 
                Creek shall include an average of not more than 
                640 acres per mile measured from the ordinary 
                high water mark on both sides of the river.
          [1(  )] (158) Clarion River, Pennsylvania.--The 51.7-
        mile segment of the main stem of the Clarion River from 
        the Allegheny National Forest/State Game Lands Number 
        44 boundary, located approximately 0.7 miles downstream 
        from the Ridgway Borough limit, to an unnamed tributary 
        in the backwaters of Piney Dam approximately 0.6 miles 
        downstream from Blyson Run, to be administered by the 
        Secretary of Agriculture in the following 
        classifications:
                  (A) The approximately 8.6-mile segment of the 
                main from the Allegheny National Forest/State 
                Game Lands Number 44 boundary, located 
                approximately 0.7 miles downstream from the 
                Ridgway Borough limit, to Portland Mills, as a 
                recreational river.
                  (B) The approximately 8-mile segment of the 
                main stem from Portland Mills to the Allegheny 
                National Forest boundary, located approximately 
                0.8 miles downstream from Irwin Run, as a 
                scenic river.
                  (C) The approximately 26-mile segment of the 
                main stem from the Allegheny National Forest 
                boundary, located approximately 0.8 miles 
                downstream from Irwin Run, to the State Game 
                Lands 283 boundary, located approximately 0.9 
                miles downstream from the Cooksburg bridge, as 
                a recreational river.
                  (D) The approximately 9.1-mile segment of the 
                main stem from the State Game Lands 283 
                boundary, located approximately 0.9 miles 
                downstream from the Cooksburg bridge, to an 
                unnamed tributary at the backwaters of Piney 
                Dam, located approximately 0.6 miles downstream 
                from Blyson run, as a scenic river.
    [(  )] (159) Lamprey River, New Hampshire.--The 11.5 mile 
segment extending from the southern Lee town line to the 
confluence with the Piscassic River in the vicinity of the 
Durham Newmarket town line (hereinafter in this paragraph 
referred to as the ``segment'') as a recreational river. The 
segment shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
through cooperation agreements between the Secretary and the 
State of New Hampshire and its relevant political subdivisions, 
namely the towns of Durham, Lee, and Newmarket, pursuant to 
section 10(e) of this Act. The segment shall be managed in 
accordance with the Lamprey River Management Plan dated January 
10, 1995, and such amendments thereto as the Secretary of the 
Interior determines are consistent with this Act. Such plan 
shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive 
management plan pursuant to section 3(d) of this Act.
    [(  ) (160) (A) Elkhorn Creek.--The 6.4-mile segment 
traversing federally administered lands from that point along 
the Williamette National Forest boundary on the common section 
line between Section 12 and 13, Township 9 South, Range 4 East, 
Williamette Meridian, to that point where the segment leaves 
Federal ownership along the Bureau of Land Management boundary 
in Section 1, Township 9 South, Range 3 East, Willamette 
Meridian, in the following classes:
        [(i) a 5.8-mile wild river area, extending from the 
        point along the Willamette National Forest boundary on 
        the common section line between Sections 12 and 13, 
        Township 9 South Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian, to 
        its confluence with Buck Creek in Section 1, Township 9 
        South, Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian, to be 
        administered as agreed on by the Secretaries of 
        Agriculture and the Interior, or as directed by the 
        President; and
        [(ii) a 0.6-mile scenic river area, extending from the 
        confluence with Buck Creek in Section 1, Township 9 
        South, Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian, to that point 
        where the segment leaves Federal ownership along the Bureau 
        of Land Management boundary in Section 1, Township 9 South, 
        Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian, to be administered by 
        the Secretary of the Interior, or as directed by the President.
    [(B) Notwithstanding section 3(b) of this Act, the lateral 
boundaries of both the wild river area and the scenic river 
area along Elkhorn Creek shall include an average of not more 
than 640 acres per mile measured from the ordinary high water 
mark on both sides of the river.
    [(b) The agency charged with the administration of each 
component of the national wild and scenic rivers system 
designated by subsection (a) of this section shall, within one 
year from the date of designation of such component under 
subsection (a) (except where a different date if provided in 
subsection (a)), establish detailed boundaries therefor (which 
boundaries shall include an average of not more than 320 acres 
of land per mile measured from the ordinary high water mark on 
both sides of the river); and determine which of the classes 
outlined in section 2, subsection (b), of this Act best fit the 
river or its various segments.
