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Calendar No. 789 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1281 

[Report No. 110–357] 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain rivers and 

streams of the headwaters of the Snake River System as additions 

to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 3, 2007 

Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. BARRASSO) introduced the following bill; 

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

JUNE 16, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

[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 designate 

certain rivers and streams of the headwaters of the 

Snake River System as additions to 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, 

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Snake Headwaters 

3 Legacy Act of 2007’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

6 (1) the headwaters of the Snake River System 

7 in northwest Wyoming feature some of the cleanest 

8 sources of freshwater, healthiest native trout fish9 eries, and most intact rivers and streams in the 

10 lower 48 States; 

11 (2) the rivers and streams of the headwaters of 

12 the Snake River System— 

13 (A) provide unparalleled fishing, hunting, 

14 boating, and other recreational activities for— 

15 (i) local residents; and 

16 (ii) millions of visitors from around 

17 the world; and 

18 (B) are national treasures; 

19 (3) each year, recreational activities on the riv20 ers and streams of the headwaters of the Snake 

21 River System generate millions of dollars for the 

22 economies of— 

23 (A) Teton County, Wyoming; 

24 (B) Lincoln County, Wyoming; and 

25 (C) Sublette County, Wyoming; 

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1 (4) to ensure that future generations of citizens 

2 of the United States enjoy the benefits of the rivers 

3 and streams of the headwaters of the Snake River 

4 System, Congress should apply the protections pro5 vided by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 1271 et seq.) to those rivers and streams; and 

7 (5) the designation of the rivers and streams of 

8 the headwaters of the Snake River System under the 

9 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) 

10 will signify to the citizens of the United States the 

11 importance of maintaining the outstanding and re12 markable qualities of the Snake River System 

13 while— 

14 (A) preserving public access to those rivers 

15 and streams; 

16 (B) respecting private property rights (in17 cluding existing water rights); and 

18 (C) continuing to allow traditional uses of 

19 the rivers and streams, including— 

20 (i) fishing; 

21 (ii) hunting; 

22 (iii) camping; 

23 (iv) the use of all-terrain vehicles; 

24 (v) boating; 

25 (vi) snowmobiling; 

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1 (vii) outfitting; and 

2 (viii) livestock grazing. 

3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

4 (1) to protect for current and future genera5 tions of citizens of the United States the remarkable 

6 scenic, natural, wildlife, fishery, recreational, sci7 entific, historic, and ecological values of the rivers 

8 and streams of the headwaters of the Snake River 

9 System; and 

10 (2) to designate 442.5 miles of the rivers and 

11 streams of the headwaters of the Snake River Sys12 tem as additions to the National Wild and Scenic 

13 Rivers System. 

14 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec17 retary concerned’’ means— 

18 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 

19 through the Chief of the Forest Service), with 

20 respect to each river segment described in para21 graph (170) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 

22 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 

23 added by section 4(4)) that is not located in the 

24 Grand Teton National Park; and 

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1 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re2 spect to each river segment described in para3 graph (170) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 

4 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 

5 added by section 4(4)) that is located in the 

6 Grand Teton National Park. 

7 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

8 of Wyoming. 

9 SEC. 4. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, SNAKE 

10 RIVER SYSTEM. 

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

12 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraph (167) (relating 

14 to the Musconetcong River, New Jersey) as para15 graph (169); 

16 (2) by designating the undesignated paragraph 

17 relating to the White Salmon River, Washington, as 

18 paragraph (167); 

19 (3) by designating the undesignated paragraph 

20 relating to the Black Butte River, California, as 

21 paragraph (168); and 

22 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(170) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNA24 TIONS, SNAKE RIVER SYSTEM.—The following segmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 ments of the Snake River System, in the State of 

