Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8580 To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Little Manatee River as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 13, 2020 Mr. BUCHANAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Little Manatee River as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Little Manatee Wild 4 and Scenic River Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Oct 31, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8580.IH H8580 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8580 IH SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEG- 1 MENTS, LITTLE MANATEE RIVER, FLORIDA. 2 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 3 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol- 4 lowing: 5 ‘‘(231) LITTLE MANATEE RIVER, FLORIDA.— 6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 50-mile 7 segment beginning at the source in southeastern 8 Hillsborough County, Florida, downstream to the 9 point at which the river enters Tampa Bay, includ- 10 ing appropriate tributaries, to be administered by 11 the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river. 12 ‘‘(B) SET ASIDE.—The designation under this 13 paragraph shall not include— 14 ‘‘(i) those portions lying within Manatee 15 County, Florida, and being more particularly 16 described as Parcel ID 247800059, Parcel ID 17 248200008 and Parcel ID 248100000; and 18 ‘‘(ii) South Fork. 19 ‘‘(C) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 20 rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the 21 river segments designated by subparagraph (A) is 22 withdrawn from all forms of— 23 ‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 24 the public land laws; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 Nov 04, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8580.IH H8580 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8580 IH ‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under the 1 mining laws; and 2 ‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws relating to 3 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma- 4 terials.’’. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Oct 31, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8580.IH H8580 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS