,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ad1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,langevin 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,courtney1 and ,mr4 ,cicilline7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act to       
designate a segment of the ,beaver1     
,chipuxet1 ,queen1 ,wood1 and ,pawcatuck
 ,rivers in the ,states of ,connecticut 
and ,rhode ,island for study for        
potential addition to the ,national     
,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,system1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,wood-,pawcatuck ,watershed ,protection 
,act4  #b4 ,beaver1 ,chipuxet1 ,queen1  
,wood1 and ,pawcatuck ,rivers ,study    
7a7 ,designation for study ,section     
#e7;a7 of the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgf7;a77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  77 ,beaver1 ,chipuxet1      

,queen1 ,wood1 and ,pawcatuck ,rivers1  
,rhode ,island and ,connecticut ,the    
approximately #aj-mile segment of the   
,beaver ,river from its headwaters in   
,exeter1 ,rhode ,island1 to its         
confluence with the ,pawcatuck ,river2  
the approximately #e-mile segment of the
 ,chipuxet ,river from ,hundred ,acre   
,pond to its outlet into ,worden ,pond2 
the approximately #aj-mile segment of   
the upper ,queen ,river from its        
headwaters to the ,usquepaugh ,dam in   
,south ,kingstown1 ,rhode ,island1 and  
including all its tributaries2 the      
approximately #e-mile segment of the    
lower ,queen 7,usquepaugh7 ,river from  
the ,usquepaugh ,dam to its confluence  
with the ,pawcatuck ,river2 the         
approximately #aa-mile segment of the   
upper ,wood ,river from its headwaters  
to ,skunk ,hill ,road in ,richmond and  
,hopkinton1 ,rhode ,island1 and         
including all its tributaries2 the      
approximately #aj-mile segment of the   
lower ,wood ,river from ,skunk ,hill    

,road to its confluence with the        
,pawcatuck ,river2 the approximately    
#bh-mile segment of the ,pawcatuck      
,river from ,worden ,pond to ,nooseneck 
,hill ,road 7,,ri ,rte #c7 in ,hopkinton
 and ,westerly1 ,rhode ,island2 and the 
approximately #g-mile segment of the    
lower ,pawcatuck ,river from ,nooseneck 
,hill ,road to ,pawcatuck ,rock1        
,stonington1 ,connecticut1 and          
,westerly1 ,rhode ,island4  4  7b7      
,study and report ,section #e7;b7 of the
 ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #abgf7;b77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  77    
,beaver1 ,chipuxet1 ,queen1 ,wood1 and  
,pawcatuck ,rivers1 ,rhode ,island and  
,connecticut ,not later than #c years   
after the date on which funds are made  
available to carry out this paragraph1  
the ,secretary of the ,interior shall-- 
7,a7 complete the study of the ,beaver1 
,chipuxet1 ,queen1 ,wood1 and ,pawcatuck
 ,rivers1 ,rhode ,island and            
,connecticut1 described in subsection   

7a7772 and  7,b7 submit a report        
describing the results of that study to 
the appropriate committees of ,congress4
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