An Act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (82 Stat. 906), as amended, to designate segments of certain rivers for possible inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers system; to amend the Lower Saint Croix River Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 1174), and for other purposes.
Public Law 93-621 · S. 3022 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Jan 3, 1975 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-WI)
Cosponsors (2): Sen. Walter Mondale, Sen. Hubert Humphrey
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates for study specified rivers in California, Michigan, Alabama, Wyoming, Colorado, Minnesota, Tennessee, North Carolina, Connecticut, Illinois, Utah, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Wisconsin as potential additions to the national wild and scenic and rivers system.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Jan 3, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-621.
- Dec 24, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 20, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
- Dec 19, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1645.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1645.
- Dec 17, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Dec 16, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- Nov 18, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 14791.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 7, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 3, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Oct 1, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 19, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.