2 Wyoming: 

3 ‘‘(A) BAILEY CREEK.—The 7-mile segment 

4 of Bailey Creek, from the divide with the Little 

5 Greys River north to its confluence with the 

6 Snake River, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(B) BLACKROCK CREEK.—The 22-mile 

8 segment from its source to the Bridger-Teton 

9 National Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(C) BUFFALO FORK OF THE SNAKE

11 RIVER.—The portions of the Buffalo Fork of 

12 the Snake River, consisting of— 

13 ‘‘(i) the 55-mile segment consisting of 

14 the North Fork, the Soda Fork, and the 

15 South Fork, upstream from Turpin Mead16 ows, as a wild river; 

17 ‘‘(ii) the 14-mile segment from Turpin 

18 Meadows to the upstream boundary of 

19 Grand Teton National Park, as a scenic 

20 river; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) the 7.7-mile segment from the 

22 upstream boundary of Grand Teton Na23 tional Park to its confluence with the 

24 Snake River, as a scenic river. 

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1 ‘‘(D) CLIFF CREEK.—The portions of Cliff 

2 Creek, consisting of— 

3 ‘‘(i) the 9-mile segment from its 

4 source to Cliff Creek Falls trailhead, as a 

5 wild river; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) the lower 8-mile segment to the 

7 confluence of the Hoback River, as a sce8 nic river. 

9 ‘‘(E) CRYSTAL CREEK.—The portions of 

10 Crystal Creek, consisting of— 

11 ‘‘(i) the 14-mile segment from its 

12 source to the Gros Ventre Wilderness 

13 boundary, as a wild river; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) the 5-mile segment from the 

15 Gros Ventre Wilderness boundary to its 

16 confluence with the Gros Ventre River, as 

17 a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(F) GRANITE CREEK.—The portions of 

19 Granite Creek, consisting of— 

20 ‘‘(i) the 12-mile segment from its 

21 source to the end of Granite Creek Road, 

22 as a wild river; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) the 10.5-mile segment from 

24 Granite Hot Springs to its confluence with 

25 the Hoback River, as a scenic river. 

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1 ‘‘(G) GROS VENTRE RIVER.—The portions 

2 of the Gros Ventre River, consisting of— 

3 ‘‘(i) the 16.5-mile segment from its 

4 source to Darwin Ranch, as a wild river; 

5 ‘‘(ii) the 39-mile segment from Dar6 win Ranch to the upstream boundary of 

7 Grand Teton National Park, excluding the 

8 section along Lower Slide Lake, as a sce9 nic river; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) the 10.8-mile segment flowing 

11 across the southern boundary of Grand 

12 Teton National Park to the Highway 89 

13 bridge, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(H) HOBACK RIVER.—The portions of the 

15 Hoback River, consisting of— 

16 ‘‘(i) the 7.5-mile segment from its 

17 source to the end of Forest Road 30710, 

18 as a wild river; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) the 17-mile segment from the 

20 mouth of Cliff Creek to its confluence with 

21 the Snake River, as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(I) LEWIS RIVER.—The portions of the 

23 Lewis River, consisting of— 

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1 ‘‘(i) the 5-mile segment from Sho2 shone Lake to Lewis Lake, as a wild river; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the 12-mile segment from the 

5 outlet of Lewis Lake to its confluence with 

6 the Snake River, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(J) PACIFIC CREEK.—The portions of Pa8 cific Creek, consisting of— 

9 ‘‘(i) the 22.5-mile segment from its 

10 source to the Teton Wilderness boundary, 

11 as a wild river; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) the 11-mile segment from the 

13 Wilderness boundary to its confluence with 

14 the Snake River, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(K) SHOAL CREEK.—The 17-mile seg16 ment from its source to its confluence with the 

17 Hoback River, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(L) SNAKE RIVER.—The portions of the 

19 Snake River, consisting of— 

20 ‘‘(i) the 47-mile segment from its 

21 source to Jackson Lake, as a wild river; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the 24.8-mile segment from 1 

23 mile downstream of Jackson Lake Dam to 

24 1 mile downstream of the Teton Park 

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1 Road bridge at Moose, Wyoming, as a sce2 nic river; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) the 20-mile segment from the 

4 mouth of the Hoback River to Palisades 

5 Reservoir, as a recreational river. 

6 ‘‘(M) WILLOW CREEK.—The 21-mile seg7 ment from its source to its confluence with the 

8 Hoback River, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(N) WOLF CREEK.—The 7-mile segment 

10 from its source to its confluence with the Snake 

11 River, as a wild river.’’. 

12 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each river segment described in 

14 paragraph (170) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

15 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by section 4(4)) 

16 shall be managed by the Secretary concerned. 

