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Directs the Department of the Interior to study the Deerfield River in Massachusetts and Vermont—including the main stem, its North, South, East, and West Branches, and major tributaries—for potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The Secretary of the Interior must complete the study and submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees within three years after funds are made available. This measure orders a study only; it does not itself designate the river or change current uses.
Adds a new designation (numbered (147)) in subsection (a) of Section 5 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act for the Deerfield River, Massachusetts and Vermont, covering the entire river.
Specifies that the designation in subsection (a)(147) includes the North, South, East, and West Branches of the Deerfield River and the major tributaries: Green River, North River, South River, Clesson Brook, Chickley River, Cold River, Gulf Brook, Bog Brook, and Dunbar Brook.
Adds a new paragraph (24) in subsection (b) requiring that, not later than 3 years after funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior must (A) complete the study described in subsection (a)(147) and (B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the results of the study.
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced March 27, 2025 by James P. McGovern · Last progress March 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House