Senate Bill 440 - Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-02-15

Recent Activity

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.

Alternative Names

Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act

Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act

Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act

A bill to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, 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.

Associated Legislation

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Policy Areas

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Potential Impact

Emergency planning and evacuation

Fires

Forests, forestry, trees

Government studies and investigations

Land use and conservation

Oregon

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Roads and highways

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Committees and Subcommittees

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Variations and Revisions

Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act

3/12/2024, 1:36 PM

Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act

This bill designates specified Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon as the Rogue Canyon and Molalla Recreation Areas and adds approximately 59,512 acres of federal land to the Wild Rogue Wilder...

Congress
118

Number
S - 440

Introduced on
2023-02-15

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

7/11/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act

This bill designates specified Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon as the Rogue Canyon and Molalla Recreation Areas and adds approximately 59,512 acres of federal land to the Wild Rogue Wilder...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, 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.

Policy Areas
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Potential Impact
Emergency planning and evacuation•
Fires•
Forests, forestry, trees•
Government studies and investigations•
Land use and conservation•
Oregon•
Parks, recreation areas, trails•
Roads and highways•
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary1/3/2024

Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act

This bill designates specified Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon as the Rogue Canyon and Molalla Recreation Areas and adds approximately 59,512 acres of federal land to the Wild Rogue Wilder...


Latest Action7/11/2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.