A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and for other purposes.

Summary

Title I: Wild and Scenic River Designations - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Cache la Poudre River, Colorado, as part of the wild and scenic rivers system. Authorizes appropriations for land acquisition. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, to provide grants and assistance to the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, for studying the possibility of designating a segment of such river as a national recreation area. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within three years on such study. Designates as part of the wild and scenic rivers system: (1) a segment of the Saline Bayou, Louisiana; (2) a segment of Black Creek, Mississippi; (3) a segment of the North Fork Kern River, California; and (4) a segment of the South Fork Kern River, California. Title II: Wild and Scenic River Studies - Designates the following river segments for study for their possible inclusion in the wild and scenic rivers system: (1) a segment of Henry's Fork, Idaho; and (2) a segment of the Farmington Rivers, West Branch, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Farmington River Study Committee to provide consultation during the study of the Farmington River's potential. Title III: Technical Amendments to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Makes technical amendments to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Requires maps of designated river segments to be available for public inspection. Requires the preparation of management plans to protect river values for all rivers designated after 1985.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 31 October 1986

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• Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 15 October 1986

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• House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 8 October 1986

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 12 September 1986

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 8 April 1986

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 20 March 1986

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 March 1986

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