17 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 years 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con19 cerned shall develop a management plan for each river 

20 segment described in paragraph (170) of section 3(a) of 

21 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 

22 added by section 4(4)) that is located in an area under 

23 the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. 

24 (c) FEDERAL RESERVED WATER RIGHT.— 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in 

2 accordance with the laws (including regulations) of 

3 the State, the Secretary concerned shall apply for 

4 the quantification of the water right reserved by 

5 each river segment described in paragraph (170) of 

6 section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

7 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by section 4(4)) that is 

8 located in an area under the jurisdiction of the Sec9 retary concerned. 

10 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding any law 

11 (including a regulation) of the State relating to the 

12 granting or exercising of any water right, each river 

13 segment that is the subject of an application under 

14 paragraph (1) shall— 

15 (A) be designated for a beneficial use; and 

16 (B) have a priority date that is the date of 

17 enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 There are authorized to be appropriated— 

20 (1) $350,000 to develop a management plan for 

21 each river segment described in paragraph (170) of 

22 section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

23 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by section 4(4)) that is 

24 located in the Bridger-Teton National Forest; and 

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1 (2) $250,000 to develop a management plan for 

2 each river segment described in paragraph (170) of 

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

4 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by section 4(4)) that is 

5 located in Grand Teton National Park. 

6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Craig Thomas Snake 

8 Headwaters Legacy Act of 2008’’. 

9 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 

10 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

11 (1) the headwaters of the Snake River System in 

12 northwest Wyoming feature some of the cleanest 

13 sources of freshwater, healthiest native trout fisheries, 

14 and most intact rivers and streams in the lower 48 

15 States; 

16 (2) the rivers and streams of the headwaters of 

17 the Snake River System— 

18 (A) provide unparalleled fishing, hunting, 

19 boating, and other recreational activities for— 

20 (i) local residents; and 

21 (ii) millions of visitors from around 

22 the world; and 

23 (B) are national treasures; 

24 (3) each year, recreational activities on the riv25 ers and streams of the headwaters of the Snake River 

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1 System generate millions of dollars for the economies 

2 of— 

3 (A) Teton County, Wyoming; and 

4 (B) Lincoln County, Wyoming; 

5 (4) to ensure that future generations of citizens 

6 of the United States enjoy the benefits of the rivers 

7 and streams of the headwaters of the Snake River 

8 System, Congress should apply the protections pro9 vided by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

10 1271 et seq.) to those rivers and streams; and 

11 (5) the designation of the rivers and streams of 

12 the headwaters of the Snake River System under the 

13 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) 

14 will signify to the citizens of the United States the 

15 importance of maintaining the outstanding and re16 markable qualities of the Snake River System while— 

17 (A) preserving public access to those rivers 

18 and streams; 

19 (B) respecting private property rights (in20 cluding existing water rights); and 

21 (C) continuing to allow historic uses of the 

22 rivers and streams. 

23 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

24 (1) to protect for current and future generations 

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1 markable scenic, natural, wildlife, fishery, rec2 reational, scientific, historic, and ecological values of 

3 the rivers and streams of the headwaters of the Snake 

4 River System, while continuing to deliver water and 

5 operate and maintain valuable irrigation water in6 frastructure; and 

7 (2) to designate approximately 387.7 miles of the 

8 rivers and streams of the headwaters of the Snake 

9 River System as additions to the National Wild and 

10 Scenic Rivers System. 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

13 (1) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec14 retary concerned’’ means— 

15 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 

16 through the Chief of the Forest Service), with re17 spect to each river segment described in para18 graph (170) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce19 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by 

20 section 4(4)) that is not located in— 

21 (i) Grand Teton National Park; 

22 (ii) Yellowstone National Park; 

23 (iii) the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Me24 morial Parkway; or 

25 (iv) the National Elk Refuge; and 

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1 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re2 spect to each river segment described in para3 graph (170) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce4 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by 

5 section 4(4)) that is located in— 

6 (i) Grand Teton National Park; 

7 (ii) Yellowstone National Park; 

8 (iii) the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Me9 morial Parkway; or 

10 (iv) the National Elk Refuge. 

