HR 8504 — Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2022

(a) Enumeration of designated rivers The following rivers are hereby designated for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system: (1) Allegheny, Pennsylvania: The segment from its mouth to the town of East Brady, Pennsylvania. (2) Bruneau, Idaho: The entire main stem. (3) Buffalo, Tennessee: The entire river. (4) Chattooga, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia: The entire river. (5) Clarion, Pennsylvania: The segment between Ridgway and its confluence with the Allegheny River. (6) Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York: The segment from Hancock, New York, to Matamoras, Pennsylvania. (7) Flathead, Montana: The North Fork from the Canadian border downstream to its confluence with the Middle Fork; the Middle Fork from its headwaters to its confluence with the South Fork; and the South Fork from its origin to Hungry Horse Reservoir. (8) Gasconade, Missouri: The entire river. (9) Illinois, Oregon: The entire river. (10) Little Beaver, Ohio: The segment of the North and Middle Forks of the Little Beaver River in Columbiana County from a point in the vicinity of Negly and Elkton, Ohio, downstream to a point in the vicinity of East Liverpool, Ohio. (11) Little Miami, Ohio: That segment of the main stem of the river, exclusive of its tributaries, from a point at the Warren-Clermont County line at Loveland, Ohio, upstream to the sources of Little Miami including North Fork. (12) Maumee, Ohio and Indiana: The main stem from Perrysburg, Ohio, to Fort Wayne, Indiana, exclusive of its tributaries in Ohio and inclusive of its tributaries in Indiana. (13) Missouri, Montana: The segment between Fort Benton and Ryan Island. (14) Moyie, Idaho: The segment from the Canadian border to its confluence with the Kootenai River. (15) Obed, Tennessee: The entire river and its tributaries, Clear Creek and Daddys Creek. (16) Penobscot, Maine: Its east and west branches. (17) Pere Marquette, Michigan: The entire river. (18) Pine Creek, Pennsylvania: The segment from Ansonia to Waterville. (19) Priest, Idaho: The entire main stem. (20) Rio Grande, Texas: The portion of the river between the west boundary of Hudspeth County and the east boundary of Terrell County on the United States side of the river: Provided, That before undertaking any study of this potential scenic river, the Secretary of the Interior shall determine, through the channels of appropriate executive agencies, that Mexico has no objection to its being included among the studies authorized by this chapter. (21) Saint Croix, Minnesota and Wisconsin: The segment between the dam near Taylors Falls and its confluence with the Mississippi River. (22) Saint Joe, Idaho: The entire main stem. (23) Salmon, Idaho: The segment from the town of North Fork to its confluence with the Snake River. (24) Skagit, Washington: The segment from the town of Mount Vernon to and including the mouth of Bacon Creek; the Cascade River between its mouth and the junction of its North and South Forks; the South Fork to the boundary of the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area; the Suiattle River from its mouth to the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area boundary at Milk Creek; the Sauk River from its mouth to its junction with Elliott Creek; the North Fork of the Sauk River from its junction with the South Fork of the Sauk to the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area boundary. (25) Suwannee, Georgia and Florida: The entire river from its source in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia to the gulf and the outlying Ichetucknee Springs, Florida. (26) Upper Iowa, Iowa: The entire river. (27) Youghiogheny, Maryland and Pennsylvania: The segment from Oakland, Maryland, to the Youghiogheny Reservoir, and from the Youghiogheny Dam downstream to the town of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. (28) American, California: The North Fork from the Cedars to the Auburn Reservoir. (29) Au Sable, Michigan: The segment downstream from Foot Dam to Oscoda, and upstream from Loud Reservoir to its source, including its principal tributaries and excluding...