Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

• Description: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
• State: CO
• Date: 8/29/2007
• Title: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Legislation

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Page 5 of 50
to in this paragraph as is provided for under subsection (b). The action required by such subsection (b)
shall be undertaken by the Secretary, after consultation with the United States Commissioner,
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and appropriate officials of
the State of Texas and its political subdivisions. The development plan required by subsection (b) shall
be construed to be a general management plan only for the United States side of the river and such plan
shall include, but not be limited to, the establishment of a detailed boundary which shall include an
average of not more than 160 acres per mile. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be in conflict with
(A) the commitments or agreements of the United States made by or in pursuance of the treaty
between the United States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and
of the Rio Grande, signed at Washington, February 1944 (59 Stat. 1219), or
(B) the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding maintenance of the Rio Grande
and Colorado River as the international boundary between the United States and Mexico, signed
November 23, 1970.
For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act with respect to the river designated by this
paragraph, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, but not more than
$1,650,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and not more than $1,800,000 for
development.
(18) SKAGIT, WASHINGTON. -- The segment from the pipeline crossing at Sedro - Woolley
upstream to and including the mouth of Bacon Creek; the Cascade River from its mouth to 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 boundary of the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area 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 boundary of the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area; as
generally depicted on the boundary map entitled, "Skagit River -- River Area Boundary;" all segments to
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. Riprapping related to natural channels with natural rock
along the shorelines of the Skagit segment to preserve and protect agricultural land shall not be
considered inconsistent with the values for which such segment is designated. After consultation with
affected Federal agencies, State and local government and the interested public, the Secretary shall take
such action as is provided for under subsection (b) with respect to the segments referred to in this
paragraph within one year from the date of enactment of this paragraph [November 10, 1978]; as part of
such action, the Secretary of Agriculture shall investigate that portion of the North Fork of the Cascade
River from its confluence with the South Fork to the boundary of the North Cascades National Park and
if such portion is found to qualify for inclusion, it shall be treated as a component of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers System designated under this section upon publication by the secretary of notification to
that effect in the Federal Register. For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act with
respect to the river designated by this paragraph there are authorized to be appropriated not more than
$11,734,000 for the acquisition of lands or interest in lands and not more than $332,000 for
development.
(19) UPPER DELAWARE RIVER, NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA.5 -- The segment
of the Upper Delaware River from the confluence of the East and West branches below Hancock, New
York, to the existing railroad bridge immediately downstream of Cherry Island in the vicinity of
Sparrow Bush, New York, as depicted on the boundary map entitled, "The Upper Delaware Scenic and
Recreational River," dated April 1978; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Subsection (b)
of this section shall not apply, and the boundaries and classifications of the river shall be as specified on
the map referred to in the preceding sentence, except to the extent that such boundaries or classifications
are modified pursuant to section 704(c)6 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978. Such
boundaries and classifications shall be published in the Federal Register and shall not become effective
until ninety days after they have been forwarded to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the
United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
United States Senate. For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act with respect to the river
designated by this paragraph there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary.
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