§ 1276. — Rivers constituting potential additions to national wild and scenic rivers system.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1276]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 28--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
Sec. 1276. Rivers constituting potential additions to national
wild and scenic rivers system
(a) Enumeration of designated rivers
The following rivers are hereby designated for potential addition to
the national wild and scenic rivers system:
(1) Allegheny, Pennsylvania: The segment from its mouth to the town
of East Brady, Pennsylvania.
(2) Bruneau, Idaho: The entire main stem.
(3) Buffalo, Tennessee: The entire river.
(4) Chattooga, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia: The
entire river.
(5) Clarion, Pennsylvania: The segment between Ridgway and its
confluence with the Allegheny River.
(6) Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York: The segment from Hancock,
New York, to Matamoras, Pennsylvania.
(7) Flathead, Montana: The North Fork from the Canadian border
downstream to its confluence with the Middle Fork; the Middle Fork from
its headwaters to its confluence with the South Fork; and the South Fork
from its origin to Hungry Horse Reservoir.
(8) Gasconade, Missouri: The entire river.
(9) Illinois, Oregon: The entire river.
(10) Little Beaver, Ohio: The segment of the North and Middle Forks
of the Little Beaver River in Columbiana County from a point in the
vicinity of Negly and Elkton, Ohio, downstream to a point in the
vicinity of East Liverpool, Ohio.
(11) Little Miami, Ohio: That segment of the main stem of the river,
exclusive of its tributaries, from a point at the Warren-Clermont County
line at Loveland, Ohio, upstream to the sources of Little Miami
including North Fork.
(12) Maumee, Ohio and Indiana: The main stem from Perrysburg, Ohio,
to Fort Wayne, Indiana, exclusive of its tributaries in Ohio and
inclusive of its tributaries in Indiana.
(13) Missouri, Montana: The segment between Fort Benton and Ryan
Island.
(14) Moyie, Idaho: The segment from the Canadian border to its
confluence with the Kootenai River.
(15) Obed, Tennessee: The entire river and its tributaries, Clear
Creek and Daddys Creek.
(16) Penobscot, Maine: Its east and west branches.
(17) Pere Marquette, Michigan: The entire river.
(18) Pine Creek, Pennsylvania: The segment from Ansonia to
Waterville.
(19) Priest, Idaho: The entire main stem.
(20) Rio Grande, Texas: The portion of the river between the west
boundary of Hudspeth County and the east boundary of Terrell County on
the United States side of the river: Provided, That before undertaking
any study of this potential scenic river, the Secretary of the Interior
shall determine, through the channels of appropriate executive agencies,
that Mexico has no objection to its being included among the studies
authorized by this chapter.
(21) Saint Croix, Minnesota and Wisconsin: The segment between the
dam near Taylors Falls and its confluence with the Mississippi River.
(22) Saint Joe, Idaho: The entire main stem.
(23) Salmon, Idaho: The segment from the town of North Fork to its
confluence with the Snake River.
(24) Skagit, Washington: The segment from the town of Mount Vernon
to and including the mouth of Bacon Creek; the Cascade River between its
mouth and the junction of its North and South Forks; the South Fork to
the boundary of the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area; the Suiattle River
from its mouth to the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area boundary at Milk
Creek; the Sauk River from its mouth to its junction with Elliott Creek;
the North Fork of the Sauk River from its junction with the South Fork
of the Sauk to the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area boundary.
(25) Suwannee, Georgia and Florida: The entire river from its source
in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia to the gulf and the outlying
Ichetucknee Springs, Florida.
(26) Upper Iowa, Iowa: The entire river.
(27) Youghiogheny, Maryland and Pennsylvania: The segment from
Oakland, Maryland, to the Youghiogheny Reservoir, and from the
Youghiogheny Dam downstream to the town of Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
(28) American, California: The North Fork from the Cedars to the
Auburn Reservoir.
(29) Au Sable, Michigan: The segment downstream from Foot Dam to
Oscoda, and upstream from Loud Reservoir to its source, including its
principal tributaries and excluding Mio and Bamfield Reservoirs.
(30) Big Thompson, Colorado: The segment from its source to the
boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park.
(31) Cache la Poudre, Colorado: Both forks from their sources to
their confluence, thence the Cache la Poudre to the eastern boundary of
Roosevelt National Forest.
(32) Cahaba, Alabama: The segment from its junction with United
States Highway 31 south of Birmingham downstream to its junction with
United States Highway 80 west of Selma.
(33) Clark's Fork, Wyoming: The segment from the Clark's Fork Canyon
to the Crandall Creek Bridge.
(34) Colorado, Colorado and Utah: The segment from its confluence
with the Dolores River, Utah, upstream to a point 19.5 miles from the
Utah-Colorado border in Colorado.
(35) Conejos, Colorado: The three forks from their sources to their
confluence, thence the Conejos to its first junction with State Highway
17, excluding Platoro Reservoir.
(36) Elk, Colorado: The segment from its source to Clark.
(37) Encampment, Colorado: The Main Fork and West Fork to their
confluence, thence the Encampment to the Colorado-Wyoming border,
including the tributaries and headwaters.
(38) Green, Colorado: The entire segment within the State of
Colorado.
(39) Gunnison, Colorado: The segment from the upstream (southern)
boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument to its
confluence with the North Fork.
(40) Illinois, Oklahoma: The segment from Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir
upstream to the Arkansas-Oklahoma border, including the Flint and Barren
Fork Creeks.
(41) John Day, Oregon: The main stem from Service Creek Bridge (at
river mile 157) downstream to Tumwater Falls (at river mile 10).
(42) Kettle, Minnesota: The entire segment within the State of
Minnesota.
(43) Los Pinos, Colorado: The segment from its source, including the
tributaries and headwaters within the San Juan Primitive Area, to the
northern boundary of the Granite Peak Ranch.
(44) Manistee, Michigan: The entire river from its source to
Manistee Lake, including its principal tributaries and excluding Tippy
and Hodenpyl Reservoirs.
