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HR 7340 97th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests and forest products National forests Oregon Parks and Natural Areas Wilderness areas

Oregon Wilderness Act of 1982

Introduced: December 1, 1982 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 1982
Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 247 - 141 (Record Vote No: 454).
Dec 15, 1982
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 247 - 141 (Record Vote No: 454).
Dec 14, 1982
Considered by House Unfinished Business Vote Postponed.
Dec 14, 1982
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Dec 10, 1982
Placed on Union Calendar No: 599.
Dec 10, 1982
House Committee on Agriculture Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 9, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture Sequentially, for a Period Ending not Later than December 10, 1982.
Dec 9, 1982
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 97-951 (Part I).
Dec 8, 1982
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Dec 8, 1982
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 7, 1982
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Dec 6, 1982
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Dec 6, 1982
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 6, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 6, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.
Dec 6, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Dec 1, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Dec 1, 1982
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oregon Wilderness Act of 1982 - Designates as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System the following lands in the State of Oregon: (1) the Columbia Gorge Wilderness in the Mount Hood National Forest; (2) the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness in the Mount Hood National Forest; (3) the Badger Creek Wilderness in the Mount Hood National Forest; (4) the Hidden Wilderness in the Mount Hood and Willamette National Forests; (5) the Middle Santiam Wilderness in the Willamette National Forest; (6) the Rock Creek Wilderness in the Siuslaw National Forest; (7) the Cummins Creek Wilderness in the Siuslaw National Forest; (8) the Boulder Creek Wilderness in the Umpqua National Forest; (9) the Rouge-Umpqua Divide Wilderness in the Umpqua and Rouge River National Forests; (10) the Grassy Knob Wilderness in the Siskiyou National Forest; (11) the Red Buttes Wilderness in the Siskiyou and Rogue River National Forests; (12) the Diamond-Thielsen Wilderness in the Umpqua, Deschutes, and Winema National Forests; (13) the Sky Lakes Wilderness in the Rogue River and Winema National Forests; (14) the Coleman Rim Wilderness in the Fremont National Forest; (15) the Bridge Creek Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest; (16) the Mill Creek Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest; (17) the Ochoco Canyon Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest; (18) the North Fork John Day Wilderness in the Wallowa-Whitman, Malheur, and Umatilla National Forests; (19) the Joseph Canyon Wilderness in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest; (20) the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Additions in the Willamette National Forest; (21) the Mount Washington Wilderness Additions in the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests; (22) the Three Sisters Wilderness Additions in the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests; (23) the Mountain Lakes Wilderness Additions in the Winema National Forest; (24) the Gearhart Mountain Wilderness Additions in the Fremont National Forest; (25) the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness Additions in the Malheur National Forest; and (26) the Eagle Cap Wilderness Additions in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.

Requires that the following lands in the Willamette National Forest be reviewed by the Secretary of Agriculture as to their suitability for preservation as wilderness: (1) the Old Cascades Wilderness Study Area; (2) the Waldo Lake Wilderness Study Area; and (3) the Hardesty Mountain Wilderness Study Area. Requires that such areas be administered so as to maintain their presently existing wilderness character.

What's happening now December 15, 1982

Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 247 - 141 (Record Vote No: 454).

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