,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 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 portion of
 the ,myakka ,river in ,sarasota        
,county1 ,florida1 as a component of the
 ,national ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers    
,system1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,myakka ,wild and ,scenic ,river    
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds that-- 7#a7 section #e7;a77#gj7 of
 the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #abgf7;a77#gj77 requires the 
study of the ,myakka ,river for         
potential inclusion in the ,national    
,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,system2  7#b7
 the study referred to in paragraph 7#a7
 determined that the ,myakka ,river was 
eligible for inclusion in the ,national 

,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,system2  7#c7
 the ,state of ,florida has demonstrated
 the commitment of the ,state of        
,florida to protecting the ,myakka      
,river by enacting the ,myakka ,river   
,wild and ,scenic ,designation and      
,protection ,act 7section #beh4eja1     
,florida ,statutes72  7#d7 ,sarasota    
,county1 ,florida1 and the cities of    
,venice and ,north ,port1 ,florida1 have
 demonstrated their commitment to       
protecting the ,myakka ,river in        
comprehensive land use plans1 local     
ordinances1 and land development        
regulations2  7#e7 the desire for       
designation of the ,myakka ,river as a  
component of the ,national ,wild and    
,scenic ,rivers ,system has been        
demonstrated through strong public      
support1 ,state and local agency        
support1 and the endorsement of         
designation by the ,myakka ,river       
,management ,coordinating ,council1     
which represents a broad cross-section  
of ,state and local agencies1           

agricultural interests1 landowners1 and 
environmental and nonprofit             
organizations2 and  7#f7 a #ab-mile     
segment of the ,myakka ,river is within 
the ,myakka ,river ,state ,park1 with an
 additional #bb-mile segment containing 
conservation land held in public        
ownership or conservation easements     
within the ,myakka ,river watershed4    
#c4 ,designation of ,myakka ,river1     
,florida1 as a component of the         
,national ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers     
,system ,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#bcc7 ,myakka      
,river1 ,florida ,the following segments
 of the ,myakka ,river in ,sarasota     
,county1 ,florida1 totaling             
approximately #cd miles1 to be          
administered by the ,secretary of the   
,interior1 in partnership with the      
,myakka ,river ,management ,coordinating
 ,council1 in the following classes3    
7,a7 ,the approximately #h4j-mile       

segment from the ,manatee               
,county_/,sarasota ,county line to      
,s4,r4 #gb1 as a scenic river4  7,b7    
,the approximately #aa4b-mile segment1  
from ,s4,r4 #gb to ,laurel ,road1 as a  
wild river4  7,c7 ,the approximately    
#a4i-mile segment1 from ,laurel ,road to
 ,border ,road1 as a scenic river4  7,d7
 ,the approximately #a4e-mile segment1  
from ,border ,road to south of the      
,i-#ge ,bridge1 as a recreational river4
  7,e7 ,the approximately #a4e-mile     
segment1 from south of the ,i-#ge       
,bridge to ,snook ,haven1 as a scenic   
river4  7,f7 ,the approximately         
#c4b-mile segment1 from ,snook ,haven to
 ,ramblers ,rest1 as a wild river4  7,g7
 ,the approximately #b4g-mile segment1  
from ,ramblers ,rest to ,u4,s4 #da1 as a
 scenic river4  7,h7 ,the approximately 
#d4j-mile segment1 from ,u4,s4 #da to   
the ,charlotte ,county ,line1 as a      
scenic river4  4  #d4 ,special          
requirements applicable to ,myakka      
,river  7a7 ,definitions ,in this       

section3 7#a7 ,comprehensive management 
plan ,the term comprehensive management 
plan means the ,myakka ,river ,wild and 
,scenic ,management ,plan developed by  
the ,council1 which shall be considered 
to satisfy the requirements for the     
comprehensive management plan under     
section #c7;d7 of the ,wild and ,scenic 
,rivers ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;d774 
7#b7 ,council ,the term ,council means  
the ,myakka ,river ,management          
,coordinating ,council established      
pursuant to section #beh4eja1 ,florida  
,statutes4  7#c7 ,myakka river ,the term
 ,myakka ,river means the segments of   
the ,myakka ,river in the ,state that   
are designated as components of the     
,national ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers     
,system by paragraph 7#bcc7 of section  
#c7;a7 of the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a77 7as added
 by section #c74  7#d7 ,secretary ,the  
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
the ,interior4  7#e7 ,state ,the term   
,state means the ,state of ,florida4    

7b7 ,cooperative agreements  7#a7 ,use  
authorized ,to provide for the long-term
 protection1 preservation1 and          
enhancement of the ,myakka ,river1 the  
,secretary shall coordinate             
administration responsibilities under   
this section1 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;e71 #abhb7;b77#a771    
with-- 7,a7 the ,division of ,recreation
 and ,parks of the ,department of       
,environmental ,protection of the       
,state2  7,b7 appropriate local         
political jurisdictions of the ,state2  
7,c7 ,sarasota ,county1 ,florida2  7,d7 
the city of ,north ,port1 ,florida2     
7,e7 the city of ,venice1 ,florida2 and 
7,f7 appropriate local planning and     
nonprofit organizations4  7#b7 ,effect  
of agreement ,the administration of the 
,myakka ,river by the ,secretary through
 the use of cooperative agreements      
entered into under paragraph 7#a7 shall 

not-- 7,a7 constitute ,national ,park   
,service administration of the ,myakka  
,river for purposes of section #aj7;c7  
of the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abha7;c772 or  7,b7     
cause the ,myakka ,river to be          
considered a unit of the ,national ,park
 ,system4  7#c7 ,publicly or privately  
owned land ,nothing in this section or a
 cooperative agreement entered into     
under paragraph 7#a7 affects the        
management of publicly or privately     
owned land within the boundaries of the 
,myakka ,river watershed by an agency   
having jurisdiction over the land1 in   
accordance with section #beh4eja1       
,florida ,statutes1 and the mission of  
the applicable agency4  7#d7 ,technical 
assistance and other support ,the       
,secretary may provide technical        
assistance1 staff support1 and funding  
to assist in the updating and           
implementation of the comprehensive     
management plan4  7#e7 ,acquisition of  
land  7,a7 ,in general ,the authority of

 the ,secretary to acquire land for the 
,myakka ,river shall be limited to-- 7i7
 acquisition by donation2 and  7ii7     
acquisition with the consent of the     
owner of the land4  7,b7 ,no            
condemnation ,no land or interest in    
land may be acquired for the ,myakka    
,river by condemnation4  7c7 ,myakka    
,river ,management ,council  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary shall coordinate
 the management responsibilities of the 
,secretary with the ,council in the     
updating and implementation of the      
comprehensive management plan4  7#b7    
,representative from ,,nps ,the         
,secretary shall select a representative
 to be added to the ,council to         
represent the ,national ,park ,service4 
7#c7 ,other additional members ,nothing 
in this section affects the authority to
 add other interested representatives to
 the ,council in accordance with section
 #beh4eja1 ,florida ,statutes4