H.R. 2580

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2580 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2580

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
Kissimmee River in the State of Florida as a component of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 1, 2025

Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources

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A BILL

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
Kissimmee River in the State of Florida as a component of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic 
River Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEGMENT, KISSIMMEE RIVER, 
FLORIDA.

Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(233) Kissimmee river, florida.--
``(A) In general.--The restored segment of the 
Kissimmee River, beginning approximately 16 miles 
downstream of Lake Kissimmee and ending approximately 
15 miles upstream of Lake Okeechobee, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 
recreational river.
``(B) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the 
river segments designated by subparagraph (A) is 
withdrawn from all forms of--
``(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws;
``(ii) location, entry, and patent under 
the mining laws; and
``(iii) disposition under all laws relating 
to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral 
materials.''.
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