[House Document 108-235]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

108th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 108-235

 
    THE STUDY, FINDINGS, AND REPORT FOR THE SQUIRREL RIVER IN ALASKA

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

   THE STUDY, FINDINGS, AND REPORT FOR THE SQUIRREL RIVER IN ALASKA, 
CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 5(a) OF THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT, PUBLIC 
                         LAW 90-542, AS AMENDED




November 18, 2004.--Referred to the Committee on Resources and ordered 
                             to be printed
To the Congress of the United States:
    I transmit herewith the enclosed study, findings, and 
report for the Squirrel River in Alaska. The report and my 
recommendations are submitted pursuant to my authority under 
Article II, section 3, of the Constitution of the United 
States, and consistent with section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers (WSR) Act, Public Law 90-542, as amended. The Squirrel 
River suitability study was authorized by Public Law 96-487 
(Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act).
    The study conducted by the Bureau of Land Management 
determined that all 100 miles of the river are nonsuitable for 
inclusion in the National WSR System. Consistent with the 
study, I recommend that the Congress take no action to 
designate the river. The withdrawal provided by section 5(a) of 
the WSR Act would expire within 3 years of the date of this 
message (unless other action is taken by the Congress). 
Approximately 81,501 acres of State-selected lands would be 
opened to mineral entry although mineral potential has been 
assessed as very low and there are no past or active mining 
claims.

                                                    George W. Bush.
    The White House, November 17, 2004.
    
    
                                  
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