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Calendar No. 592 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1777 

[Report No. 114–319] 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of 

Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for 

commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 15, 2015 

Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. CRAPO) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize 

the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation 

services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, 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. MAINTENANCE OR REPLACEMENT OF FACILI2 TIES AND STRUCTURES AT SMITH GULCH. 

3 Section 3(a)(24)(D) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

4 Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(24)(D)) is amended by adding at 

5 the end the following: 

6 ‘‘The Secretary shall also authorize or continue to au7 thorize maintenance or replacement of facilities and struc8 tures listed in this subparagraph for commercial recre9 ation services at Smith Gulch whose location is defined 

10 above. The facilities and structures referred to in this sub11 paragraph are— 

12 ‘‘(i) motorized landscaping equipment, such as 

13 lawnmowers and weed trimmers; 

14 ‘‘(ii) chainsaws; 

15 ‘‘(iii) gasoline-powered electrical generators and 

16 associated electrical transmission facilities; 

17 ‘‘(iv) hydroelectric generators and associated 

18 electrical transmission facilities; 

19 ‘‘(v) gasoline-powered water pumps for fire sup20 pression; 

21 ‘‘(vi) transition from propane to electrical light22 ing; 

23 ‘‘(vii) solar energy systems; and 

24 ‘‘(viii) 6-volt or 12-volt battery banks for power 

25 storage.’’. 


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1 SECTION 1. MAINTENANCE OR REPLACEMENT OF FACILI2 TIES AND STRUCTURES AT SMITH GULCH. 

3 The authorization of the Secretary of Agriculture to 

4 maintain or replace facilities or structures for commercial 

5 recreation services at Smith Gulch under section 

6 3(a)(24)(D) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

7 1274(a)(24)(D))— 

8 (1) may include improvements or replacements 

9 that the Secretary of Agriculture determines— 

10 (A) are consistent with section 9(b) of the 

11 Central Idaho Wilderness Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 

12 1281 note; Public Law 96–312); and 

13 (B) would reduce the impact of the commer14 cial recreation facilities or services on wilderness 

15 or wild and scenic river resources and values; 

16 and 

17 (2) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to 

18 consider including, as appropriate— 

19 (A) hydroelectric generators and associated 

20 electrical transmission facilities; 

21 (B) water pumps for fire suppression; 

22 (C) transitions from propane to electrical 

23 lighting; 

24 (D) solar energy systems; 

25 (E) 6-volt or 12-volt battery banks for 

26 power storage; and 


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1 (F) other improvements or replacements 

2 which are consistent with this section that the 

3 Secretary of Agriculture determines appropriate. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 

the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation 

services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 592 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1777 

[Report No. 114–319] 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to auIdaho, and for other purposes. commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in or replace certain facilities and structures for thorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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