H.R. 5543 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5543 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2014 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. 2. Designation of wild and scenic river segments Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (208) East rosebud creek, montana (A) The portions of East Rosebud Creek in the State of Montana, consisting of— (i) the 13-mile segment from the source in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness downstream to the point at which the Creek enters East Rosebud Lake, including the stream reach between Twin Outlets Lake and Fossil Lake, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and (ii) the 7-mile segment on the Custer National Forest from immediately below, but not including, the outlet of East Rosebud Lake downstream to the point at which the Creek enters private property for the first time, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. (B) No private property shall be included within the boundaries of the river segments designated by this paragraph. (C) No land or interests in land may be acquired by condemnation within the boundaries of the river segments designated by this paragraph. (D) Nothing in this paragraph creates or authorizes the creation of a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundaries of the river segments designated by this paragraph. The fact that an activity or use can be seen or heard from within such boundaries shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use outside such boundaries. .