[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8715 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8715

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Nulhegan River 
 and Paul Stream in the State of Vermont for potential addition to the 
    national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 12, 2022

  Mr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Nulhegan River 
 and Paul Stream in the State of Vermont for potential addition to the 
    national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild 
and Scenic River Study Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT.

    (a) Designation for Study.--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:
            ``(145) Nulhegan river and paul stream, vermont.--The 
        following segments:
                    ``(A) The approximately 22-mile segment of the main 
                stem of the Nulhegan River from the headwaters near 
                Nulhegan Pond to the confluence with the Connecticut 
                River, and any associated tributaries (including the 
                North, Yellow, Black, and East Branches).
                    ``(B) The approximately 18-mile segment of Paul 
                Stream from the headwaters on West Mountain to the 
                confluence with the Connecticut River, and any 
                associated tributaries.''.
    (b) Study and Report.--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:
            ``(22) Nulhegan river and paul stream, vermont.--Not later 
        than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available 
        to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior 
        shall--
                    ``(A) complete the study of the Nulhegan River and 
                Paul Stream segments in Vermont described in subsection 
                (a)(145); and
                    ``(B) submit to the appropriate committees of 
                Congress a report describing the results of such 
                study.''.
                                 <all>