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S 192 115th 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 2017

Introduced: January 23, 2017 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2017

This bill 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.

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

The federal land within the boundaries of such segments of the Chetco River is withdrawn from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation under the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.

What's happening now January 23, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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