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INFORMATION .
Calendar No. 303
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session SENATE 118-151
DEERFIELD RIVER WILD AND SCENIC RIVER STUDY
JANUARY 9, 2024.-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. 608]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 608) to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the
Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and sce-
nic rivers system, and for other purposes, having considered the
same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec-
ommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 608 is to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of
the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and
scenic rivers system.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
Located in southern Vermont and western Massachusetts, the
Deerfield River and its tributaries flow through the Connecticut
River Valley for 76 miles until its confluence with the Connecticut
River near Greenfield, Massachusetts.
The Deerfield River and its tributaries provide important wildlife
and recreational resources. The river includes several Class II-V
rapids and provides some of the best whitewater boating and raft-
ing opportunities in the region. The river is popular for trout fish-
ing and provides important habitat for a variety of other species.
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