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HR 2888 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Lakes and rivers Land transfers Oregon Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009

Introduced: June 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2009
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 195.
Nov 16, 2009
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-337.
Oct 28, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
Oct 28, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 28, 2009
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
Oct 1, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jun 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as a wilderness area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Requires the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area to be administered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, subject to valid existing rights.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to decommission any National Forest System road within the wilderness boundaries and to convert Forest Service Road 4100 to a trail for primitive recreational use.

Deems land acquired by the United States within the boundary of the Wilderness Area as part of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness.

Specifies this Act's effect on fish and wildlife, buffer zones, and tribal rights.

Withdraws the federal land designated as a wilderness area by this Act from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Franklin and Wasson Creeks in Oregon as wild rivers and as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

What's happening now November 16, 2009

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 195.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1272 Related bill A bill to provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate seg…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 7, 2009
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 7, 2009
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