(45) Nolichuckey, Tennessee and North Carolina: The entire main
stem.
(46) Owyhee, South Fork, Oregon: The main stem from the Oregon-Idaho
border downstream to the Owyhee Reservoir.
(47) Piedra, Colorado: The Middle Fork and East Fork from their
sources to their confluence, thence the Piedra to its junction with
Colorado Highway 160.
(48) Shepaug, Connecticut: The entire river.
(49) Sipsey Fork, West Fork, Alabama: The segment, including its
tributaries, from the impoundment formed by the Lewis M. Smith Dam
upstream to its source in the William B. Bankhead National Forest.
(50) Snake, Wyoming: The segment from the southern boundaries of
Teton National Park to the entrance to Palisades Reservoir.
(51) Sweetwater, Wyoming: The segment from Wilson Bar downstream to
Spring Creek.
(52) Tuolumne, California: The main river from its source on Mount
Dana and Mount Lyell in Yosemite National Park to Don Pedro Reservoir.
(53) Upper Mississippi, Minnesota: The segment from its source at
the outlet of Itasca Lake to its junction with the northwestern boundary
of the city of Anoka.
(54) Wisconsin, Wisconsin: The segment from Prairie du Sac to its
confluence with the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien.
(55) Yampa, Colorado: The segment within the boundaries of the
Dinosaur National Monument.
(56) Dolores, Colorado: The segment of the main stem from Rico
upstream to its source, including its headwaters; the West Dolores from
its source, including its headwaters, downstream to its confluence with
the main stem; and the segment from the west boundary, section 2,
township 38 north, range 16 west, NMPM, below the proposed McPhee Dam,
downstream to the Colorado-Utah border, excluding the segment from one
mile above Highway 90 to the confluence of the San Miguel River.
(57) Snake, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho: The segment from an
eastward extension of the north boundary of section 1, township 5 north,
range 47 east, Willamette meridian, downstream to the town of Asotin,
Washington.
(58) Housatonic, Connecticut: The segment from the Massachusetts-
Connecticut boundary downstream to its confluence with the Shepaug
River.
(59) Kern, California: The main stem of the North Fork from its
source to Isabella Reservoir excluding its tributaries.
(60) Loxahatchee, Florida: The entire river including its tributary,
North Fork.
(61) Ogeechee, Georgia: The entire river.
(62) Salt, Arizona: The main stem from a point on the north side of
the river intersected by the Fort Apache Indian Reservation boundary
(north of Buck Mountain) downstream to Arizona State Highway 288.
(63) Verde, Arizona: The main stem from the Prescott National Forest
boundary near Paulden to the vicinity of Table Mountain, approximately
14 miles above Horseshoe Reservoir, except for the segment not included
in the national forest between Clarkdale and Camp Verde, North segment.
(64) San Francisco, Arizona: The main stem from confluence with the
Gila upstream to the Arizona-New Mexico border, except for the segment
between Clifton and the Apache National Forest.
(65) Fish Creek, New York: The entire East Branch.
(66) Black Creek, Mississippi: The segment from Big Creek Landing in
Forrest County downstream to Old Alexander Bridge Landing in Stone
County.
(67) Allegheny, Pennsylvania: The main stem from Kinzua Dam
downstream to East Brady.
(68) Cacapon, West Virginia: The entire river.
(69) Escatawpa, Alabama and Mississippi: The segment upstream from a
point approximately one mile downstream from the confluence of the
Escatawpa River and Jackson Creek to a point where the Escatawpa River
is joined by the Yellowhouse Branch in Washington County, Alabama, near
the town of Deer Park, Alabama; and the segment of Brushy Creek upstream
from its confluence with the Escatawpa to its confluence with
Scarsborough Creek.
(70) Myakka, Florida: The segment south of the southern boundary of
the Myakka River State Park.
(71) Soldier Creek, Alabama: The segment beginning at the point
where Soldier Creek intersects the south line of section 31, township 7
south, range 6 east, downstream to a point on the south line of section
6, township 8 south, range 6 east, which point is 1,322 feet west of the
south line of section 5, township 8 south, range 6 east in the county of
Baldwin, State of Alabama.
(72) Red, Kentucky: The segment from Highway numbered 746 (also
known as Spradlin Bridge) in Wolf County, Kentucky, downstream to the
point where the river descends below seven hundred feet above sea level
(in its normal flow) which point is at the Menifee and Powell County
line just downstream of the iron bridge where Kentucky Highway numbered
77 passes over the river.
(73) Bluestone, West Virginia: From its headwaters to its confluence
with the New.
(74) Gauley, West Virginia: Including the tributaries of the Meadow
and the Cranberry, from the headwaters to its confluence with the New.
(75) Greenbrier, West Virginia: From its headwaters to its
confluence with the New.
(76) Birch, West Virginia: The main stem from the Cora Brown Bridge
in Nicholas County to the confluence of the river with the Elk River in
Braxton County.
(77) Colville, Alaska.
(78) Etivluk-Nigu, Alaska.
(79) Utukok, Alaska.
(80) Kanektok, Alaska.
(81) Kisaralik, Alaska.
(82) Melozitna, Alaska.
(83) Sheenjek (lower segment), Alaska.
(84) Situk, Alaska.
(85) Porcupine, Alaska.
(86) Yukon (Ramparts section), Alaska.
(87) Squirrel, Alaska.
(88) Koyuk, Alaska.
(89) Wildcat Brook, New Hampshire: The segment from its headwaters
including the principal tributaries to its confluence with the Ellis
River. The study authorized in this paragraph shall be completed no
later than six years from June 19, 1984, and an interim report shall be
prepared and submitted to the Congress no later than three years from
June 19, 1984.
(90) Horsepasture, North Carolina: The segment from Bohaynee Road
(N.C. 281) downstream to Lake Jocassee.
