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Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River in Massachusetts and Vermont to evaluate its eligibility for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The study would assess the entire Deerfield River, including its North, South, East, and West Branches and major tributaries such as the Green River, North River, and Chickley River. The Secretary must complete the study and submit a report to Congress describing the results within 3 years of receiving funding for the study. The bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to officially designate the Deerfield River as a study river under that law.
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- Mar 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Mar 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2025
Mr. McGovern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River 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 “Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY; REPORT.
Section 5 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
“(147) Deerfield river, massachusetts and vermont.—The entire river, including—
“(A) the North, South, East, and West Branches of the Deerfield River; and
“(B) the major tributaries of the Deerfield River, including the Green River, North River, South River, Clesson Brook, Chickley River, Cold River, Gulf Brook, Bog Brook, and Dunbar Brook.”; and
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
“(24) Deerfield river, massachusetts and 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 described in subsection
(a)(147); and
“(B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the results of such study.”. <all>
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