STUDY OF 6-MILE SEGMENT.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF 6-MILE SEGMENT. (a) Study.—[Added paragraph (111) to section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)).] (b) Water Resources Project.—If, within 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, funds are not authorized and appropriated for the construction of a water resources project on the 6-mile segment of the Niobrara River from its confluence with Chimney Creek to its confluence with Rock Creek, at the expiration of such 5-year period the 6-mile segment shall be designated as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System by operation of law, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with sections 4 and 5 of this Act and the applicable provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271–1287). The Secretary of the Interior shall publish notification to that effect in the Federal Register.