123STA T . 11 5 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 200 9SEC.50 0 3 . TAUN T O N RIV ER ,M ASSAC H USETTS. (a)DESIGNAT I O N .—Section3 (a) o f t h e W i ld and Scenic R i v e rsA ct( 16U .S. C .1 274 (a)) (as a m ended by section 50 02(d)) is amended by addin g at the end the follo w ing
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‘(207) T A U NTON R I V ER ,M ASSA CH USETTS.—The main stem of the Ta u nton River from its headwaters at the confluence of the Town and M atfield Rivers in the Town of B ridgewater downstream 40 miles to the confluence with the Q ue q uechan River at the Route 1 9 5 Bridge in the City of F all River, to be administered by the Secretary of the I nterior in coo p eration with the Taunton River Stewardship Council as follows: ‘‘(A) The 1 8- mile segment from the confluence of the Town and Matfield Rivers to Route 24 in the Town of Raynham, as a scenic river. ‘‘(B) The 5-mile segment from Route 24 to 0.5 miles below Weir Bridge in the City of Taunton, as a recreational river. ‘‘(C) The 8-mile segment from 0.5 miles below Weir Bridge to Muddy Cove in the Town of Dighton, as a scenic river. ‘‘(D) The 9-mile segment from Muddy Cove to the con- fluence with the Quequechan River at the Route 195 Bridge in the City of Fall River, as a recreational river. ’ ’. (b) MANAGEMENT O F TAUNTON RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.— (1) TAUNTON RIVER STE W AR D SHI P P L AN.— (A) IN GENERAL.— E ach river segment designated by section 3(a)(206) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (as added by subsection (a)) shall be managed in accordance with the Taunton River Stewardship P lan, dated J uly 2005 (including any amendment to the Taunton River Steward- ship Plan that the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Secretary’’) determines to be consistent with this section). (B) EFFECT.—The Taunton River Stewardship Plan described in subparagraph (A) shall be considered to satisfy each requirement relating to the comprehensive manage- ment plan required under section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)). (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—To provide for the long- term protection, preservation, and enhancement of each river segment designated by section 3(a)(206) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (as added by subsection (a)), pursuant to sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e) and 1282(b)(1)), the Secretary may enter into coopera- tive agreements (which may include provisions for financial and other assistance) with— (A) the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (including political subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts)
(B) the Taunton River Stewardship Council; and (C) any appropriate nonprofit organi z ation, as deter- mined by the Secretary. (3) RELATION TO NATIONAL PAR K S Y STEM.— N otwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), each river segment designated by section 3(a)(206) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (as added by subsection (a)) shall not be— 16USC 1 274note.
