Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act

Summary

Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments in the Eightmile River in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) manage Eightmile River in accordance with the Eightmile Watershed Management Plan, dated December 8, 2005, and such amendments to the Plan as the Secretary determines to be consistent with this Act; and (2) coordinate the management responsibilities of the Secretary relating to the River with the Eightmile River Coordinating Committee, as described in such Plan. Bars the Eightmile River from: (1) being administered as part of the National Park System; nor (2) being subject to regulations that govern such System. Makes the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act that prohibit federal acquisition of land by condemnation applicable to the acquisition of land for the Eightmile River. Limits the authority of the Secretary to acquire land for the purpose of managing the River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System to acquisition by donation or with the consent of the owner of the land and subject to the additional criteria set forth in the management plan. Recognizes specified tributaries of the Eightmile River Watershed as integral to the protection and enhancement of the River and that watershed.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 26 June 2007

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 26 June 2007

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• Reported to Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 26 June 2007

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 February 2007

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 February 2007

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• Introduced in Senate

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