(91) The North Umpqua, Oregon: The segment from the Soda Springs
Powerhouse to the confluence of Rock Creek. The provisions of section
1278(a) of this title shall apply to tributary Steamboat Creek in the
same manner as such provisions apply to the rivers referred to in such
section 1278(a) of this title. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, in
the Umpqua National Forest plan, provide that management practices for
Steamboat Creek and its immediate environment conserve, protect, and
enhance the anadromous fish habitat and population.
(92) Farmington, West Branch, Connecticut and Massachusetts: The
segment from the intersection of the New Hartford-Canton, Connecticut,
town line upstream to the base of the West Branch Reservoir in Hartland,
Connecticut; and the segment from the confluence with Thorp Brook in
Sandisfield, Massachusetts, to Hayden Pond in Otis, Massachusetts.
(93) Great Egg Harbor River, New Jersey: The entire river.
(94) Klickitat, Washington: The segment from the southern boundary
of the Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington, as described in the Treaty
with the Yakimas of 1855 (12 Stat. 951), and as acknowledged by the
Indian Claims Commission in Yakima Tribe of Indians v. U.S., 16 Ind. Cl.
Comm. 536 (1966), to its confluence with the Little Klickitat River,
Washington: Provided, That said study shall be carried on in
consultation with the Yakima Indian Nation and shall include a
determination of the degree to which the Yakima Indian Nation should
participate in the preservation and administration of the river segment
should it be proposed for inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers
system.
(95) White Salmon, Washington: The segment from its confluence with
Trout Lake Creek, Washington, to its confluence with Gilmer Creek,
Washington, near the town of B Z Corner, Washington.
(96) Maurice, New Jersey.--The segment from Shell Pile to the point
three miles north of Laurel Lake.
(97) Manumuskin, New Jersey.--The segment from its confluence with
the Maurice River to the crossing of State Route 49.
(98) Menantico Creek, New Jersey.--The segment from its confluence
with the Maurice River to its source.
(99) Merced, California.--The segment from a point 300 feet upstream
of the confluence with Bear Creek downstream to the point of maximum
flood control storage of Lake McClure (elevation 867 feet mean sea
level).
(100) Blue, Oregon.--The segment from its headwaters to the Blue
River Reservoir; by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(101) Chewaucan, Oregon.--The segment from its headwaters to the
Paisley Urban Growth boundary to be studied in cooperation with, and
integrated with, the Klamath River Basin Plan; by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(102) North Fork Malheur, Oregon.--The segment from the Malheur
National Forest boundary to Beulah Reservoir; by the Secretary of the
Interior.
(103) South Fork McKenzie, Oregon.--The segments from its headwaters
to the upper end of Cougar Reservoir and from the lower end of Cougar
Reservoir to its confluence with the McKenzie River; by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(104) Steamboat Creek, Oregon.--The entire creek; by the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(105) Wallowa, Oregon.--The segment from its confluence with the
Minam River to its confluence with the Grande Ronde River; by the
Secretary of Agriculture.
(106) Merrimack River, New Hampshire.--The segment from its origin
at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee Rivers in
Franklin, New Hampshire, to the backwater impoundment at Hooksett Dam,
excluding the Garvins Falls Dam and its impoundment.
(107) Pemigewasset, New Hampshire.--The segments from Profile Lake
downstream to the southern boundary of the Franconia Notch State Park
and from the northern Thornton town-line downstream to the backwater of
the Ayers Island Dam; by the Secretary of the Interior.
(108) St. Marys River, Florida and Georgia.--The segment from its
headwaters to its confluence with the Bells River.
(109) Mills River, North Carolina.--The North Fork from the bottom
of the spillway of the Hendersonville Reservoir downstream to its
confluence with the South Fork; the South Fork from its confluence with
the Pigeon Branch downstream to its confluence with the North Fork; and
the main stem from the confluence of the North and South Forks
downstream to a point 750 feet upstream from the centerline of North
Carolina Highway 191/280.
(110) Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord, Massachussets.\1\--The segment
of the Sudbury from the Danforth Street Bridge in the town of
Framingham, to its confluence with the Assabet, the Assabet from 1,000
feet downstream of the Damon Mill Dam in Concord to its confluence with
the Sudbury and the Concord from the confluence of the Sudbury and
Assabet downstream to the Route 3 Bridge in the town of Billerica. The
study of such river segments shall be completed and the report submitted
thereon not later than at the end of the third fiscal year beginning
after November 28, 1990.
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(111) Niobrara, Nebraska.--The 6-mile segment of the river from its
confluence with Chimney Creek to its confluence with Rock Creek.
(112) Lamprey, New Hampshire.--The segment from the southern Lee
town line downstream to the confluence with Woodman's Brook at the base
of Sullivan Falls in Durham.
(113) White Clay Creek, Delaware and Pennsylvania.--The headwaters
of the river in Pennsylvania to its confluence with the Christina River
in Delaware, including the East, West, and Middle Branches, Middle Run,
Pike Creek, Mill Creek, and other main branches and tributaries as
determined by the Secretary of the Interior (herein after referred to as
the White Clay Creek).
(114) Brule, Michigan and Wisconsin.--The 33-mile segment from Brule
Lake in the northeast quarter of section 15, township 41 north, range 13
east, to the National Forest boundary at the southeast quarter of
section 31, township 41 north, range 17 east.
(115) Carp, Michigan.--The 7.6-mile segment from its origin at the
confluence of the outlets of Frenchman Lake and Carp Lake in section 26,
township 44 north, range 6 west, to the west section line of section 30,
township 43 north, range 5 west.
(116) Little Manistee, Michigan.--The 42-mile segment within the
Huron-Manistee National Forest.
(117) White, Michigan.--The 75.4-mile segment within the Huron-
Manistee National Forest as follows:
(A) The 30.8-mile segment of the main stem from U.S. 31 to the
Huron-Manistee National Forest boundary at the north line of section
2, township 13 north, range 15 west, 1.5 miles southwest of
Hesperia.
