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<br />study, the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Governors of the States of Florida and Georgia
<br />or their representatives, representatives of affected local governments, and owners of land adjacent to
<br />the river. Such consultation shall include participation in the assessment of resources values, and the
<br />development of alternatives for the protection of these resource values, and shall be carried out through
<br />public meetings and media notification. The study shall also include a recommendation on the part of
<br />the Secretary as to the role the States, local governments and landowners should play in the management
<br />of the river if it were designated as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
<br />(11) The study of the Lamprey River, New Hampshire shall be completed by the Secretary of the
<br />Interior and the report thereon submitted not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this
<br />paragraph [December 11, 19911.
<br />(I 1)(A)36 The study of the White Clay Creek in Delaware and Pennsylvania shall be completed
<br />and the report submitted not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph [December
<br />11, 1991].
<br />(B) In carrying out the study, the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a map of the White Clay
<br />Creek watershed in Delaware and Pennsylvania, and shall develop a recommended management plan for
<br />the White Clay Creek. The plan shall provide recommendations as to the protection and management of
<br />the White Clay Creek, including the role the State and local governments, and affected landowners,
<br />should play in the management of the White Clay Creek if it designated as a component of the national
<br />wild and scenic rivers system.
<br />(C) The Secretary shall prepare the study, including the recommended management plan, in
<br />cooperation and consultation with appropriate State and local governments, and affected landowners.
<br />(11)37 The study of segments of the Brule, Carp, Little Manistee, White, Paint, Presque Isle,
<br />Ontonagon, Sturgeon (Hiawatha), Sturgeon (Ottawa), Whitefish, and Tahquamenon Rivers in Michigan
<br />under subsection (a) shall be completed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the report submitted thereon
<br />not later than at the end of the third fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this paragraph
<br />[March 3, 1992]. For purposes of such river studies, the Secretary shall consult with each River Study
<br />Committee authorized under section 5 of the Michigan Scenic Rivers Act of 1990, and shall encourage
<br />public participation and involvement through hearings, workshops, and such other means as are
<br />necessary to be effective.
<br />(11)(A)38 The study of the Delaware River segments and tributaries designated for potential
<br />addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system pursuant to section 5(a)(133) of this Act shall be
<br />completed and the report submitted to Congress not later than one year after the date of enactment of
<br />this paragraph [October 23, 1992].
<br />(B) The Secretary shall -- (i) prepare the study in cooperation and consultation with appropriate
<br />Federal, State, regional, and local agencies, including but not limited to, the Pennsylvania Department of
<br />Environmental Resources, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, the
<br />Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission and the Delaware and
<br />Raritan Canal Commission; and (ii) consider previous plans for the protection of affected cultural,
<br />recreational, and natural resources (including water supply and water quality) and existing State and
<br />local regulations, so as to avoid unnecessary duplication.
<br />(C) Pursuant to section I l(b)(1) of this Act, the Secretary shall undertake a river conservation plan
<br />for the segment of the Delaware River from the northern city limits of Trenton, New Jersey, to the
<br />Southern boundary of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
<br />(12) The study of the Rio Grande in New Mexico shall be completed and the report submitted not
<br />later that 3 years after the date of enactment of the paragraph.
<br />Additional study requirements.
<br />(c) The study of any of said rivers shall be pursued in as close cooperation with appropriate
<br />agencies of the affected State and its political subdivisions as possible, shall be carried on jointly with
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