Bill Details
S.1187 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced Date
2025-03-27
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees
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Cosponsors
8
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This bill would direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the Deerfield River, which runs through Massachusetts and Vermont, to see whether it should be added to the national wild and scenic rivers system. It does not protect the river right away. Instead, it sets up a formal review of the whole river, including its main branches and several important tributaries, and requires the Interior Department to report the results to Congress.
- The study would cover the entire Deerfield River, including the North, South, East, and West Branches.
- It would also include major tributaries such as the Green River, North River, South River, Clesson Brook, Chickley River, Cold River, Gulf Brook, Bog Brook, and Dunbar Brook.
- After money is provided for the study, the Secretary of the Interior would have up to 3 years to finish it.
- Once the study is complete, the Secretary would submit a report to the main congressional committees that handle this issue.
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Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1187 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1187
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential
addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 27, 2025
Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Welch)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential
addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other
purposes.
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 ``Deerfield River Wild and Scenic
River Study Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY; REPORT.
Section 5 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(147) Deerfield river, massachusetts and vermont.--The
entire river, including--
``(A) the North, South, East, and West Branches of
the Deerfield River; and
``(B) the major tributaries of the Deerfield River,
including the Green River, North River, South River,
Clesson Brook, Chickley River, Cold River, Gulf Brook,
Bog Brook, and Dunbar Brook.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
``(24) Deerfield river, massachusetts and vermont.--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 described in subsection
(a)(147); and
``(B) submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report describing the results of such
study.''.
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