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US HR1248

US HR1248
York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2019


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Introduced
02/14/2019
In Committee
09/30/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments within the York watershed in the State of Maine as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. This bill designates specified segments of the main stem and the tributaries of Bass Cove Creek, Cider Hill Creek, Cutts Ridge Brook, Dolly Gordon Brook, Libby Brook, Rogers Brook, and Smelt Brook of the York River in Maine as a recreational river. The Department of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements to provide for the long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement of the river segments. No land or interest in land within the watersheds of the river segments may be acquired by condemnation.

AI Summary

This bill designates specified segments of the main stem and tributaries of the York River in Maine as a recreational river under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The Department of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with state and local entities for the long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement of the river segments. The bill prohibits the acquisition of land or interest in land within the watersheds of the river segments by condemnation. The bill also provides that the river segments shall not be administered as a unit of the National Park System or be subject to regulations governing the National Park System.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496. (on 11/27/2020)

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