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 PUBLIC LAW 103-313—AUG. 26, 1994 108 STAT. 1699 Public Law 103-313 103d Congress An Act To designate a portion of the Farmington River in Connecticut as a component Aug. 26, 1994 of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. [H.R. 2815] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Farmington Wild and Scenic SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. River Act. 16 USC 1271 This Act may be cited as the "Fgirmington Wild and Scenic note River Act". SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) Public Law 99-590 authorized the study of 2 segments of the West Branch of the Farmington River, including an 11-mile headwater segment in Massachusetts and the uppermost 14-mile segment in Connecticut, for potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and created the Farmington River Study Committee, consisting of representatives from the 2 States, the towns bordering the 2 segments, and other river interests, to advise the Secretary of the Interior in conducting the study and concerning management alternatives should the river be included in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; (2) the study determined that both segments of the river are eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System based upon their free-flowing condition and outstanding fisheries, recreation, wildlife, and historic values; (3) the towns that directly abut the Connecticut segment (Hartland, Barkhamsted, New Hartford, and Canton), as well as the Town of Colebrook, which abuts the segment's major tributary, have demonstrated their desire for national wild and scenic river designation through town meeting actions endorsing designation; in addition, the 4 abutting towns have demonstrated their commitment to protect the river through the adoption of "river protection overlay districts", which establish a uniform setback for new structures, new septic systems, sand and gravel extraction, and vegetation removal along the entire length of the Connecticut segment;

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