119-s1578

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1578 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1578

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Nulhegan River 
 and Paul Stream in the State of Vermont 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

 May 1, 2025

Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Sanders) 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 designate the Nulhegan River 
 and Paul Stream in the State of Vermont 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 ``Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild 
and Scenic River Study Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT.

    (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) Nulhegan river and paul stream, vermont.--The 
 following segments:
 ``
        (A) The approximately 22-mile segment of the main 
 stem of the Nulhegan River from the headwaters near 
 Nulhegan Pond to the confluence with the Connecticut 
 River, and any associated tributaries (including the 
 North, Yellow, Black, and East Branches).
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        (B) The approximately 18-mile segment of Paul 
 Stream from the headwaters on West Mountain to the 
 confluence with the Connecticut River, and any 
 associated tributaries.''.

    (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) Nulhegan river and paul stream, 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 of the Nulhegan River and 
 Paul Stream segments in Vermont 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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