S. 346 · 114th Congress

Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Ron Wyden
Introduced
2015-02-03
Latest action
2016-09-22 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.

Summary

Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015

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.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to revise the segment designations for the Chetco River in Oregon.

Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of such segments of the Chetco River from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.