(B) The 18.9-mile segment of the South Branch White from the
Huron-Manistee National Forest boundary east of Hesperia at the west
line of section 22, township 14 north, range 14 west, to Echo Drive,
section 6, township 13 north, range 12 west.
(C) The 25.7-mile segment of the North Branch White from its
confluence with the South Branch White in section 25, township 13
north, range 16 west, to McLaren Lake in section 11, township 14
north, range 15 west.
(118) Ontonagon, Michigan.--The 32-mile segment of the Ontonagon as
follows:
(A) The 12-mile segment of the West Branch from the Michigan
State Highway 28 crossing to Cascade Falls.
(B) The 20-mile segment of the South Branch from the confluence
of the Cisco Branch and Tenmile Creek to the confluence with the
West Branch Ontonagon.
(119) Paint, Michigan.--The 70-mile segment as follows:
(A) 34 miles of the mainstream beginning at the eastern boundary
of the Ottawa National Forest in section 1, township 44 north, range
35 west, to the city of Crystal Falls.
(B) 15 miles of the mainstream of the Net River from its
confluence with the east and west branches to its confluence with
the mainstream of the Paint River.
(C) 15 miles of the east branch of the Net River from its source
in section 8, township 47 north, range 32 west, to its confluence
with the mainstream of the Net River in section 24, township 46
north, range 34 west.
(D) 14 miles of the west branch of the Net River from its source
in section 35, township 48 north, range 34 west, to its confluence
with the mainstream of the Net River in section 24, township 46
north, range 34 west.
(120) Presque Isle, Michigan.--The 13-mile segment of the mainstream
from Minnewawa Falls to Lake Superior.
(121) Sturgeon, Ottawa National Forest, Michigan.--The 36-mile
segment of the mainstream from the source at Wagner Lake in section 13,
township 49 north, range 31 west, to the eastern boundary of the Ottawa
National Forest in section 12, township 48 north, range 35 west.
(122) Sturgeon, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan.--The 18.1-mile
segment from Sixteen Mile Lake to the north line of section 26, township
43 north, range 19 west.
(123) Tahquamenon, Michigan.--The 103.5-mile segment as follows--
(A) the 90-mile segment of the mainstream beginning at the
source in section 21, township 47 north, range 12 west, to the mouth
at Whitefish Bay; and
(B) the 13.5-mile segment of the east branch from the western
boundary of the Hiawatha National Forest in section 19, township 46
north, range 6 west, to its confluence with the mainstream.
(124) Whitefish, Michigan.--The 26-mile segment of the West Branch
Whitefish from its source in section 26, township 46 north, range 23
west, to County Road 444.
(125) Clarion, Pennsylvania.--The segment of the main stem of the
river from Ridgway to its confluence with the Allegheny River. The
Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct the study of such segment.
(126) Mill Creek, Jefferson and Clarion Counties, Pennsylvania.--The
segment of the main stem of the creek from its headwaters near Gumbert
Hill in Jefferson County, downstream to the confluence with the Clarion
River.
(127) Piru Creek, California.--The segment of the main stem of the
creek from its source downstream to the maximum pool of Pyramid Lake and
the segment of the main stem of the creek beginning 300 feet below the
dam at Pyramid Lake downstream to the maximum pool at Lake Piru, for a
total distance of approximately 49 miles.
(128) Little Sur River, California.--The segment of the main stem of
the river from its headwaters downstream to the Pacific Ocean, a
distance of approximately 23 miles. The Secretary of Agriculture shall
consult with the Big Sur Multiagency Advisory Council during the study
of the river.
(129) Matilija Creek, California.--The segment from its headwaters
to its junction with Murietta Canyon, a distance of approximately 16
miles.
(130) Lopez Creek, California.--The segments from its headwaters to
Lopez Reservoir, a distance of approximately 11 miles.
(131) Sespe Creek, California.--The segment from Chorro Grande
Canyon downstream to its confluence with Rock Creek and Howard Creek, a
distance of about 10.5 miles.
(132) North Fork Merced, California.--The segment from its
headwaters to its confluence with the Merced River, by the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior.
(133) Delaware River, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.--(A) The
approximately 3.6-mile segment from the Erie Lackawanna Railroad Bridge
to the southern tip of Dildine Island.
(B) The approximately 2-mile segment from the southern tip of Mack
Island to the northern border of the town of Belvidere, New Jersey.
(C) The approximately 12.5-mile segment from the southern border of
the town of Belvidere, New Jersey, to the northern border of the city of
Easton, Pennsylvania, excluding river mile 196.0 to 193.8.
(D) The approximately 9.5-mile segment from the southern border of
the town of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, to a point just north of the
Gilbert Generating Station.
(E) The approximately 14.2-mile segment from a point just south of
the Gilbert Generating Station to a point just north of the Point
Pleasant Pumping Station.
(F) The approximately 6.5-mile segment from a point just south of
the Point Pleasant Pumping Station to the north side of the Route 202
bridge.
(G) The approximately 6-mile segment from the southern boundary of
the town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, to the town of Washington Crossing,
Pennsylvania.
(H) The Cook's Creek tributary.
(I) The Tinicum Creek tributary.
(J) The Tohickon Creek tributary.
(134) New River, West Virginia and Virginia.--The segment defined by
public lands commencing at the U.S. Route 460 bridge over the New River
in Virginia to the maximum summer pool elevation (one thousand four
hundred and ten feet above mean sea level) of Bluestone Lake in West
Virginia; by the Secretary of the Interior. Nothing in this chapter
shall affect or impair the management of the Bluestone project or the
authority of any department, agency or instrumentality of the United
States to carry out the project purposes of that project as of October
26, 1992. The study of the river segment identified in this paragraph
shall be completed and reported on within one year after October 26,
1992.
