[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3542 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3542

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Upper Raritan 
  River Watershed in the State of New Jersey for study for potential 
 addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 17, 2025

  Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Upper Raritan 
  River Watershed in the State of New Jersey for study for potential 
 addition to the National 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 ``Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild 
and Scenic River Study Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF UPPER RARITAN RIVER WATERSHED IN NEW JERSEY FOR 
              STUDY FOR POTENTIAL ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC 
              RIVERS SYSTEM.

    (a) Designation.--Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(147) Upper raritan river watershed, new jersey.--The 
        segments of the North Branch Raritan River, the South Branch 
        Raritan River, the Black or Lamington River, and their 
        tributaries, within the Upper Raritan River watershed, 
        including the following segments:
                    ``(A) The North Branch Raritan River from its 
                headwaters to its confluence with the South Branch 
                Raritan River.
                    ``(B) The South Branch Raritan River from its 
                headwaters to its confluence with the North Branch 
                Raritan River.
                    ``(C) The Lamington-Black River from its headwaters 
                to its confluence with the North Branch Raritan River.
                    ``(D) All tributaries of the North Branch Raritan 
                River, South Branch Raritan River (including those 
                upstream of the Spruce Run Reservoir), and Lamington-
                Black River within the Upper Raritan River 
                watershed.''.
    (b) Deadline for Submission.--Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(24) Upper raritan river watershed, new jersey.--Not 
        later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made 
        available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the 
        Interior shall--
                    ``(A) complete the study of the Upper Raritan River 
                Watershed, New Jersey, described in paragraph (147) of 
                subsection (a); and
                    ``(B) submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
                Resources of the House of Representatives a report that 
                describes the results of the study.''.
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