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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
Calendar No. 200
117TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session SENATE 117-50
YORK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER
DECEMBER 16, 2021.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 491]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 491) to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
to designate certain river segments in the York River watershed in
the State of Maine as components of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System, and for other purposes, having considered the same,
reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends
that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 491 is to designate approximately 30.8 miles
of the York River in Maine and its tributaries as a recreational
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
Enacted in 2014, section 3074 of Public Law 113-291 authorized
a study of the York River in Maine to assess its suitability for po-
tential designation under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
The York River, located in southern Maine near the border be-
tween Maine and New Hampshire, is one of the smallest of the 60
rivers that flow into the Gulf of Maine. The Gulf of Maine is
fringed by coastal marshes and estuaries along the coast of Massa-
chusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine that serve as feeding
grounds and nurseries for fish, crustaceans, and tidal and migra-
tory birds. Along with coastal habitat, this area supports a long
history of fishing, recreation, and coastal development, and con-
tinues to provide resources for the people who live, work, and visit
the region.
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