[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 949 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 949

 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
    Hatchie River in the State of Tennessee for study for potential 
        addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 2025

 Mr. Kustoff introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
    Hatchie River in the State of Tennessee for study for potential 
        addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hatchie River Wild and Scenic River 
Study Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. HATCHIE RIVER STUDY.

    (a) Designation for Study.--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:
            ``(147) Hatchie river, tennessee.--The approximately 163-
        mile segment of the Hatchie River from the Mississippi-
        Tennessee State line to its confluence with the Mississippi 
        River.''.
    (b) 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:
            ``(24) Hatchie river, tennessee.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after 
                funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, 
                the Secretary of the Interior shall--
                            ``(i) complete the study of the segment of 
                        the Hatchie River described in subsection 
                        (a)(147); and
                            ``(ii) submit to the appropriate committees 
                        of Congress a report describing the results of 
                        such study.
                    ``(B) Study requirement.--In carrying out the study 
                of the segment of the Hatchie River described in 
                subsection (a)(147), the Secretary of the Interior 
                shall identify opportunities to administer such segment 
                in partnership with State, regional, local, and 
                community stakeholders.''.
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