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S 1777 114th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Alternative and renewable resources Electric power generation and transmission Energy storage, supplies, demand Government buildings, facilities, and property Idaho Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Outdoor recreation Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

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.

Introduced: July 15, 2015 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Sep 6, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 592.
Sep 6, 2016
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.
Jul 13, 2016
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 21, 2016
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-500.
Jul 15, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 15, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
What's happening now September 6, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 592.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1