Bill > HR2451

This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a comprehensive study of the Deerfield River, which spans Massachusetts and Vermont, to evaluate its potential for inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers system. Specifically, the bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to add the Deerfield River and its major branches and tributaries (including the North, South, East, and West Branches, as well as rivers and brooks like the Green River, North River, South River, Clesson Brook, Chickley River, Cold River, Gulf Brook, Bog Brook, and Dunbar Brook) to the list of rivers eligible for study. The Secretary is required to complete this study within 3 years of receiving funding and submit a detailed report to the appropriate congressional committees describing the study's findings. The Wild and Scenic Rivers system is a federal conservation program that preserves certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free-flowing condition, protecting them from future development that could compromise their unique characteristics.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2451/all-info