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H.R. 4358 — what changed

Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended and 2 added between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Designation for study of wild and scenic river segments, Little Manatee River, Florida

changed Section 3(a) 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

changed “(231) “(__) Little Manatee River, FloridaFlorida—The approximately 50-mile segment beginning at the source in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, downstream to the point at which the river enters Tampa Bay, including appropriate tributaries, but shall not include—

changed “(A) In general—The approximately 50-mile segment beginning at the source in southeastern Hillsborough those portions lying within Manatee County, Florida, downstream to the point at which the river enters Tampa Bay, including appropriate tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior and being more particularly described as a scenic river.Parcel ID 247800059, Parcel ID 248200008 and Parcel ID 248100000; and

changed “(B) Set aside—The designation under this paragraph shall not include—South Fork.”

removed “(i) those portions lying within Manatee County, Florida, and being more particularly described as Parcel ID 247800059, Parcel ID 248200008 and Parcel ID 248100000; and

removed “(ii) South Fork.

removed “(C) Withdrawal—Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments designated by subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms of—

removed “(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;

removed “(ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

removed “(iii) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.”

Sec. 3 Study and report

added

added Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

added “(__) Little Manatee River, Florida—Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall—

added “(A) complete the study of the Little Manatee River, Florida named in subsection (a)(_); and

added “(B) submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results of the study.”

Sec. 4 Effect on management

added

added This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not interfere with the current management of the area of the Little Manatee River described in section 5(a)(_) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, nor shall the fact that such area is listed for study under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) be used as justification for more restrictive management until Congress acts on the study recommendations.