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S. 192

Referred to Committee

Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2017

Introduced 1/23/2017•115th Congress•Senate

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

1/23/2017 • Senate

Summary

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The federal land within the boundaries of such segments of the Chetco River is withdrawn from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation under the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

Introduced in Senate • 1/23/2017

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Topics & Subjects

Land transfersOregonWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

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Sponsor

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Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Democrat • OR

Sponsored 1/23/2017

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Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

D-OR

Joined 1/23/2017

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

January 23, 2017

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

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Introduced in Senate1/23/2017

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Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1