Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments in the Eightmile River in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) manage Eightmile River in accordance with the Eightmile Watershed Management Plan, dated December 8, 2005, and such amendments to the Plan as the Secretary determines to be consistent with this Act; and (2) coordinate the management responsibilities of the Secretary relating to the River with the Eightmile River Coordinating Committee, as described in such Plan.
Bars the Eightmile River from: (1) being administered as part of the National Park System; nor (2) being subject to laws and regulations that govern such System.
Recognizes specified tributaries of the Eightmile River Watershed as integral to the protection and enhancement of the River and that watershed.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8199-8200)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8200-8201)
Llama 3.2 · runs locally in your browser
Ask anything about this bill. The AI reads the full text to answer.
Enter to send · Shift+Enter for new line