S-1262 : Still Just a Bill


Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act

This bill designates specified Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon as the Rogue Canyon and Molalla Recreation Areas.

Approximately 59,512 acres of specified federal land are added to the Wild Rogue Wilderness in Oregon.

Such recreation areas and lands are withdrawn from (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, or mineral materials.

The bill also withdraws identified federally owned lands and interests within the Hunter Creek, Pistol River Headwaters, or the Rough and Ready and Baldface Creeks Mineral Withdrawal Proposal in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-12-18CalendarsPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 382.Senate
2019-12-18CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.Senate
2019-12-12CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.Senate
2019-05-14CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323.Senate
2019-05-01IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Senate
2019-05-01IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Ron Wyden [D] (OR)
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Policy Area :

Public Lands and Natural Resources
Related Subjects
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Fires
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Land use and conservation
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Roads and highways
  • Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Related Geographic Entities
  • Oregon
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