,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dich  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #a1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,king 7for himself and ,ms4   
,collins7 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 certain river segments in the 
,york ,river watershed in the ,state of 
,maine as components of the ,national   
,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,system1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,york    
,river ,wild and ,scenic ,river ,act of 
#bjbj4  #b4 ,designation of ,york ,wild 
and ,scenic ,river1 ,maine ,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#bca7 ,york ,river1 ,maine 
,the following segments of the main stem
 and tributaries 7including portions of 
,bass ,cove ,creek1 ,cider ,hill ,creek1

 ,cutts ,ridge ,brook1 ,dolly ,gordon   
,brook1 ,libby ,brook1 ,rogers ,brook1  
and ,smelt ,brook7 in the ,state of     
,maine1 totaling approximately #cj4h    
miles1 to be administered by the        
,secretary of the ,interior1 as a       
recreational river3 7,a7 ,the           
approximately #j4ie-mile segment of     
,bass ,cove ,creek from the outlet of   
,boulter ,pond in ,york1 ,maine1 and    
extending downstream to the confluence  
with the ,york ,river in ,york1 ,maine4 
7,b7 ,the approximately #c4gg-mile      
segment of ,cider ,hill ,creek from the 
,middle ,pond dam in ,york1 ,maine1 and 
extending downstream to the confluence  
with the ,york ,river in ,york1 ,maine4 
7,c7 ,the approximately #b4ae-mile      
segment of ,cutts ,ridge ,brook from the
 headwaters in ,kittery1 ,maine1 and    
extending downstream to the confluence  
with the ,york ,river in ,york1 ,maine4 
7,d7 ,the approximately #c4ag-mile      
segment of ,dolly ,gordon ,brook from   
the headwaters in ,york1 ,maine1 and    

extending downstream to the confluence  
with the ,york ,river in ,york1 ,maine4 
7,e7 ,the approximately #a4fe-mile      
segment of ,libby ,brook from the       
headwaters in ,kittery1 ,maine1 and     
extending downstream to the confluence  
with ,dolly ,gordon ,brook in ,york1    
,maine4  7,f7 ,the approximately        
#b4dc-mile segment of ,rogers ,brook    
from the headwaters in ,eliot1 ,maine1  
and extending downstream to the         
confluence with the ,york ,river in     
,york1 ,maine4  7,g7 ,the approximately 
#d4ed-mile segment of ,smelt ,brook from
 the ,bell ,marsh ,reservoir dam in     
,york1 ,maine1 and extending downstream 
to the confluence with the ,york ,river 
in ,york1 ,maine4  7,h7 ,the            
approximately #ab4ad-mile segment of the
 ,york ,river from the outlet of ,york  
,pond in ,eliot1 ,maine1 and extending  
downstream to the ,route #ajc ,bridge in
 ,york1 ,maine1 including ,barrell ,mill
 ,pond in ,york1 ,maine4  4  #c4        
,management of ,york ,wild and ,scenic  

,river1 ,maine  7a7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,covered segment ,the
 term covered segment means a river     
segment designated by paragraph 7#bca7  
of section #c7;a7 of the of the ,wild   
and ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#abgd7;a77 7as added by section #b74    
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state means the  
,state of ,maine4  7#d7 ,stewardship    
,committee ,the term ,stewardship       
,committee means the ,york ,river       
,stewardship ,committee4  7#e7          
,stewardship ,plan ,the term stewardship
 plan means the plan entitled the ,york 
,river ,watershed ,stewardship ,plan1   
dated ,august #bjah1 and developed      
pursuant to the study described in      
section #e7;b77#ba7 of the ,wild and    
,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#abgf7;b77#ba774  7b7 ,stewardship plan 
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall  
manage the covered segments in          
accordance with-- 7,a7 the stewardship  

plan2 and  7,b7 any amendments to the   
stewardship plan that-- 7i7 the         
,secretary determines are consistent    
with this section2 and  7ii7 are        
approved by the ,stewardship ,committee4
  7#b7 ,comprehensive management plan   
,the stewardship plan shall be          
considered to satisfy the requirements  
for a comprehensive management plan     
under section #c7;d7 of the ,wild and   
,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#abgd7;d774  7c7 ,coordination with     
,committee ,the ,secretary shall        
coordinate the management               
responsibilities of the ,secretary under
 this ,act and the amendments made by   
this ,act with the ,stewardship         
,committee1 as provided in the          
stewardship plan4  7d7 ,cooperative     
agreements  7#a7 ,in general ,to provide
 for the long-term protection1          
preservation1 and enhancement of the    
covered segments1 the ,secretary may    
enter into cooperative agreements       
pursuant to sections #aj7;e7 and        

#aa7;b77#a7 of the ,wild and ,scenic    
,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abha7;e71  
#abhb7;b77#a77 with-- 7,a7 the ,state2  
7,b7 the towns of ,eliot1 ,kittery1     
,south ,berwick1 and ,york in the       
,state2 and  7,c7 appropriate local1    
regional1 or ,state planning1           
environmental1 or recreational          
organizations4  7#b7 ,consistency ,each 
cooperative agreement entered into under
 this subsection-- 7,a7 shall be        
consistent with the stewardship plan2   
and  7,b7 may include provisions for    
,federal financial or other assistance4 
7e7 ,land management  7#a7 ,zoning      
ordinances ,for the purposes of the     
covered segments1 the zoning ordinances 
adopted by the towns described in       
subsection 7d77#a77;,b71 including any  
provisions for the conservation of      
floodplains1 wetlands1 and watercourses 
associated with the covered segments1   
shall be considered to satisfy the      
requirements of section #f7;c7 of the   
,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af     

,u4,s4,c4 #abgg7;c774  7#b7 ,acquisition
 of land ,the authority of the          
,secretary to acquire land for the      
purposes of the covered segments shall  
be-- 7,a7 limited to acquisition by     
donation or acquisition with the consent
 of the owner of the land2 and  7,b7    
subject to the additional criteria      
provided in the stewardship plan4  7#c7 
,no condemnation ,no land or interest in
 land within the watersheds of the      
covered segments may be acquired by     
condemnation4  7f7 ,relation to the     
,national ,park ,system ,notwithstanding
 section #aj7;c7 of the ,wild and       
,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#abha7;c771 the covered segments shall  
not be-- 7#a7 administered as a unit of 
the ,national ,park ,system2 or  7#b7   
subject to the laws 7including          
regulations7 applicable to the ,national
 ,park ,system4