(135) Rio Grande, New Mexico.--The segment from the west section
line of Section 15, Township 23 North, Range 10 East, downstream
approximately 8 miles to the southern line of the northwest quarter of
Section 34, Township 23 North, Range 9 East.
(136) Wekiva River, Florida.--(A) The entire river.
(B) The Seminole Creek tributary.
(C) The Rock Springs Run tributary.
(137) Taunton River, Massachusetts.--The segment downstream from the
headwaters, from the confluence of the Town River and the Matfield River
in Bridgewater to the confluence with the Forge River in Raynham,
Massachusetts.
(138) Eightmile River, Connecticut.--The segment from its headwaters
downstream to its confluence with the Connecticut River.
(b) Studies and reports
(1) The studies of rivers named in subparagraphs (28) through (55)
of subsection (a) of this section shall be completed and reports thereon
submitted by not later than October 2, 1979: Provided, That with respect
to the rivers named in subparagraphs (33), (50), and (51), the
Secretaries shall not commence any studies until (i) the State
legislature has acted with respect to such rivers or (ii) one year from
January 3, 1975, whichever is earlier. Studies of the river \2\ named in
paragraphs (38), (55), (83), and (87) shall be completed and the reports
transmitted to the Congress not later than January 1, 1987.
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(2) The study of the river named in subparagraph (56) of subsection
(a) of this section shall be completed and the report thereon submitted
by not later than January 3, 1976.
(3) The studies of the rivers named in paragraphs (59) through (76)
of subsection (a) of this section shall be completed and reports
submitted thereon not later than five full fiscal years after November
10, 1978. The study of rivers named in paragraphs (62) through (64) of
subsection (a) of this section shall be completed and the report thereon
submitted by not later than April 1981. The study of the river named in
paragraph (90) of subsection (a) of this section shall be completed not
later than three years after October 17, 1984. The study of the river
named in paragraph (93) of subsection (a) of this section shall be
completed not later than three years after October 30, 1986.
(4) For the purposes of conducting the studies of rivers named in
subsection (a) of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as necessary.
(5) The studies of the rivers in paragraphs (77) through (88) shall
be completed and reports transmitted thereon not later than three full
fiscal years from December 2, 1980. For the rivers listed in paragraphs
(77), (78), and (79) the studies prepared and transmitted to the
Congress pursuant to section 6505(c) of title 42 shall satisfy the
requirements of this section.
(6) Studies of rivers listed in paragraphs (80) and (81) shall be
completed, and reports submitted within and not later than the time when
the Bristol Bay Cooperative Region Plan is submitted to Congress in
accordance with section 3183 \3\ of this title.
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(7) The study of the West Branch of the Farmington River identified
in paragraph (92) of subsection (a) of this section shall be completed
and the report submitted thereon not later than the end of the third
fiscal year beginning after October 30, 1986. Such report shall include
a discussion of management alternatives for the river if it were to be
included in the national wild and scenic river system.
(8) The study of the Merrimack River, New Hampshire, shall be
completed and the report thereon submitted not later than three years
after August 10, 1990.
(9) The study of the Pemigewasset River, New Hampshire, shall be
completed and the report thereon submitted not later than three years
after August 10, 1990.
(10) The study of the river named in paragraph (106) \4\ of
subsection (a) of this section shall be completed not later than three
years after August 15, 1990. In carrying out the study, the Secretary of
the Interior shall consult with the Governors of the States of Florida
and Georgia or their representatives, representatives of affected local
governments, and owners of land adjacent to the river. Such consultation
shall include participation in the assessment of resource values and the
development of alternatives for the protection of those resource values,
and shall be carried out through public meetings and media notification.
The study shall also include a recommendation on the part of the
Secretary as to the role the States, local governments and landowners
should play in the management of the river if it were designated as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
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(11) The study of the Lamprey River, New Hampshire, shall be
completed by the Secretary of the Interior and the report thereon
submitted not later than 3 years after December 11, 1991.
(12)(A) The study of the White Clay Creek in Delaware and
Pennsylvania shall be completed and the report submitted not later than
3 years after December 11, 1991.
(B) In carrying out the study, the Secretary of the Interior shall
prepare a map of the White Clay Creek watershed in Delaware and
Pennsylvania, and shall develop a recommended management plan for the
White Clay Creek. The plan shall provide recommendations as to the
protection and management of the White Clay Creek, including the role
the State and local governments, and affected landowners, should play in
the management of the White Clay Creek if it is designated as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
(C) The Secretary shall prepare the study, including the recommended
management plan, in cooperation and consultation with appropriate State
and local governments, and affected landowners.
(13) The study of segments of the Brule, Carp, Little Manistee,
White, Paint, Presque Isle, Ontonagon, Sturgeon (Hiawatha), Sturgeon
(Ottawa), Whitefish, and Tahquamenon Rivers in Michigan under subsection
(a) of this section shall be completed by the Secretary of Agriculture
and the report submitted thereon not later than at the end of the third
fiscal year beginning after March 3, 1992. For purposes of such river
studies, the Secretary shall consult with each River Study Committee
authorized under section 5 of the Michigan Scenic Rivers Act of 1990,\5\
and shall encourage public participation and involvement through
hearings, workshops, and such other means as are necessary to be
effective.
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(14)(A) The study of the Delaware River segments and tributaries
designated for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System pursuant to subsection (a)( ) \6\ of this section shall be
completed and the report submitted to Congress not later than one year
after October 23, 1992.
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(B) The Secretary shall--
(i) prepare the study in cooperation and consultation with
appropriate Federal, State, regional, and local agencies, including
but not limited to, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and
Energy, the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage
Corridor Commission, and the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission;
and
(ii) consider previous plans for the protection of affected
cultural, recreational, and natural resources (including water
supply and water quality) and existing State and local regulations,
so as to avoid unnecessary duplication.
(C) Pursuant to section 1282(b)(1) of this title, the Secretary
shall undertake a river conservation plan for the segment of the
Delaware River from the northern city limits of Trenton, New Jersey, to
the Southern \7\ boundary of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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(15) The study of the Rio Grande in New Mexico shall be completed
and the report submitted not later than 3 years after May 4, 1994.
