,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ihd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #e1 #bjai,mrs4 ,trahan 7for herself and ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire7 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 segments of the ,nashua1 ,squannacook1 and ,nissitissit ,rivers as components of the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,system1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,nashua ,river ,wild and ,scenic ,river ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,nashua wild and scenic rivers1 ,massachusetts and ,new ,hampshire 7a7 ,designation of wild and scenic river segments ,section #c7;a7 of the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#bad7 ,nashua1 ,squannacook1 and ,nissitissit wild and scenic rivers1 ,massachusetts and ,new ,hampshire 7,a7 ,the following segments in the ,commonwealth of ,massachusetts and ,state of ,new ,hampshire1 to be administered by the ,secretary of the ,interior as a scenic river3 7i7 ,the approximately #bg-mile segment of the mainstem of the ,nashua ,river from the confluence of the ,north and ,south ,nashua ,rivers in ,lancaster1 ,massachusetts1 and extending north to the ,massachusetts-,new ,hampshire border1 except as provided in subparagraph 7,b74 7ii7 ,the approximately #af4c-mile segment of the ,squannacook ,river from its headwaters in ,ash ,swamp1 ,townsend1 ,massachusetts1 extending downstream to the confluence of the river with the ,nashua ,river in ,shirley_/,ayer1 ,massachusetts1 except as provided in subparagraph 7,b74 7iii7 ,the approximately #i4e-mile segment of the ,nissitissit ,river from its headwaters in ,brookline1 ,new ,hampshire1 to the confluence of the river with the ,nashua ,river in ,pepperell1 ,massachusetts4 7,b7 ,exclusion areas ,the designation of the river segments in subparagraph 7,a7 shall exclude-- 7i7 with respect to the ,ice ,house hydroelectric project 7,,ferc ,p-#abgfi71 from #gjj feet upstream from the crest of the dam to #ejj feet downstream from the crest of the dam2 7ii7 with respect to the ,pepperell hydroelectric project 7,,ferc ,p#abgba71 from #i1bdj feet upstream from the crest of the dam to #a1jjj feet downstream from the crest of the dam2 and 7iii7 with respect to the ,hollingsworth and ,vose dam 7non-,,ferc71 from #a1bjj feet upstream from the crest of the dam to #b1ffe feet downstream from the crest of the dam4 4 7b7 ,management 7#a7 ,process 7,a7 ,in general ,the river segments designated by paragraph 7#bad7 of section #c7;a7 of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a771 as amended by this section1 shall be managed in accordance with-- 7i7 the ,nashua1 ,squannacook1 and ,nissitissit ,rivers ,stewardship ,plan developed pursuant to the study described in section #e7;b77#ba7 of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgf7;b77#ba77 7referred to in this subsection as the management plan71 dated ,february #ae1 #bjah2 and 7ii7 such amendments to the management plan as the ,secretary of the ,interior determines are consistent with this section and as are approved by the ,nashua1 ,squannacook1 and ,nissitissit ,rivers ,stewardship ,council 7referred to in this subsection as the ,stewardship ,council74 7,b7 ,comprehensive ,management ,plan ,the management plan shall be considered to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive management plan under section #c7;d7 of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;d774 7#b7 ,committee ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall coordinate the management responsibilities of the ,secretary of the ,interior under this ,act with the ,stewardship ,council1 as specified in the management plan4 7#c7 ,cooperative agreements 7,a7 ,in general ,in order to provide for the long-term protection1 preservation1 and enhancement of the river segments designated by paragraph 7#bad7 of section #c7;a7 of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a771 as amended by this section1 the ,secretary of the ,interior may enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to sections #aj7;e7 and #aa7;b77#a7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abha7;e71 #abhb7;b77#a77 of such ,act with-- 7i7 the ,commonwealth of ,massachusetts and the ,state of ,new ,hampshire2 7ii7 the municipalities of-- 7,i7 ,ayer1 ,bolton1 ,dunstable1 ,groton1 ,harvard1 ,lancaster1 ,pepperell1 ,shirley1 and ,townsend in ,massachusetts2 and 7,,ii7 ,brookline and ,hollis in ,new ,hampshire2 and 7iii7 appropriate local1 regional1 ,state1 or multistate1 planning1 environmental1 or recreational organizations4 7,b7 ,consistency ,each cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph shall be consistent with the management plan and may include provisions for financial or other assistance from the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,effect on working dams 7,a7 ,in general ,the designation of the river segments by paragraph 7#bad7 of section #c7;a7 of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a771 as amended by this section1 does not-- 7i7 impact or alter the existing terms of permitting1 licensing1 or operation of-- 7,i7 the ,pepperell hydroelectric project 7,,ferc ,project ,p-#abgba1 ,nashua ,river1 ,pepperell1 ,,ma72 7,,ii7 the ,ice ,house hydroelectric project 7,,ferc ,project ,p-#abgfi1 ,nashua ,river1 ,ayer1 ,,ma72 or 7,,iii7 the ,hollingsworth and ,vose ,dam 7non-,,ferc industrial facility1 ,squannacook ,river1 ,west ,groton1 ,,ma7 as further described in the management plan 7,appendix ,a1 ,working ,dams72 or 7ii7 preclude the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission from licensing1 relicensing1 or otherwise authorizing the operation or continued operation of the ,pepperell and ,ice ,house hydroelectric projects under the terms of licenses or exemptions in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act2 or 7iii7 limit actions taken to modernize1 upgrade1 or carry out other changes to such projects authorized pursuant to clause 7i71 subject to written determination by the ,secretary of the ,interior that the changes are consistent with the purposes of the designation4 7#e7 ,land management 7,a7 ,zoning ordinances ,for the purpose of the segments designated by paragraph 7#bad7 of section #c7;a7 of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a771 as amended by this section1 the zoning ordinances adopted by the municipalities named in paragraph 7#c77;,a77ii71 including provisions for conservation of floodplains1 wetlands1 and watercourses associated with the segments1 shall be deemed to satisfy the standards and requirements of section #f7;c7 of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgg7;c774 7,b7 ,acquisitions of lands ,the authority of the ,secretary to acquire land for the purposes of the segments designated such paragraph 7#bad7 shall be-- 7i7 limited to acquisition by donation or acquisition with the consent of the owner of the land2 and 7ii7 subject to the additional criteria set forth in the management plan4 7,c7 ,no condemnation ,no land or interest in land within the boundary of the river segments designated by such paragraph 7#bad7 may be acquired by condemnation4 7#f7 ,relation to the ,national ,park ,system ,notwithstanding section #aj7;c7 of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abha7;c771 each segment of the ,nashua1 ,squannacook1 and ,nissitissit ,rivers designated as a component of the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,system under this ,act shall not-- 7,a7 be administered as a unit of the ,national ,park ,system2 or 7,b7 be subject to regulations that govern the ,national ,park ,system4