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H.R. 2397: Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

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H.R. 2397: Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

108th Congress · introduced 2003-06-10 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-06-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Plain summary

Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified portions of the White Salmon River, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and administer the comprehensive management plan required by the Act for the designated sections of the River in accordance with that portion of the preferred alternative of the Forest Service Wild and Scenic River Study Report and Final Legislative Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper White Salmon River dated July 7, 1997, addressing only those sections.

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Official text

Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] · 5 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Rick Larsen (D-WA), Adam Smith (D-WA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr2397 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108