(16) The study of the Wekiva River and the tributaries designated in
paragraph (136) of subsection (a) of this section shall be completed and
the report transmitted to Congress not later than two years after
October 19, 1996.
(17) Taunton River, Massachusetts.--Not later than 3 years after
October 19, 2000, the Secretary of the Interior--
(A) shall complete the study of the Taunton River,
Massachusetts; and
(B) shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of
the study.
(18) The study of the Eightmile River, Connecticut, named in
paragraph (138) of subsection (a) of this section shall be completed by
the Secretary of the Interior and the report thereon submitted to
Congress not later than 3 years after November 6, 2001.
(c) State participation
The study of any of said rivers shall be pursued in as close
cooperation with appropriate agencies of the affected State and its
political subdivisions as possible, shall be carried on jointly with
such agencies if request for such joint study is made by the State and
shall include a determination of the degree to which the State or its
political subdivisions might participate in the preservation and
administration of the river should it be proposed for inclusion in the
national wild and scenic rivers system.
(d) Continuing consideration by Federal agencies to potential national,
wild, scenic and recreational river areas
(1) In all planning for the use and development of water and related
land resources, consideration shall be given by all Federal agencies
involved to potential national wild, scenic and recreational river
areas, and all river basin and project plan reports submitted to the
Congress shall consider and discuss any such potentials. The Secretary
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall make specific
studies and investigations to determine which additional wild, scenic
and recreational river areas within the United States shall be evaluated
in planning reports by all Federal agencies as potential alternative
uses of the water and related land resources involved.
(2) The Congress finds that the Secretary of the Interior, in
preparing the Nationwide Rivers Inventory as a specific study for
possible additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System,
identified the Upper Klamath River from below the John Boyle Dam to the
Oregon-California State line. The Secretary, acting through the Bureau
of Land Management, is authorized under this subsection to complete a
study of the eligibility and suitability of such segment for potential
addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Such study shall
be completed, and a report containing the results of the study shall be
submitted to Congress by April 1, 1990. Nothing in this paragraph shall
affect the authority or responsibilities of any other Federal agency
with respect to activities or actions on this segment and its immediate
environment.
(Pub. L. 90-542, Sec. 5, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 910; Pub. L. 93-279,
Sec. 1(b)(2), May 10, 1974, 88 Stat. 123; Pub. L. 93-621, Sec. 1(a),
(b), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2094, 2095; Pub. L. 94-199, Sec. 5(a), Dec.
31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 94-486, title IV, Sec. 401, title VII,
Sec. 701, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2330; Pub. L. 95-625, title VII,
Secs. 721-736, title XI, Sec. 1108, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3530-3532,
3547; Pub. L. 96-87, title IV, Sec. 404, Oct. 12, 1979, 93 Stat. 667;
Pub. L. 96-199, title I, Sec. 102, Mar. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 68; Pub. L.
96-487, title VI, Sec. 604, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2415; Pub. L. 98-323,
title II, Sec. 201, June 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 261; Pub. L. 98-484, Sec. 5,
Oct. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 2259; Pub. L. 98-494, Sec. 2, Oct. 19, 1984, 98
Stat. 2274; Pub. L. 99-590, title II, Sec. 202(b), (c), title III,
Sec. 301, title V, Sec. 503, Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3332-3335; Pub. L.
99-663, Sec. 13(d), Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4294; Pub. L. 100-33,
Sec. 1, May 7, 1987, 101 Stat. 299; Pub. L. 100-149, Sec. 2, Nov. 2,
1987, 101 Stat. 879; Pub. L. 100-557, title I, Secs. 103, 104, Oct. 28,
1988, 102 Stat. 2790; Pub. L. 101-40, Sec. 2(b), June 20, 1989, 103
Stat. 82; Pub. L. 101-356, Secs. 2, 3, Aug. 10, 1990, 104 Stat. 417;
Pub. L. 101-357, Secs. 2, 3, Aug. 10, 1990, 104 Stat. 418; Pub. L. 101-
364, Sec. 1, Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 428; Pub. L. 101-538, Sec. 1, Nov.
8, 1990, 104 Stat. 2376; Pub. L. 101-628, title VII, Sec. 703, Nov. 28,
1990, 104 Stat. 4497; Pub. L. 102-50, Sec. 3(a), May 24, 1991, 105 Stat.
254; Pub. L. 102-214, Secs. 2, 3, Dec. 11, 1991, 105 Stat. 1663; Pub. L.
102-215, Secs. 3, 4, Dec. 11, 1991, 105 Stat. 1664; Pub. L. 102-249,
Sec. 4, Mar. 3, 1992, 106 Stat. 48; Pub. L. 102-271, Sec. 5(a), Apr. 20,
1992, 106 Stat. 110; Pub. L. 102-301, Sec. 7(a), June 19, 1992, 106
Stat. 245; Pub. L. 102-432, Sec. 2, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2213; Pub.
L. 102-460, Sec. 1(a), (b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2270; Pub. L. 102-
525, title IV, Sec. 401, Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3441; Pub. L. 103-242,
Sec. 3, May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 611; Pub. L. 104-311, Oct. 19, 1996, 110
Stat. 3818; Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title IV, Sec. 407(b), Nov. 12,
1996, 110 Stat. 4152; Pub. L. 106-318, Secs. 3, 4, Oct. 19, 2000, 114
Stat. 1278; Pub. L. 107-65, Secs. 3, 4, Nov. 6, 2001, 115 Stat. 484.)
References in Text
Section 5 of the Michigan Scenic Rivers Act of 1990, referred to in
subsec. (b)(13), probably means section 5 of Pub. L. 102-249, Mar. 3,
1992, 106 Stat. 50, known as the Michigan Scenic Rivers Act of 1991,
which is not classified to the Code.