    [Notice of the availability of the boundaries and 
classification, and of subsequent boundary amendments shall be 
published in the Federal Register and shall not become 
effective until ninety days after they have been forwarded to 
the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives.
    [(c) Maps of all boundaries and descriptions of the 
classifications of designated river segments, and subsequent 
amendments to such boundaries, shall be available for public 
inspection in the offices of the administering agency in the 
District of Columbia and in locations convenient to the 
designated river.
    [(d)(1) For rivers designated on or after January 1, 1986, 
the Federal agency charged with the administration of each 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System shall 
prepare a comprehensive management plan for such river segment 
to provide for the protection of the river values. The plan 
shall address resource protection, development of lands and 
facilities, user capacities, and other management practices 
necessary or desirable to achieve the purposes of this Act. The 
plan shall be coordinated with and may be incorporated into 
resource management planning for affected adjacent Federal 
lands. The plan shall be prepared, after consultation with 
State and local governments and the interested public within 3 
full fiscal years after the date of designation. Notice of the 
completion and availability of such plans shall be published in 
the Federal Register.
    [(2) For rivers designated before January 1, 1986, all 
boundaries, classifications, and plans shall be reviewed for 
conformity within the requirements of this subsection within 10 
years through regular agency planning processes.
    [(161)] (160) Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers, 
Massachusetts.--(A) The 29 miles of river segments in 
Massachusetts, as follows:
          (i) The 14.9-mile segment of the Sudbury River 
        beginning at the Danforth Street Bridge in the town of 
        Framingham, downstream to the Route 2 Bridge in 
        Concord, as a scenic river.
          (ii) The 1.7-mile segment of the Sudbury River from 
        the Route 2 Bridge downstream to its confluence with 
        the Assabet River at Egg Rock, as a recreational river.
          (iii) The 4.4-mile segment of the Assabet River 
        beginning 1,000 feet downstream from the Damon Mill Dam 
        in the town of Concord, to its confluence with the 
        Sudbury River at Egg Rock in Concord; as a recreational 
        river.
          (iv) the 8-mile segment of the Concord River from Egg 
        Rock at the confluence of the Sudbury and Assabet 
        Rivers downstream to the Route 3 Bridge in the town of 
        Billerica, as a recreational river.
    (B) The segments referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior in cooperation 
with the SUASCO River Stewardship Council provided for in the 
plan referred to in subparagraph (C) through cooperative 
agreements under section 10(e) between the Secretary and the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its relevant political 
subdivisions (including the towns of Framingham, Wayland, 
Sudbury, Lincoln, Concord, Carlisle, Bedford, and Billerica).
    (C) The segments referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be 
managed in accordance with the plan entitled ``Sudbury, Assabet 
and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Study, River Conservation 
Plan'', dated March 16, 1995. The plan is deemed to satisfy the 
requirement for a comprehensive management plan under 
subsection (d) of this section.
    (16) Lower Delaware River and Associated Tributaries, New 
Jersey and Pennsylvania.--(A) The 65.6 miles of river segments 
in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, consisting of--
          (i) the segment from river mile 193.8 to the northern 
        border of the city of Easton, Pennsylvania 
        (approximately 10.5 miles), as a recreational river;
          (ii) the segment from a point just south of the 
        Gilbert Generating Station to a point just north of the 
        Point Pleasant Pumping Station (approximately 14.2 
        miles), as a recreational river;
          (iii) the segment from the point just south of the 
        Point Pleasant Pumping Station to a point 1,000 feet 
        north of the Route 202 bridge (approximately 6.3), as a 
        recreational river;
          (iv) the segment from a point, 1,750 feet south of 
        the Route 202 bridge to the southern border of the town 
        of New Hope, Pennsylvania (approximately 1.9), as a 
        recreational river;
          (v) the segment from the southern boundary of the 
        town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, to the town of 
        Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania (approximately 6 
        miles), as a recreational river;
          (vi) Tinicum Creek (approximately 14.7 miles), as a 
        scenic river;
          (vii) Tohickon Creek from the Lake Nockamixon Dam to 
        the Delaware River (approximately 10.7 miles), as a 
        scenic river; and
          (viii) Paunacussing Creek in Solebury Township 
        (approximately 3 miles), as a recreational river.
          (B) Administration.--The river segments referred to 
        in subparagraph (A) shall be administered by the 
        Secretary of the Interior. Notwithstanding section 
        10(c), the river segments shall not be administered as 
        part of the National Park System.

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