11 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

12 of Wyoming. 

13 SEC. 4. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, SNAKE 

14 RIVER SYSTEM. 

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

16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating paragraph (167) (relating 

18 to the Musconetcong River, New Jersey) as paragraph 

19 (169); 

20 (2) by designating the undesignated paragraph 

21 relating to the White Salmon River, Washington, as 

22 paragraph (167); 

23 (3) by designating the undesignated paragraph 

24 relating to the Black Butte River, California, as 

25 paragraph (168); and 

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1 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(170) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, 

3 SNAKE RIVER SYSTEM.—The following segments of the 

4 Snake River System, in the State of Wyoming: 

5 ‘‘(A) BAILEY CREEK.—The 7-mile segment 

6 of Bailey Creek, from the divide with the Little 

7 Greys River north to its confluence with the 

8 Snake River, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(B) BLACKROCK CREEK.—The 22-mile seg10 ment from its source to the Bridger-Teton Na11 tional Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(C) BUFFALO FORK OF THE SNAKE

13 RIVER.—The portions of the Buffalo Fork of the 

14 Snake River, consisting of— 

15 ‘‘(i) the 55-mile segment consisting of 

16 the North Fork, the Soda Fork, and the 

17 South Fork, upstream from Turpin Mead18 ows, as a wild river; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the 14-mile segment from Turpin 

20 Meadows to the upstream boundary of 

21 Grand Teton National Park, as a scenic 

22 river; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) the 7.7-mile segment from the 

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1 tional Park to its confluence with the Snake 

2 River, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(D) CRYSTAL CREEK.—The portions of 

4 Crystal Creek, consisting of— 

5 ‘‘(i) the 14-mile segment from its 

6 source to the Gros Ventre Wilderness bound7 ary, as a wild river; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) the 5-mile segment from the Gros 

9 Ventre Wilderness boundary to its con10 fluence with the Gros Ventre River, as a sce11 nic river. 

12 ‘‘(E) GRANITE CREEK.—The portions of 

13 Granite Creek, consisting of— 

14 ‘‘(i) the 12-mile segment from its 

15 source to the end of Granite Creek Road, as 

16 a wild river; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) the 9.5-mile segment from Gran18 ite Hot Springs to the point 1 mile up19 stream from its confluence with the Hoback 

20 River, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(F) GROS VENTRE RIVER.—The portions of 

22 the Gros Ventre River, consisting of— 

23 ‘‘(i) the 16.5-mile segment from its 

24 source to Darwin Ranch, as a wild river; 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the 39-mile segment from Darwin 

2 Ranch to the upstream boundary of Grand 

3 Teton National Park, excluding the section 

4 along Lower Slide Lake, as a scenic river; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(iii) the 3.3-mile segment flowing 

7 across the southern boundary of Grand 

8 Teton National Park to the Highlands 

9 Drive Loop Bridge, as a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(G) HOBACK RIVER.—The 10-mile segment 

11 from the point 10 miles upstream from its con12 fluence with the Snake River to its confluence 

13 with the Snake River, as a recreational river. 

14 ‘‘(H) LEWIS RIVER.—The portions of the 

15 Lewis River, consisting of— 

16 ‘‘(i) the 5-mile segment from Shoshone 

17 Lake to Lewis Lake, as a wild river; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the 12-mile segment from the out19 let of Lewis Lake to its confluence with the 

20 Snake River, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(I) PACIFIC CREEK.—The portions of Pa22 cific Creek, consisting of— 

23 ‘‘(i) the 22.5-mile segment from its 

24 source to the Teton Wilderness boundary, as 

25 a wild river; and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the 11-mile segment from the Wil2 derness boundary to its confluence with the 

3 Snake River, as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(J) SHOAL CREEK.—The 8-mile segment 

5 from its source to the point 8 miles downstream 

6 from its source, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(K) SNAKE RIVER.—The portions of the 

