,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aebj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah1
 #bjac,mr4 ,king introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act
 to designate segments of the ,york     
,river and associated tributaries for   
study for potential inclusion in the    
,national ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers     
,system4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,york ,river ,wild  
and ,scenic ,river ,study ,act of #bjac4
  #b4 ,york river 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  7#ada7
 ,york ,river1 ,maine ,the segment of   
the ,york ,river that flows #aa4be miles
 from the headwaters of the ,york ,river
 at ,york ,pond to the mouth of the     
river at ,york ,harbor1 and any         

associated tributaries4  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  7#bj7 ,york ,river1 
,maine  7,a7 ,in general ,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-- 7i7 complete the study
 of ,york ,river1 ,maine1 described in  
subsection 7a77#ada72 and  7ii7 submit  
to the appropriate committees of        
,congress a report that describes the   
results of the study4  7,b7             
,requirements ,in conducting the study  
referred to in subparagraph 7,a77i71 the
 ,secretary of the ,interior shall-- 7i7
 determine the effect of the designation
 on-- 7,i7 existing commercial and      
recreational activities1 such as        
hunting1 fishing1 trapping1 recreational
 shooting1 motor boat use1 and bridge   
construction2  7,,ii7 the authorization1
 construction1 operation1 maintenance1  

or improvement of energy production and 
transmission infrastructure2 and        
7,,iii7 the authority of ,state and     
local governments to manage the         
activities described in subclause 7,i72 
and  7ii7 identify-- 7,i7 any           
authorities that would authorize or     
require the ,secretary of the           
,interior-- 7aa7 to influence local land
 use decisions1 such as zoning2 or  7bb7
 to place restrictions on non-,federal  
land if designated under this ,act2     
7,,ii7 any authorities that the         
,secretary of the ,interior may use to  
condemn property2 and  7,,iii7 any      
private property located in the area    
studied under subsection 7a77#ada74  4