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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1777 Reported in Senate (RS)]

<DOC>

                                                       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.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. MAINTENANCE OR REPLACEMENT OF FACILITIES AND 
              STRUCTURES AT SMITH GULCH.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3(a)(24)(D) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)(24)(D)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``The Secretary shall also authorize or continue to 
authorize maintenance or replacement of facilities and structures 
listed in this subparagraph for commercial recreation services at Smith 
Gulch whose location is defined above. The facilities and structures 
referred to in this subparagraph are--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(i) motorized landscaping equipment, such as 
        lawnmowers and weed trimmers;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(ii) chainsaws;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(iii) gasoline-powered electrical generators and 
        associated electrical transmission facilities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(iv) hydroelectric generators and associated 
        electrical transmission facilities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(v) gasoline-powered water pumps for fire 
        suppression;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(vi) transition from propane to electrical 
        lighting;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(vii) solar energy systems; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(viii) 6-volt or 12-volt battery banks for power 
        storage.''.</DELETED>

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

    The authorization of the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or 
replace facilities or structures for commercial recreation services at 
Smith Gulch under section 3(a)(24)(D) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(24)(D))--
            (1) may include improvements or replacements that the 
        Secretary of Agriculture determines--
                    (A) are consistent with section 9(b) of the Central 
                Idaho Wilderness Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 1281 note; 
                Public Law 96-312); and
                    (B) would reduce the impact of the commercial 
                recreation facilities or services on wilderness or wild 
                and scenic river resources and values; and
            (2) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to consider 
        including, as appropriate--
                    (A) hydroelectric generators and associated 
                electrical transmission facilities;
                    (B) water pumps for fire suppression;
                    (C) transitions from propane to electrical 
                lighting;
                    (D) solar energy systems;
                    (E) 6-volt or 12-volt battery banks for power 
                storage; and
                    (F) other improvements or replacements which are 
                consistent with this section that the 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.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 592

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1777

                          [Report No. 114-319]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 6, 2016

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title
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