,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ae1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself and ,mr4 ,rubio7 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 a segment of the ,little  
,manatee ,river in the ,state of        
,florida for study 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 ,little ,manatee    
,wild and ,scenic ,river ,act4  #b4     
,designation for study of wild and      
scenic river segment1 ,little ,manatee  
,river1 ,florida  7a7 ,designation      
,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 ,little ,manatee     
,river1 ,florida ,the approximately     

#ej-mile segment of the ,little ,manatee
 ,river beginning at the source in      
southeastern ,hillsborough ,county1     
,florida1 downstream to the point at    
which the river enters ,tampa ,bay1     
including appropriate tributaries1 but  
excluding-- 7,a7 those portions lying   
within ,manatee ,county1 ,florida1 that 
are more particularly described as-- 7i7
 ,parcel ,,id #bdghjjjei2  7ii7 ,parcel 
,,id #bdhbjjjjh2 and  7iii7 ,parcel ,,id
 #bdhajjjjj2 and  7,b7 ,south ,fork4  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 
,little ,manatee ,river1 ,florida ,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 ,little ,manatee ,river1   
,florida1 described in subsection       
7a77#ade72 and  7,b7 submit to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      

,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,natural ,resources of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report    
that describes the results of the study 
described in subparagraph 7,a74  4  7c7 
,effect on management  7#a7 ,in general 
,nothing in this ,act or an amendment   
made by this ,act interferes with the   
existing management of the segment of   
the ,little ,manatee ,river described in
 paragraph 7#ade7 of section #e7;a7 of  
the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #abgf7;a774  7#b7 ,no         
justification for restrictive management
 ,the fact that the river segment       
described in paragraph 7#ade7 of section
 #e7;a7 of the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgf7;a77 is      
designated for study under that section 
shall not be used as justification for  
more restrictive management of the      
segment until the date on which         
,congress acts on the study             
recommendations4