[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2663 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2663
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the
Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for study
for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 15, 2004
Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the
Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for study
for potential addition to the National 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 ``Lower Farmington River and Salmon
Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL SEGMENT OF FARMINGTON RIVER AND
SALMON BROOK IN CONNECTICUT FOR STUDY FOR POTENTIAL
ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM.
(a) Designation.--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:
``( ) Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook, Connecticut.--The
segment of the Farmington River downstream from the segment designated
as a recreational river by section 3(a)(156) to its confluence with the
Connecticut River, and the segment of the Salmon Brook including its
mainstream and east and west branches.''.
(b) Time for Submission.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to
Congress a report containing the results of the study required by the
amendment made by subsection (a).
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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