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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.
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 ‘‘Lower Salmon River
Recreational and Scenic Rivers Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. RECREATIONAL AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘( ) LOWER SALMON RIVER, IDAHO.—(A)(i) The
23.7 mile segment from Long Tom Bar in the southeast
quarter of section 31, township 25 north, range 5 east
to the line between range 1 east and range 2 east, to be
administered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the In-
terior as a recreational river.
‘‘(ii) The 35.3 mile segment from the line between
range 1 east and range 2 east to the mouth of Hammer
Creek in the southwest quarter of section 15, township
28 north, range 1 east, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior as a recreational river.
‘‘(iii) The 53 mile segment from Hammer Creek to
the confluence of the Snake River, to be administered by
the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the boundaries
of the public lands of the segments described in subpara-
graph (A) shall be the boundaries of the public lands with-
drawn by the Secretary of the Interior through Public
Land Order 6629, effective November 13, 1986, and Pub-
lic Land Order 6670, effective April 1, 1988, and for those
lands not included in Public Land Orders 6629 and 6670,
the boundaries shall be the legal subdivision line nearest
one-quarter mile from the mean high water line of the
river.’’.
(b) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this Act, or in the
amendment to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act made by
this Act, shall be construed as authorizing any acquisition
of any scenic easement that without the consent of the
landowner would affect any regular use of relevant lands
that was exercised prior to the acquisition of such ease-
ment. Nothing in this Act, or in the amendments to the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act made by this Act, shall affect
any existing use of the Lower Salmon River, provided that
such use occurs at levels consistent with the resource man-
agement plan.
SEC. 3. PERMANENT WITHDRAWAL.
The withdrawals made by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior through Public Land Order 6629, effective November
13, 1986, and Public Land Order 6670, effective April
1, 1988, are made permanent.
SEC. 4. STUDY OF ROCK CREEK.
Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1271 and following) is amended by adding the fol-
lowing at the end thereof:
‘‘( ) ROCK CREEK, MONTANA.—The segment down-
stream from its headwaters to its confluence with the Clark
Fork, including its tributaries.’’.