Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Eightmile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2001. 16 USC 1271 note.>> assembled,
This Act may be cited as the ``Eightmile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2001''.
The Congress finds that-- (1) the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut possesses important resource values, including wildlife, ecological, and scenic values, and historic sites and a cultural past important to America's heritage; (2) there is strong support among State and local officials, area residents, and river users for a cooperative wild and scenic river study of the area; and (3) there is a longstanding interest among State and local officials, area residents, and river users in undertaking a concerted cooperative effort to manage the river in a productive and meaningful way.
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: ``(138) Eightmile River, Connecticut.--The segment from its headwaters downstream to its confluence with the Connecticut River.''.
Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(18) The study of the Eightmile River, Connecticut, named in paragraph (138) of subsection (a) shall be completed by the Secretary of the Interior and the report thereon submitted to Congress not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph.''.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
Approved November 6, 2001.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 182: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-36 (Comm. on Resources). SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-75 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001): May 1, considered and passed House. Oct. 17, considered and passed Senate.
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