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S 766 112th Congress Senate 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 2011

Introduced: April 7, 2011 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jan 13, 2012
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.
Jan 13, 2012
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/17/2011 without amendment. With written report No. 112-115.
Nov 10, 2011
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 18, 2011
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-39.
Apr 7, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 7, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2276-2277)
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) Oregon's jurisdiction and responsibilities with respect to fish and wildlife, (2) protective perimeters and buffer zones around the Wilderness, (3) activities and uses outside of the boundary of the Wilderness, and (4) treaty rights of Indian tribes.

Transfers the administrative jurisdiction over BLM land north of the Umpqua River to the Forest Service.

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 January 13, 2012

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 7, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 766: Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-766/
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