108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4725
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of
the Glover River in the State of Oklahoma as a component of the National Wild
and Scenic Rivers System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 25, 2004
Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of
the Glover River in the State of Oklahoma as a component of 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 `Glover River Wild and Scenic River Act'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of Agriculture conducted a study of the eligibility and
suitability of the Glover River in the State of Oklahoma for inclusion in
the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
(2) With extensive public involvement, the Forest Service prepared the `Final
Environmental Impact Statement Amendment to the Land and Resource Management
Plan Management Direction for Acquired Lands in Southeastern Oklahoma',
which contains an `Individual Assessment of Eligibility and Potential Classification
of the Glover River'.
(3) The study and assessment concluded that the Glover River is eligible
for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System based on its
free-flowing conditions and remarkable scenic, recreation, geologic, archaeological,
historical, and fish and wildlife values.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF SEGMENT OF GLOVER RIVER, OKLAHOMA, AS COMPONENT OF
NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM.
(a) Designation- Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.
1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(X) Glover river, oklahoma- The 16.5 mile segment from the confluence
of the West and East Forks of the Glover River in the Ouachita National Forest
in section 7, township 3 south, range 23 east, downstream along the main stem
of the Glover River to the southern boundary of the Ouachita National Forest,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river.'.
(b) Management- The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and administer
the comprehensive management plan required by section 3(d)(1) of the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)(1)) for the segment of the Glover
River designated as a scenic river by this section in general accordance with
the provisions of the Final Environmental Impact Statement Amendment 34 to
the land and resource management plan of the Ouachita National Forest, dated
January 8, 2002, that address the segment of the Glover River so designated.
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