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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 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.
(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
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(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
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