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S 346 114th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Oregon Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015

Introduced: February 3, 2015 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Sep 22, 2016
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.
Feb 3, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 3, 2015
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Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015

Withdraws specified federal land in Curry and Josephine Counties in Oregon from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and (3) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to revise the segment designations for the Chetco River in Oregon.

Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of such segments of the Chetco River from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

What's happening now September 22, 2016

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 682 Related bill Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 3, 2015
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