[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1614 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1614

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 2003

 Ms. Cantwell 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 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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