[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23222]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             UPPER WHITE SALMON WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1614) to designate a 
portion of White Salmon River as a component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System, which had been reported from the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, with an amendment to strike all after the 
enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:
  (Strike the part shown in black brackets and insert the part shown in 
italic.)

                                S. 1614

         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.]

     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.

  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to. 
The bill (S. 1614), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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