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S 2963 111th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Oregon Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2010

Introduced: January 28, 2010 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2010
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-566.
Jan 28, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S344-345)
Jan 28, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S343-344)
Jan 28, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2010 - Designates specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Oregon, to be known as the Cathedral Rock Wilderness and the Horse Heaven Wilderness, as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Sets forth requirements for the administration of the wilderness areas, including with respect to the incorporation of acquired land and interests, domestic livestock grazing, access to non-federal land, state water laws, and tribal rights.

Withdraws federal land within the wilderness areas 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 relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

Authorizes certain land exchanges with specified landowners. Requires appraisals to be conducted of the federal and non-federal land to be exchanged.

What's happening now April 21, 2010

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-566.

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jan 28, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2963: Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2963/
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