12 2 STA T .798PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 229 —M A Y 8 , 2008 (1)TheEig h tm i l e R i v e rW il dan d Sc enic River St u d yA ct of20 01( P u b lic L a w 10 7–65; 115 Stat .48 4) authori z ed the s tudy of the Eightmile River in the State of C onnecticut from its headwaters downstream to its confluence with the Con - necticut River for p otential inclusion in the N ational Wild and Scenic Rivers System. (2) The segments of the Eightmile River covered by the study are in a free-flowing condition , and the outstanding resource values of the river segments include the cultural land- scape, water q uality, watershed hydrology, unique species and natural communities, geology, and watershed ecosystem. ( 3 ) The Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Study Committee has determined that — (A) the outstanding resource values of these river seg- ments depend on sustaining the integrity and quality of the Eightmile River watershed; ( B ) these resource values are manifest within the entire watershed; and (C) the watershed as a whole, including its protection, is itself intrinsically important to this designation. (4) The Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Study Committee too k a watershed approach in studying and recommending management options for the river segments and the Eightmile River watershed as a whole. (5) D uring the study, the Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Study Committee, with assistance from the National Park Service, prepared a comprehensive management plan for the Eightmile River watershed, dated December 8, 2005 (in this section referred to as the ‘ ‘Eightmile River Watershed M anage- ment Plan ’ ’), which establishes ob j ectives, standards, and action programs that will ensure long-term protection of the out- standing values of the river and compatible management of the land and water resources of the Eightmile River and its watershed, without F ederal management of affected lands not owned by the U nited States. (6) The Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Study Committee voted in favor of inclusion of the Eightmile River in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and included this recommenda- tion as an integral part of the Eightmile River Watershed Management Plan. (7) The residents of the towns lying along the Eightmile River and comprising most of its watershed (Salem, East H addam, and Lyme, Connecticut), as well as the Boards of Selectmen and Land Use Commissions of these towns, voted to endorse the Eightmile River Watershed Management Plan and to seek designation of the river as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. (8) The State of Connecticut G eneral Assembly enacted Public Act 05–18 to endorse the Eightmile River Watershed Management Plan and to seek designation of the river as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. (b) D ESIGNAT I O N.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (167) (relating to the Musconetcong River, New J ersey) as paragraph (16 9 ); (2) by designating the undesignated paragraph relating to the White Salmon River, Washington, as paragraph (167);
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