S. 1777 — 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. | PoliFocus

S. 1777114th Congress

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.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary

This bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to state that the authorization of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to the Salmon River in Idaho, to maintain or replace facilities or structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch may include improvements or replacements that:

are consistent with the management of a specified river segment of the main Salmon River pursuant to the Central Idaho Wilderness Act of 1980; and
would reduce the impact of commercial recreation facilities or services on wilderness or wild and scenic river resources and values.

The USDA may also consider including as appropriate:

hydroelectric generators and associated electrical transmission facilities,
water pumps for fire suppression,
transitions from propane to electrical lighting,
solar energy systems,
6-volt or 12-volt battery banks for power storage, and
other appropriate improvements or replacements which are consistent with this bill.

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Related Legislation

H.R. 2312To 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.
2015-06-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Legislative Actions

2015-07-15
Introduced in Senate
2015-07-15
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2016-04-21
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-500.
2016-07-13
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2016-09-06
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-319.
2016-09-06
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-319.
2016-09-06
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 592.

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