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Calendar No. 121
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session SENATE 118-49
SMITH RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA EXPANSION
JULY 11, 2023.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 162]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 162), to amend the Smith River National Recre-
ation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River Na-
tional Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, and for
other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably
thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 162 is to amend the Smith River National
Recreation Area Act to include approximately 58,000 acres of Fed-
eral land in Oregon as an addition to the Smith River National
Recreation Area, and to designate certain rivers within the Na-
tional Recreation Area as components of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
The Smith River National Recreation Area (NRA) was estab-
lished by Congress in 1990 (Public Law 101-612) and encompasses
305,337 acres in northwestern California, primarily within the Six
Rivers National Forest. The Smith River watershed provides im-
portant habitat for Coho and Chinook salmon, and Coastal Cut-
throat trout, and includes diverse Siskiyou Mountains forests,
unique plants, and redwoods that tower over the lower river banks.
The national recreation area's scenery, fisheries, and water quality
attracts visitors for water sports, fishing, hunting, camping, and
sightseeing.
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