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119-hr-2451119th Congress

Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

Introduced

Summary

Directs a study of the Deerfield River for possible inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. It would add the Deerfield River in Massachusetts and Vermont, including its North, South, East, and West branches and specified tributaries, to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act list of rivers to evaluate and require the Secretary of the Interior to complete the study and report to Congress within three years after funds are made available.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Deerfield River protection study proposed

If enacted, this bill would direct the Interior Department to study the Deerfield River for possible Wild and Scenic status. The study would cover the entire river in Massachusetts and Vermont, plus the North, South, East, and West Branches. It would also include the Green River, North River, South River, Clesson Brook, Chickley River, Cold River, Gulf Brook, Bog Brook, and Dunbar Brook. The Secretary of the Interior would need to finish the study and report to Congress within 3 years after funding is made available. No funding amount is set. This could lead to future protections or new river rules, but there would be no immediate changes for residents.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

MA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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