[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 38 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 38


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 28, 2005

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
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.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.