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HR 992 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Oregon Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act

Introduced: February 6, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act

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 revises 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The federal land within the boundaries of such segments of the Chetco River is withdrawn from (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation under the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 February 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 6, 2019
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