Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act”.
Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act
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 System, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Designation for study of wild and scenic river segment, Little Manatee River, Florida
Designation— Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(145) Little Manatee River, Florida—The approximately 50-mile segment of the Little Manatee River beginning at the source in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, downstream to the point at which the river enters Tampa Bay, including appropriate tributaries, but excluding—
“(A) those portions lying within Manatee County, Florida, that are more particularly described as—
“(i) Parcel ID 247800059;
“(ii) Parcel ID 248200008; and
“(iii) Parcel ID 248100000; and
“(B) South Fork.”
Study and report— 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:
“(22) 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—
“(A) complete the study of the Little Manatee River, Florida, described in subsection (a)(145); and
“(B) 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 (A).”
Effect on management—
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 (145) of section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)).
No justification for restrictive management— The fact that the river segment described in paragraph (145) of section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) 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 recommendations.