HR2580-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act.

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: 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. 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valid existing rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments designated by subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms of— entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. (233)Kissimmee River, Florida (A)In generalThe 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)WithdrawalSubject 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valid existing rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments designated by subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms of— (i)entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (ii)location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (iii)disposition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. .