Codification
Section 3183 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(6), was in
the original ``section 1204 of the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act'' and has been editorially translated as section 3183
of this title, which is section 1203 of that Act, as the probable intent
of Congress, in view of that Act being enacted without a section 1204
and section 1203 of that Act relating to the Bristol Bay Cooperative
Region Plan.
Amendments
2001--Subsec. (a)(138). Pub. L. 107-65, Sec. 3, added par. (138).
Subsec. (b)(18). Pub. L. 107-65, Sec. 4, added par. (18).
2000--Subsec. (a)(136). Pub. L. 106-318, Sec. 3(1), designated
unnumbered par. relating to Wekiva River, Florida, as par. (136).
Subsec. (a)(137). Pub. L. 106-318, Sec. 3(2), added par. (137).
Subsec. (b)(8), (10). Pub. L. 106-318, Sec. 4(1), redesignated par.
(8) relating to study of St. Marys River, Florida and Georgia, as (10).
Subsec. (b)(11) to (14). Pub. L. 106-318, Sec. 4(2)-(4),
redesignated par. (11) relating to study of White Clay Creek, Delaware
and Pennsylvania, as (12), par. (11) relating to study of segments of
Brule, Carp, and other rivers in Michigan as (13), and par. (11)
relating to study of segments of Delaware River in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey as (14).
Subsec. (b)(15). Pub. L. 106-318, Sec. 4(5), designated unnumbered
par. relating to study of Rio Grande, New Mexico, as par. (15).
Subsec. (b)(16). Pub. L. 106-318, Sec. 4(6), (7), designated
unnumbered par. relating to study of Wekiva River, Florida, and its
tributaries as par. (16) and substituted ``paragraph (136)'' for
``paragraph ( )''.
Subsec. (b)(17). Pub. L. 106-318, Sec. 4(8), added par. (17).
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-311, Sec. 1, added unnumbered par.
relating to Wekiva River, Florida.
Subsec. (a)(106), (108). Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 407(b)(1),
redesignated par. (106), relating to St. Marys River, Florida, as (108).
Subsec. (a)(109) to (111). Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 407(b)(3),
designated unnumbered pars. relating to Mills River, North Carolina,
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord, Massachusetts, and Niobrara, Nebraska, as
pars. (109) to (111), respectively.
Subsec. (a)(112), (113). Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 407(b)(2), (3),
designated unnumbered par. relating to Lamprey, New Hampshire as par.
(112) and redesignated former par. (112), relating to White Clay Creek,
Delaware and Pennsylvania, as (113).
Subsec. (a)(114) to (135). Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 407(b)(3),
designated unnumbered pars. relating to various rivers as pars. (114) to
(135).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-311, Sec. 2, added unnumbered par. relating
to study of Wekiva River, Florida, and its tributaries.
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-242, Sec. 3(a), added unnumbered par.
relating to Rio Grande, New Mexico.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-242, Sec. 3(b), added unnumbered par.
relating to study of Rio Grande, New Mexico.
1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-525 added unnumbered par. relating to
New River, West Virginia and Virginia.
Pub. L. 102-460, Sec. 1(a), added unnumbered par. relating to
Delaware River, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Pub. L. 102-432 added unnumbered par. relating to North Fork Merced,
California.
Pub. L. 102-301 added unnumbered pars. relating to the following
rivers in California: Piru Creek, Little Sur River, Matilija Creek,
Lopez Creek, and Sespe Creek.
Pub. L. 102-271 added unnumbered pars. relating to Clarion River and
Mill Creek, Pennsylvania.
Pub. L. 102-249, Sec. 4(a), added unnumbered pars. relating to the
Brule River in Michigan and Wisconsin, and the following rivers in
Michigan: Carp, Little Manistee, White, Ontonagon, Paint, Presque Isle,
Sturgeon (Ottawa National Forest), Sturgeon (Hiawatha National Forest),
Tahquamenon, and Whitefish.
Subsec. (b)(11). Pub. L. 102-460, Sec. 1(b), added par. (11)
relating to study of segments of Delaware River in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
Pub. L. 102-249, Sec. 4(b), added par. (11) relating to study of
segments of Brule, Carp, and other rivers in Michigan.
1991--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-214, Sec. 2, added unnumbered par.
relating to Lamprey River, New Hampshire.
Pub. L. 102-50 added unnumbered par. relating to Niobrara River,
Nebraska.
Subsec. (a)(112). Pub. L. 102-215, Sec. 3, added par. (112).
Subsec. (b)(11). Pub. L. 102-215, Sec. 4, added par. (11) relating
to study of White Clay Creek, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Pub. L. 102-214, Sec. 3, added par. (11) relating to study of
Lamprey River, New Hampshire.
1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-628 added unnumbered par. relating to
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord rivers in Massachusetts.
Pub. L. 101-538 added unnumbered par. relating to Mills River, North
Carolina.
Subsec. (a)(106). Pub. L. 101-364, Sec. 1(a), added par. (106)
relating to St. Marys River, Florida and Georgia.
Pub. L. 101-356, Sec. 2, added par. (106) relating to Merrimack
River, New Hampshire.
Subsec. (a)(107). Pub. L. 101-357, Sec. 2, added par. (107).
Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 101-364, Sec. 1(b), added par. (8) relating
to study of St. Marys River, Florida and Georgia.
Pub. L. 101-356, Sec. 3, added par. (8) relating to study of
Merrimack River, New Hampshire.
Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 101-357, Sec. 3, added par. (9).
1989--Subsec. (a)(96), (99). Pub. L. 101-40, Sec. 2(b)(1),
redesignated par. (96), relating to Merced River, California, as par.
(99).
Subsec. (a)(100) to (105). Pub. L. 101-40, Sec. 2(b)(2), designated
unnumbered paragraphs relating to rivers in Oregon as pars. (100) to
(105).
