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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2397

To designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the 

National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 10, 2003

Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. DICKS, 

Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL

To designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a 

component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Upper White Salmon 

5 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic 

9 Area Act (16 U.S.C. 544 et seq.) directed the Sec10 retary of Agriculture to study the Upper White 
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1 Salmon River for possible designation as a compo2 nent of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 

3 (2) The study, conducted by the Forest Service, 

4 included extensive public involvement by a broadly 

5 inclusive task force. 

6 (3) The study determined that the Upper White 

7 Salmon River and its tributary, Cascade Creek, are 

8 eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic 

9 Rivers System based on their free-flowing condition 

10 and outstandingly remarkable scenic, hydrologic, 

11 geologic, and wildlife values. 

12 SEC. 3. UPPER WHITE SALMON WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. 

13 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

14 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new 

15 paragraph at the end: 

16 ‘‘( ) WHITE SALMON RIVER, WASHINGTON.—

17 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—Segments of the main 

18 stem and Cascade Creek, totaling 20 miles, to be ad19 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as fol20 lows: 

21 ‘‘(i) 1.6 MILE SEGMENT.—The 1.6-mile 

22 segment of the main stem of the White Salmon 

23 River from the headwaters on Mount Adams in 

24 Sec. 17, T. 8 N., R. 10 E., downstream to the 
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1 Mount Adams wilderness boundary shall be ad2 ministered as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(ii) 5.1-MILE SEGMENT.—The 5.1-mile 

4 segment of Cascade Creek from its headwaters 

5 on Mount Adams in Sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 10 E. 

6 downstream to the Mount Adams Wilderness 

7 boundary shall be administered as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(iii) 1.5-MILE SEGMENT.—The 1.5-mile 

9 segment of Cascade Creek from the Mount 

10 Adams Wilderness boundary downstream to its 

11 confluence with the White Salmon River shall 

12 be administered as a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(iv) 11.8-MILE SEGMENT.—The 11.8-mile 

14 segment of the main stem of the White Salmon 

15 River from the Mount Adams Wilderness 

16 boundary downstream to the Gifford Pinchot 

17 National Forest boundary shall be administered 

18 as a scenic river.’’. 

19 SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL SECTIONS. 

20 Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this 

21 Act, shall limit the suitability of the 18.4-mile segment 

22 from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest boundary to the 

23 confluence with Gilmer Creek for designation as a wild 

24 and scenic river under section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

25 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)). 
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1 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT. 

2 The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and ad3 minister the comprehensive management plan required by 

4 section 3(d)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 1274(d)(1)) for the designated sections of the 

6 Upper White Salmon River in general accordance with 

7 that portion of the preferred alternative of the Forest 

8 Service Wild and Scenic River Study Report and Final 

9 Legislative Environmental Impact Statement for the 

10 Upper White Salmon River dated July 7, 1997, addressing 

11 only the designated sections. 

12 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

14 as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

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