Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Latest action · May 22, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate two segments of the Missisquoi River and one segment of the Trout River in Vermont as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river.
Requires the river segments designated by this Act to be managed in accordance with the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Management Plan.
Requires the Secretary to coordinate the management responsibilities with the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic Committee.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements for the protection, preservation, and enhancement of the river segments with: (1) the state of Vermont; (2) specific municipalities; and (3) local, regional, statewide, or multistate planning, environmental, or recreational organizations.
States that the designation of the river segments does not: (1) preclude the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from licensing, relicensing, or otherwise authorizing the operation of specified hydroelectric projects; or (2) limit the modernization, upgrades, or other changes to the projects. Prohibits resource protection, mitigation, or enhancement measures required by FERC hydropower proceedings from being considered project works under this Act. Permits such measures within the segments.
Considers zoning ordinances adopted by specific towns as satisfying provisions in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act that prohibit the Secretary from acquiring lands by condemnation within a designated Wild and Scenic River boundary when certain local zoning ordinances are in place.
Limits the authority of the Secretary to acquire lands under this Act to acquisition by donation or with the owner's consent.
Bars the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers from being administered as part of the National Park System.
Directs the Secretary, upon determining that there is adequate local support for the designation of an additional segment in Vermont, to publish a notice of the designation in the Federal Register, designate the additional segment, and administer the additional segment as a recreational river.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 27, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jun 27, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2013Markup Nov 21, 2013Reported May 22, 2014 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 31, 2013 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu without amendment. With written report No. 113-170.
- May 22, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.
- Nov 21, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 31, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-93.
- Jun 27, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jun 27, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5503 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Jun 27, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 9, 2014S. 1252, Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 21, 2013
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-93 | MISCELLANEOUS PARKS BILLS79 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 31, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2569 | Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act | Identical bill | Sep 16, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Missisquoi River and the Trout River in the State of Vermont, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2014Reported to Senate
- Jun 27, 2013Introduced in Senate
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