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Oregon National Forest Administrative Site Disposal Act

Introduced: April 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2005
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-104.
Apr 7, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 7, 2005
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oregon National Forest Administrative Site Disposal Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange any or all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to specified National Forest System lands, and improvements on those lands, located in the Rogue River, Siskiyou, Siuslaw, Umpqua, and Williamette National Forests in Oregon.

Allows the Secretary to convey, without consideration, any or all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to such land to the State of Oregon or a local government for public purposes.

Grants the Eugene Mission the first right to acquire certain of such land in a direct sale for market value.

Allows the Secretary to accept a cash equalization payment exceeding 25 percent of the value of any such land conveyed by exchange as directed above.

Provides for the deposit and treatment of the proceeds from the conveyance of all such land. Describes the authorized uses of deposited funds.

Revokes any public land orders applicable to such land. Withdraws such land from location, entry, and patent under the U.S. mining laws.

Directs the Secretary to convey, without consideration, certain of such land to the city of Oakridge, Oregon, to facilitate the establishment of a timber museum on such land to be managed by the Upper Williamette Pioneer Association.

Adjusts the the Rogue-Umpqua Divide wilderness boundary as identified on the "Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness Boundary Modification" map, dated May 6, 2003.

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What's happening now May 11, 2005

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-104.

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