Union Calendar No. 434

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4083

[Report No. 103–788]

A BILL

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by desers System, and for other purposes. component of the National Wild and Scenic Riv- ignating the Lower Salmon River in Idaho as a

OCTOBER 3, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 434

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4083

[Report No. 103–788]

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Lower Salmon

River in Idaho as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers

System, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 17, 1994

Mr. LAROCCO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Natural Resources

OCTOBER 3, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating

the Lower Salmon River in Idaho as a component of

the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for

other purposes.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lower Salmon River

3 Recreational and Scenic Rivers Act of 1994’’.

4 SEC. 2. RECREATIONAL AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce6 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding

7 at the end the following new paragraph:

8 ‘‘( ) LOWER SALMON RIVER, IDAHO.—(A)(i) The

9 23.7 mile segment from Long Tom Bar in the southeast

10 quarter of section 31, township 25 north, range 5 east

11 to the line between range 1 east and range 2 east, to be

12 administered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the In13 terior as a recreational river.

14 ‘‘(ii) The 35.3 mile segment from the line between

15 range 1 east and range 2 east to the mouth of Hammer

16 Creek in the southwest quarter of section 15, township

17 28 north, range 1 east, to be administered by the Sec18 retary of the Interior as a recreational river.

19 ‘‘(iii) The 53 mile segment from Hammer Creek to

20 the confluence of the Snake River, to be administered by

21 the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.

22 ‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the boundaries

23 of the public lands of the segments described in subpara24 graph (A) shall be the boundaries of the public lands with25 drawn by the Secretary of the Interior through Public

26 Land Order 6629, effective November 13, 1986, and Pub-
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1 lic Land Order 6670, effective April 1, 1988, and for those

2 lands not included in Public Land Orders 6629 and 6670,

3 the boundaries shall be the legal subdivision line nearest

4 one-quarter mile from the mean high water line of the

5 river.’’.

6 (b) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this Act, or in the

7 amendment to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act made by

8 this Act, shall be construed as authorizing any acquisition

9 of any scenic easement that without the consent of the

10 landowner would affect any regular use of relevant lands

11 that was exercised prior to the acquisition of such ease12 ment. Nothing in this Act, or in the amendments to the

13 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act made by this Act, shall affect

14 any existing use of the Lower Salmon River, provided that

15 such use occurs at levels consistent with the resource man16 agement plan.

17 SEC. 3. PERMANENT WITHDRAWAL.

18 The withdrawals made by the Secretary of the Inte19 rior through Public Land Order 6629, effective November

20 13, 1986, and Public Land Order 6670, effective April

21 1, 1988, are made permanent.

22 SEC. 4. STUDY OF ROCK CREEK.

23 Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16

24 U.S.C. 1271 and following) is amended by adding the fol25 lowing at the end thereof:
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1 ‘‘( ) ROCK CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment down2 stream from its headwaters to its confluence with the Clark

3 Fork, including its tributaries.’’.