,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dabb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,murphy 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 segments of the   
,housatonic ,river in the ,state of     
,connecticut as components of the       
,national ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers     
,system1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,housatonic ,wild and ,scenic ,river
 ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,housatonic ,wild  
and ,scenic ,river1 ,connecticut  7a7   
,amendments to ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers
 ,act ,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 ,housatonic  
,river1 ,connecticut  7,a7 ,in general  
,the following segments of the          
,housatonic ,river in the ,state of     

,connecticut1 to be administered by the 
,secretary of the ,interior3 7i7 ,the   
approximately #ad4i-mile segment from   
the ,massachusetts-,connecticut boundary
 to the covered bridge in ,west         
,cornwall1 as a scenic river4  7ii7 ,the
 approximately #d4a-mile segment from   
the covered bridge in ,west ,cornwall to
 the ,cornwall ,bridge1 as a            
recreational river4  7iii7 ,the         
approximately #i4a-mile segment from the
 ,cornwall ,bridge to the ,route #cda   
bridge in ,kent1 as a scenic river4     
7iv7 ,the approximately #ab4b-mile      
segment from the ,route #cda bridge in  
,kent to the ,boardman ,bridge in ,new  
,milford1 as a recreational river4  7,b7
 ,effects on hydroelectric facilities   
,the designation of the river segments  
in subparagraph 7,a7 shall not-- 7i7    
impact or alter the existing terms of   
permitting1 licensing1 or operation of--
 7,i7 the ,falls ,village ,hydroelectric
 ,generating ,station located in ,falls 
,village1 ,connecticut 7,,ferc          

,p-#begf72 or  7,,ii7 the ,bulls ,bridge
 ,hydroelectric ,generating ,station    
located in ,new ,milford1 ,connecticut  
7,,ferc ,p-#begf72 or  7ii7 preclude the
 ,federal ,energy ,regulatory           
,commission from licensing1 relicensing1
 or otherwise authorizing the operation 
or continued operation of the facilities
 named in clause 7i74  4  7b7           
,management  7#a7 ,process ,the         
,housatonic ,river segments shall be    
managed in accordance with-- 7,a7 the   
,management ,plan2 and  7,b7 such       
amendments to the ,management ,plan as  
the ,secretary determines are consistent
 with this ,act and the ,wild and       
,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#abga et seq474  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 
the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;d774  7#c7 ,cooperative
 management  7,a7 ,in general ,to       

provide for long-term protection1       
preservation1 and enhancement of the    
,housatonic ,river segments1 the        
,secretary shall coordinate management  
responsibilities under this ,act1 and   
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;e7   
and #abhb7;b77#a771 with-- 7i7 the      
,state of ,connecticut2  7ii7 the towns 
of ,sharon1 ,canaan1 ,cornwall1         
,salisbury1 ,new ,milford1 ,kent1 and   
,north ,canaan1 ,connecticut2 and  7iii7
 appropriate planning1 environmental1   
and recreational organizations1         
including-- 7,i7 local1 regional1       
,state1 and multistate organizations2   
and  7,,ii7 any other appropriate       
organizations1 as determined by the     
,housatonic ,river ,commission1 or its  
successor organization1 as defined in   
the ,management ,plan4  7,b7            
,cooperative agreements ,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 ,zoning ordinances ,for the        
purposes of the ,housatonic ,river      
segments1 the zoning ordinances adopted 
by the municipalities named in paragraph
 7#c77;,a77ii7 shall be deemed to       
satisfy the standards and requirements  
of section #f7;c7 of the ,wild and      
,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#abgg7;c774  7#e7 ,acquisition of lands 
,the authority of the ,secretary to     
acquire lands for the ,housatonic ,river
 segments shall be-- 7,a7 limited to    
acquisition by donation or acquisition  
with the consent of the owner thereof2  
and  7,b7 subject to the additional     
criteria set forth in the ,management   
,plan4  7#f7 ,no condemnation ,no land  
or interest in land may be acquired for 
the ,housatonic ,river segments by      
condemnation4  7#g7 ,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 ,housatonic ,river      
segments shall not be-- 7,a7            
administered as a part or unit of the   
,national ,park ,system2 or  7,b7       
subject to regulations that govern the  
,national ,park ,system4  7#h7          
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7,b7  
,management ,plan ,the term ,management 
,plan means the ,housatonic ,river      
,management ,plan1 dated ,september     
#bjjf4  7,c7 ,housatonic ,river segments
 ,the term ,housatonic ,river segments  
means the river segments designated by  
the amendments made by section #b7;a74