A bill to protect the wildlands comprising the River of No Return Wilderness and the free-flowing Salmon River in the State of Idaho as an enduring resource of wilderness for the benefit of the people of Idaho and the Nation pursuant to the Wilderness Act and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and for other purposes.
River of No Return Wilderness Act of 1979 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Salmon River, in Idaho, as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Designates 2,326,680 acres of specified Federal lands along the Salmon River as the River of No Return Wilderness within the National Wilderness Preservation System. Withdraws minerals in Federal lands within the river segment and wilderness area from appropriation under mining and mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights.
Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the use of aircraft and motorboats within the wilderness. Requires the Secretary to allow, with reasonable regulation, the grazing of livestock within the wilderness, where such activity was established prior to the enactment of this Act.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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