IIB
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1344
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 26, 2006
Received
November 13, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
AN ACT
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Lower Farmington River and Salmon
Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act
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Designation of additional segment of Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Connecticut for study for potential addition to National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Findings
The Congress finds the following:
The Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut possess important resource values, including wildlife, ecological, and scenic values, and historic sites and a cultural past important to America’s heritage.
There is a longstanding interest among State and local officials, area residents, and river and brook users in undertaking a concerted cooperative effort to manage the river and brook in a productive and meaningful way.
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 new paragraph:
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 mainstem and east and west branches.
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Time for submission
Not later than three years after the date of the 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 (b).
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2006.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk.