[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2397 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2397

To designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the 
                National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2003

   Mr. Baird (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
   Dicks, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Smith of Washington) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the 
                National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

    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 White Salmon Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act (16 
        U.S.C. 544 et seq.) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to 
        study the Upper White Salmon River for possible designation as 
        a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
            (2) The study, conducted by the Forest Service, included 
        extensive public involvement by a broadly inclusive task force.
            (3) The study determined that the Upper White Salmon River 
        and its tributary, Cascade Creek, are eligible for inclusion in 
        the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System based on their free-
        flowing condition and outstandingly remarkable scenic, 
        hydrologic, geologic, and wildlife values.

SEC. 3. UPPER WHITE SALMON WILD AND SCENIC RIVER.

    Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end:
    ``( ) White Salmon River, Washington.--
            ``(A) Designation.--Segments of the main stem and Cascade 
        Creek, totaling 20 miles, to be administered by the Secretary 
        of Agriculture as follows:
                    ``(i) 1.6 mile segment.--The 1.6-mile segment of 
                the main stem of the White Salmon River from the 
                headwaters on Mount Adams in Sec. 17, T. 8 N., R. 10 
                E., downstream to the Mount Adams wilderness boundary 
                shall be administered as a wild river.
                    ``(ii) 5.1-mile segment.--The 5.1-mile segment of 
                Cascade Creek from its headwaters on Mount Adams in 
                Sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 10 E. downstream to the Mount 
                Adams Wilderness boundary shall be administered as a 
                wild river.
                    ``(iii) 1.5-mile segment.--The 1.5-mile segment of 
                Cascade Creek from the Mount Adams Wilderness boundary 
                downstream to its confluence with the White Salmon 
                River shall be administered as a scenic river.
                    ``(iv) 11.8-mile segment.--The 11.8-mile segment of 
                the main stem of the White Salmon River from the Mount 
                Adams Wilderness boundary downstream to the Gifford 
                Pinchot National Forest boundary shall be administered 
                as a scenic river.''.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL SECTIONS.

    Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall limit 
the suitability of the 18.4-mile segment from the Gifford Pinchot 
National Forest boundary to the confluence with Gilmer Creek for 
designation as a wild and scenic river under section 3(a) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)).

SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT.

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and administer the 
comprehensive management plan required by section 3(d)(1) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)(1)) for the designated 
sections of the Upper White Salmon River in general accordance with 
that portion of the preferred alternative of the Forest Service Wild 
and Scenic River Study Report and Final Legislative Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Upper White Salmon River dated July 7, 1997, 
addressing only the designated sections.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.
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