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.

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 79 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. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 10, 2019 Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. CRAPO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. MAINTENANCE OR REPLACEMENT OF FACILI- 3 TIES AND STRUCTURES AT SMITH GULCH. 4 The authorization of the Secretary of Agriculture to 5 maintain or replace facilities or structures for commercial 6 recreation services at Smith Gulch under section 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:50 Jan 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S79.IS S79 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 79 IS 3(a)(24)(D) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1 1274(a)(24)(D))— 2 (1) may include improvements or replacements 3 that the Secretary of Agriculture determines— 4 (A) are consistent with section 9(b) of the 5 Central Idaho Wilderness Act of 1980 (16 6 U.S.C. 1281 note; Public Law 96–312); and 7 (B) would reduce the impact of the com- 8 mercial recreation facilities or services on wil- 9 derness or wild and scenic river resources and 10 values; and 11 (2) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to 12 consider including, as appropriate— 13 (A) hydroelectric generators and associated 14 electrical transmission facilities; 15 (B) water pumps for fire suppression; 16 (C) transitions from propane to electrical 17 lighting; 18 (D) solar energy systems; 19 (E) 6-volt or 12-volt battery banks for 20 power storage; and 21 (F) other improvements or replacements 22 which are consistent with this section that the 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:50 Jan 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S79.IS S79 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 79 IS Secretary of Agriculture determines appro- 1 priate. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:50 Jan 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S79.IS S79 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS