[109th Congress Public Law 44]
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Public Law 109-44
109th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the 
 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. <<NOTE: Aug. 2, 2005 -  [H.R. 
                                 38]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Upper White Salmon Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act.>> assembled,

SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 16 USC 1271 note.>> 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.''.

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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

    Approved August 2, 2005.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 38 (S. 74):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 109-125 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 109-8 accompanying S. 74 (Comm. on Energy and 
Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
            June 27, considered and passed House.
            July 26, considered and passed Senate.

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