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16 U.S.C. § 460gg–3

Present and future use of Snake River

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 460gg–3, Present and future use of Snake River, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/444963
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No provision of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.], nor of this subchapter, nor any guidelines, rules, or regulations issued hereunder, shall in any way limit, restrict, or conflict with present and future use of the waters of the Snake River and its tributaries upstream from the boundaries of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area created hereby, for beneficial uses, whether consumptive or nonconsumptive, now or hereafter existing, including, but not limited to, domestic, municipal, stockwater, irrigation, mining, power, or industrial uses. No flow requirements of any kind may be imposed on the waters of the Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam under the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.], of this subchapter, or any guidelines, rules, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-199(S. 322)1975-12-31
    An Act to establish the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area in the States of Oregon and Idaho, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally