article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the Lamprey River Study Act of 1991 (Public Law 102- 214; 105 Stat. 1663) authorized the study of a segment of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire for potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; (2) the study determined that the segment of river from the Bunker Pond Dam in Epping, New Hampshire, to the confluence with the Piscassic River near the Durham-Newmarket town line is eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System based on the free-flowing condition and outstanding ecological, anadromous fish, and historical values of the segment; (3) during the study, the Lamprey River Advisory Committee, with assistance from the National Park Service and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, prepared a comprehensive management plan for the studied river segment, dated January 10, 1995 (referred to in this Act as the ``Lamprey River Management Plan''), which establishes objectives, standards, and action programs that will ensure long-term protection of the outstanding values of the river and compatible management of the land and water resources of the river, without Federal management of affected lands not owned by the United States; (4) the Lamprey River Advisory Committee has unanimously voted in favor of wild and scenic river designation for the river, and has included this recommendation as an integral part of the Lamprey River Management Plan; and (5)(A) the governing bodies of the towns of Newmarket, Durham, and Lee have voted to endorse the Lamprey River Management Plan and to seek designation of the river as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and (B) the upstream town of Epping, which participated in the study on an informal basis, has chosen not to vote on the Lamprey River Management Plan or designation at this time. SEC. 3. 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: ``( ) Lamprey river, new hampshire.--The 11.5-mile segment extending from the southern Lee town line to the confluence with the Piscassic River in the vicinity of the Durham- Newmarket town line (referred to in this paragraph as the `segment') as a recreational river. The segment shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior through cooperative agreements between the Secretary and the State of New Hampshire and the towns of Durham, Lee, and Newmarket, New Hampshire, under section 10(e). The segment shall be managed in accordance with the Lamprey River Management Plan dated January 10, 1995, and such amendments to the plan as the Secretary of the Interior determines are consistent with this Act. The plan shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive management plan pursuant to section 3(d).''. SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT. (a) Committee.--The Secretary of the Interior shall coordinate the management responsibilities of the Secretary under this Act and the amendment made by this Act with respect to the river segment designated by the amendment made by section 3 (referred to in this section as the ``segment'') with the Lamprey River Advisory Committee established under section 483 of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated. (b) Land Management.-- (1) Zoning ordinances.--For the purposes of the segment, the zoning ordinances adopted by the towns of Durham, Lee, and Newmarket, New Hampshire, including provisions for conservation of shorelands, floodplains, and wetlands associated with the segment, shall be deemed to satisfy the standards and requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)). (2) Acquisition of lands.--The provisions of section 6(c) that prohibit Federal acquisition of lands by condemnation shall apply to the segment. The authority of the Secretary to acquire lands for the purposes of the segment shall be limited to acquisition by donation or acquisition with the consent of the owner of the lands, and shall be subject to the additional criteria set forth in the Lamprey River Management Plan. SEC. 5. UPSTREAM SEGMENT. Upon request by the town of Epping, New Hampshire, which abuts an additional 12 miles of river found eligible for designation as a recreational river under the study described in section 2(1), the Secretary of the Interior shall offer assistance concerning continued involvement of the town of Epping in the implementation of the Lamprey River Management Plan and in consideration of potential future addition of the portion of the river within Epping as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act and the amendment made by this Act.
summary: Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate a specified segment of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the segment to be: (1) administered as a recreational river by the Secretary of the Interior through cooperative agreements between the Secretary and the State of New Hampshire and the towns of Durham, Lee, and Newmarket, New Hampshire; and (2) managed in accordance with the Lamprey River Management Plan. Deems the Plan to satisfy the requirement for a comprehensive management plan pursuant to the Act. Requires the Secretary to coordinate the Secretary's management responsibilities under this Act with the Lamprey River Advisory Committee. Deems the zoning ordinances adopted by such towns, including provisions for conservation of shorelands, floodplains, and wetlands associated with the segment, to satisfy the standards and requirements of the Act. Applies to the segment provisions of the Act which prohibit Federal acquisition of lands by condemnation. Provides that the acquisition of lands for purposes of this Act shall be limited to donation or acquisition with the owner's consent and shall be subject to the additional criteria set forth in the Plan. Requires the Secretary to offer assistance regarding continued involvement of the town of Epping, New Hampshire, in the implementation of the Plan and in consideration of potential future addition of that portion of the River within Epping as a component of the System. Authorizes appropriations.