To withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and for other purposes.
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
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Passed Chamber
Enacted
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 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 The federal land within the boundaries of such segments of the Chetco River is withdrawn from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation under the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.
Land transfersOregonWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
To withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-310| House
| Updated: 2/10/2017
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 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 The federal land within the boundaries of such segments of the Chetco River is withdrawn from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation under the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.