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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5172
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
JULY 22, 2002
Mr. BAIRD introduced the following 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 and whitewater boating 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 eligibility 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 the
preferred alternative of the Forest Service Wild and Sce-
nic River Study Report and Final Legislative Environ-
mental Impact Statement for the Upper White Salmon
River dated July 7, 1997.
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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