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H.R. 3513 110th Congress House

Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2008

Official title: To amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the N… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the North and South Forks of the Elk River in the State of Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 10, 2007 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Arts, Culture, ReligionEnvironmental ProtectionMinoritiesNational forests
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 2008
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712.
Apr 22, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 22, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2496)
Apr 22, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2496)
Apr 22, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3513.
Apr 22, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2496-2497)
Apr 22, 2008
Mr. Rahall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 17, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.
Apr 17, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-591.
Apr 2, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 2, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 2, 2008
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Nov 13, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 12, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Sep 10, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 10, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 23, 2008

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2008 - Amends the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate certain lands in Siskiyou National Forest as the "Copper Salmon Wilderness."

Allows the Secretary of Agriculture, if the boundary of the Copper Salmon Wilderness shares a border with a road, to only establish an offset that is not more than 150 feet from the centerline of the road.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the North and South Forks of the Elk River in Oregon as wild or scenic rivers.

Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as diminishing any right of any Indian tribe.

Directs the Secretary to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Coquille Indian tribe regarding access to the Copper Salmon Wilderness to conduct historical and cultural activities.

Designates certain National Forest System land in Oregon, which is administered as part of the Siskiyou National Forest, as a potential wilderness area for eventual inclusion in the Copper Salmon Wilderness.

Requires the Secretary to manage the potential wilderness area as wilderness until it is designated as wilderness.

Authorizes, for the purposes of implementing a specified planned ecological restoration, the use of motorized equipment and mechanized transport in the potential wilderness area.

Declares that the potential wilderness area shall be designated as wilderness on the earlier of: (1) the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register the notice that the conditions in the area that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act have been removed; and (2) the date that is ten years after the enactment of this Act.

Requires the potential wilderness area upon its designation as wilderness to be incorporated into the Copper Salmon Wilderness.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5610 Protecting America's Wild Places Act of 2008
  • S 2034 Copper Salmon Wilderness Act
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