,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #h1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,leahy 7for himself and ,mr4  
,sanders7 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 the ,nulhegan ,river and ,paul
 ,stream in the ,state of ,vermont 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 ,nulhegan
 ,river and ,paul ,stream ,wild and     
,scenic ,river ,study ,act of #bjbb4    
#b4 ,amendments to the ,wild and ,scenic
 ,rivers ,act  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#ade7 ,nulhegan    
,river and ,paul ,stream1 ,vermont ,the 
following segments3 7,a7 ,the           

approximately #bb-mile segment of the   
main stem of the ,nulhegan ,river from  
the headwaters near ,nulhegan ,pond to  
the confluence with the ,connecticut    
,river1 and any associated tributaries  
7including the ,north1 ,yellow1 ,black1 
and ,east ,branches74  7,b7 ,the        
approximately #ah-mile segment of ,paul 
,stream from the headwaters on ,west    
,mountain to the confluence with the    
,connecticut ,river1 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#bb7 ,nulhegan ,river and  
,paul ,stream1 ,vermont ,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 ,nulhegan ,river and ,paul 
,stream segments in the ,state of       
,vermont described in subsection        
7a77#ade72 and  7,b7 submit to the      

appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report describing the results of the    
study described in subparagraph 7,a74  4