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A bill 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: January 10, 2019 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill states that the authorization of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 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.

USDA may also consider other facilities and equipment, including hydroelectric generators, water pumps for fire suppression, and solar energy systems.

What's happening now January 10, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 47 Related bill John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
  • HR 482 Identical bill To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recre…
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 79: A bill 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-79/
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"S. 79: A bill 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-79/.
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