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H.R. 1312: Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2023

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The text of the bill below is as of Mar 1, 2023 (Introduced).

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118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1312

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 1, 2023

(for himself, Mr. Neal, and Ms. Balint) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2023.

2.

Designation for study; Report

Section 5 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:

(145)

Deerfield River, Massachusetts and Vermont

The entire river, including—

(A)

the North, South, East, and West Branches of the Deerfield River; and

(B)

the major tributaries of the Deerfield River, including the Green River, North River, South River, Clesson Brook, Chickley River, Cold River, Gulf Brook, Bog Brook, and Dunbar Brook.

; and

(2)

in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:

(22)

Deerfield River, Massachusetts and Vermont

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 described in subsection (a)(145); and

(B)

submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the results of such study.

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