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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 fol-
lowing 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Upper White Salmon 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic 
Area Act (16 U.S.C. 544 et seq.) directed the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to study the Upper White
Salmon River for possible designation as a compo-
nent of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
(2) The study, conducted by the Forest Service, 
included extensive public involvement by a broadly 
inclusive task force. 
(3) The study determined that the Upper White 
Salmon River and its tributary, Cascade Creek, are 
eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System based on their free-flowing condition 
and outstandingly remarkable scenic, hydrologic, 
geologic, and wildlife values. 
SEC. 3. UPPER WHITE SALMON WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new 
paragraph at the end: 
‘‘( ) WHITE SALMON RIVER, WASHINGTON.—
‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—Segments of the main 
stem and Cascade Creek, totaling 20 miles, to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(i) 1.6 MILE
SEGMENT.—The 1.6-mile 
segment of the main stem of the White Salmon 
River from the headwaters on Mount Adams in 
Sec. 17, T. 8 N., R. 10 E., downstream to the
Mount Adams wilderness boundary shall be ad-
ministered as a wild river. 
‘‘(ii) 5.1-MILE
SEGMENT.—The 5.1-mile 
segment of Cascade Creek from its headwaters 
on Mount Adams in Sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 10 E. 
downstream to the Mount Adams Wilderness 
boundary shall be administered as a wild river. 
‘‘(iii) 1.5-MILE
SEGMENT.—The 1.5-mile 
segment of Cascade Creek from the Mount 
Adams Wilderness boundary downstream to its 
confluence with the White Salmon River shall 
be administered as a scenic river. 
‘‘(iv) 11.8-MILE SEGMENT.—The 11.8-mile 
segment of the main stem of the White Salmon 
River from the Mount Adams Wilderness 
boundary downstream to the Gifford Pinchot 
National Forest boundary shall be administered 
as a scenic river.’’. 
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL SECTIONS. 
Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this 
Act, shall limit the suitability of the 18.4-mile segment 
from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest boundary to the 
confluence with Gilmer Creek for designation as a wild 
and scenic river under section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)).
SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and ad-
minister the comprehensive management plan required by 
section 3(d)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(d)(1)) for the designated sections of the 
Upper White Salmon River in general accordance with 
that portion of the preferred alternative of the Forest 
Service Wild and Scenic River Study Report and Final 
Legislative Environmental Impact Statement for the 
Upper White Salmon River dated July 7, 1997, addressing 
only the designated sections. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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