[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 38 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 38

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

                            January 4, 2005

  Mr. Baird 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. 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 at the end the following:
            ``( ) White salmon river, washington.--The 20 miles of 
        river segments of the main stem of the White Salmon River and 
        Cascade Creek, Washington, to be administered by the Secretary 
        of Agriculture in the following classifications:
                    ``(A) The approximately 1.6-mile segment of the 
                main stem of the White Salmon River from the headwaters 
                on Mount Adams in section 17, township 8 north, range 
                10 east, downstream to the Mount Adams Wilderness 
                boundary as a wild river.
                    ``(B) The approximately 5.1-mile segment of Cascade 
                Creek from its headwaters on Mount Adams in section 10, 
                township 8 north, range 10 east, downstream to the 
                Mount Adams Wilderness boundary as a wild river.
                    ``(C) The approximately 1.5-mile segment of Cascade 
                Creek from the Mount Adams Wilderness boundary 
                downstream to its confluence with the White Salmon 
                River as a scenic river.
                    ``(D) The approximately 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 as a scenic river.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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