1988--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-557, Sec. 103, added unnumbered pars.
relating to the following rivers in Oregon: Blue, Chewaucan, North Fork
Malheur, South Fork McKenzie, Steamboat Creek, and Wallowa.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-557, Sec. 104, designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
1987--Subsec. (a)(94), (95). Pub. L. 100-149, Sec. 2(b), designated
pars. relating to Klickitat and White Salmon as pars. (94) and (95),
respectively.
Subsec. (a)(96). Pub. L. 100-149, Sec. 2(a), added par. (96)
relating to Merced, California.
Pub. L. 100-33 added par. (96) relating to Maurice, New Jersey.
Subsec. (a)(97), (98). Pub. L. 100-33 added pars. (97) and (98).
1986--Subsec. (a)(90), (91). Pub. L. 99-590, Sec. 503(a),
redesignated par. (90), relating to North Umpqua, Oregon, as par. (91).
Subsec. (a)(92), (93). Pub. L. 99-590, Secs. 201(b), 301(a), added
pars. (92) and (93).
Subsec. (a)(94), (95). Pub. L. 99-663 added at end two unnumbered
pars., relating to Klickitat, Washington, and White Salmon, Washington,
which were designated as pars. (94) and (95), respectively, by Pub. L.
100-149.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 99-590, Sec. 503(b), inserted provisions
relating to completion and transmission of reports to Congress not later
than Jan. 1, 1987.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 99-590, Sec. 301(b), inserted provisions
relating to completion date of study of river named in subsec. (a)(93).
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 99-590, Sec. 503(c), amended par. (4)
generally, substituting provisions authorizing appropriations for
purposes of conducting studies of rivers named in subsec. (a), for
provisions authorizing appropriations for the purpose of conducting
studies of rivers named in pars. (28) through (56), (59) through (76),
(90), and (93) of subsec. (a).
Pub. L. 99-590, Sec. 301(c), inserted provisions authorizing an
appropriation of not to exceed $150,000 for conducting study of river
named in subsec. (a)(93).
Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 99-590, Sec. 202(c), added par. (7).
1984--Subsec. (a)(89). Pub. L. 98-323 added par. (89).
Subsec. (a)(90). Pub. L. 98-494 added par. (90) appearing second
relating to North Umpqua, Oregon.
Pub. L. 98-484, Sec. 5(a), added par. (90) appearing first relating
to Horsepasture, North Carolina.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 98-484, Sec. 5(b), required completion of
the study of the Horsepasture River, North Carolina, within three years
after Oct. 17, 1984.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 98-484, Sec. 5(c), authorized appropriations
for conducting study of the Horsepasture River, North Carolina.
Subsec. (b)(5), (6). Pub. L. 98-484, Sec. 5(c), redesignated pars.
(4) and (5) added by Pub. L. 96-487, Sec. 604(b), as pars. (5) and (6),
respectively.
1980--Subsec. (a)(76). Pub. L. 96-199, Sec. 102(a), added par. (76).
Subsec. (a)(77) to (88). Pub. L. 96-487, Sec. 604(a), added pars.
(77) to (88).
Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 96-199, Sec. 102(b), substituted
``(76)'' for ``(75)''.
Subsec. (b)(4), (5). Pub. L. 96-487, Sec. 604(b), added second par.
(4) and par. (5). See 1984 Amendment note above.
1979--Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 96-87, Sec. 404(a), substituted
``paragraphs (59) through (75)'' for ``paragraphs (59) through (72)''.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 96-87, Sec. 404(b), substituted
``subparagraphs (59) through (75)'' for ``subparagraphs (59) through
(74)''.
1978--Subsec. (a)(59) to (75). Pub. L. 95-625, Secs. 721-734, 1108,
added pars. (59) to (75).
Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 95-625, Secs. 735, 736, added par. (3),
redesignated former par. (3) as (4), and increased appropriations
authorization for certain studies to $4,060,000 from $2,175,000 and
authorized necessary appropriations for certain other river studies.
1976--Subsec. (a)(47). Pub. L. 94-486, Sec. 701, struck out
``including the tributaries and headwaters on national forest lands''
after ``Colorado Highway 160''.
Subsec. (a)(58). Pub. L. 94-486, Sec. 401, added par. (58).
1975--Subsec. (a)(28) to (56). Pub. L. 93-621, Sec. 1(a), added
pars. (28) to (56).
Subsec. (a)(57). Pub. L. 94-199 added par. (57).
Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 93-621, Sec. 1(b), added subsec. (b)
and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d),
respectively.
1974--Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 93-279 redesignated subsecs. (c)
and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively. Former subsec. (b), relating to
the study of rivers named in subsec. (a) of this section for inclusion
in the national wild and scenic river system and submission of reports
to the President and the Congress, was incorporated in section 1275(a)
of this title.
Change of Name
The Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor
was redesignated the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor by
Pub. L. 105-355, title IV, Sec. 401, Nov. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3258.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Section 6 of Pub. L. 98-484 provided that: ``The provisions of this
Act [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 1984].''
Genesee River Protection
Pub. L. 101-175, Nov. 27, 1989, 103 Stat. 1294, provided that:
``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
``This Act may be cited as the `Genesee River Protection Act of
1989'.
``SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF THE GENESEE RIVER.
``In order to protect for present and future generations the
outstanding scenic, natural, recreational, scientific, cultural, and
ecological values of the Genesee River within Letchworth Gorge State
Park in the State of New York, and to assist in the protection and
enhancement of the Gorge's archeological sites of sacred significance to
the Seneca Nation, historic areas, endangered plant communities, and
diverse recreation uses, the protections afforded for rivers listed in
section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) for
study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System shall apply to the segment of the Genesee River beginning at the
southern boundary of Letchworth Gorge State Park and extending
downstream to the Mt. Morris Dam, except that the protection so afforded
shall not interfere with the Secretary of the Army's operation and
management of Mt. Morris Dam as authorized for purposes of flood
control.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 460gg-13, 544k, 1275, 1278,
1279, 1280, 1283 of this title; title 30 section 1272.