8 Snake River, consisting of— 

9 ‘‘(i) the 47-mile segment from its 

10 source to Jackson Lake, as a wild river; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the 24.8-mile segment from 1 mile 

12 downstream of Jackson Lake Dam to 1 mile 

13 downstream of the Teton Park Road bridge 

14 at Moose, Wyoming, as a scenic river; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) the 19-mile segment from the 

16 mouth of the Hoback River to the point 1 

17 mile upstream from the Highway 89 bridge 

18 at Alpine Junction, as a recreational river, 

19 the boundary of the western edge of the cor20 ridor for the portion of the segment extend21 ing from the point 3.3 miles downstream of 

22 the mouth of the Hoback River to the point 

23 4 miles downstream of the mouth of the 

24 Hoback River being the ordinary high water 

25 mark. 

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1 ‘‘(L) WILLOW CREEK.—The 16.2-mile seg2 ment from the point 16.2 miles upstream from 

3 its confluence with the Hoback River to its con4 fluence with the Hoback River, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(M) WOLF CREEK.—The 7-mile segment 

6 from its source to its confluence with the Snake 

7 River, as a wild river.’’. 

8 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each river segment described in 

10 paragraph (170) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Riv11 ers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by section 4(4)) shall 

12 be managed by the Secretary concerned. 

13 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para15 graph (2), not later than 3 years after the date of en16 actment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall de17 velop a management plan for each river segment de18 scribed in paragraph (170) of section 3(a) of the Wild 

19 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added 

20 by section 4(4)) that is located in an area under the 

21 jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. 

22 (2) REQUIRED COMPONENT.—Each management 

23 plan developed by the Secretary concerned under 

24 paragraph (1) shall contain, with respect to the river 

25 segment that is the subject of the plan, a section that 

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1 contains an analysis and description of the avail2 ability and compatibility of future development with 

3 the wild and scenic character of the river segment 

4 (with particular emphasis on each river segment that 

5 contains 1 or more parcels of private land). 

6 (c) QUANTIFICATION OF WATER RIGHTS RESERVED BY

7 RIVER SEGMENTS.— 

8 (1) The Secretary concerned shall apply for the 

9 quantification of the water rights reserved by each 

10 river segment designated by this Act in accordance 

11 with the procedural requirements of the laws of the 

12 State of Wyoming. 

13 (2) For the purpose of the quantification of 

14 water rights under this subsection, with respect to 

15 each Wild and Scenic River segment designated by 

16 this Act— 

17 (A) the purposes for which the segments are 

18 designated, as set forth in this Act, are declared 

19 to be beneficial uses; and 

20 (B) the priority date of such right shall be 

21 the date of enactment of this Act. 

22 (d) STREAM GAUGES.—Consistent with the Wild and 

23 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), the Secretary 

24 may carry out activities at United States Geological Survey 

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1 ing tributaries of the Snake River), including flow measure2 ments and operation, maintenance, and replacement. 

3 (e) CONSENT OF PROPERTY OWNER.—No property or 

4 interest in property located within the boundaries of any 

5 river segment described in paragraph (170) of section 3(a) 

6 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 

7 added by section 4(4)) may be acquired by the Secretary 

8 without the consent of the owner of the property or interest 

9 in property. 

10 (f) EFFECT OF DESIGNATIONS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects 

12 valid existing rights, including— 

13 (A) all interstate water compacts in exist14 ence on the date of enactment of this Act (includ15 ing full development of any apportionment made 

16 in accordance with the compacts); 

17 (B) water rights in the States of Idaho and 

18 Wyoming; and 

19 (C) water rights held by the United States. 

20 (2) JACKSON LAKE; JACKSON LAKE DAM.—Noth21 ing in this Act shall affect the management and oper22 ation of Jackson Lake or Jackson Lake Dam. 

23 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

25 are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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Calendar No. 789 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1281 

[Report No. 110

–357] 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to desthe National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. waters of the Snake River System as additions to ignate certain rivers and streams of the headJUNE 16, 2008 

Reported with an amendment 

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