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Rogue Wilderness Area Expansion Act of 2011

Introduced: December 15, 2011 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2012
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642.
Dec 15, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8683-8684)
Dec 15, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8682-8683)
Dec 15, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rogue Wilderness Area Expansion Act of 2011- Adds specified federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Wild Rogue Wilderness as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS).

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to add specified segments of creeks to the designation of the Rogue River in Oregon as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system.

Prohibits: (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from licensing the construction of any dam, conduit, reservoir, powerhouse, transmission line, or other project works affecting specified stream segments; and (2) any federal department or agency from assisting in the construction of any water resources project affecting any such segment, except for maintaining or repairing existing projects.

What's happening now March 22, 2012

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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