Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2021
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.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 980 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 980
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2021
Mr. DeFazio (for himself and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southwestern Oregon Watershed and
Salmon Protection Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND, CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY,
OREGON.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible federal land.--The term ``eligible Federal
land'' means--
(A) any federally owned land or interest in land
depicted on the Maps as within the Hunter Creek and
Pistol River Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal or the
Rough and Ready and Baldface Creeks Mineral Withdrawal
Proposal; or
(B) any land or interest in land located within
such withdrawal proposals that is acquired by the
Federal Government after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(2) Maps.--The term ``Maps'' means--
(A) the Bureau of Land Management map entitled
``Hunter Creek and Pistol River Headwaters Withdrawal
Proposal'' and dated January 12, 2015; and
(B) the Bureau of Land Management map entitled
``Rough and Ready and Baldface Creeks Mineral
Withdrawal Proposal'' and dated January 12, 2015.
(b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the eligible
Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of--
(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.
(c) Availability of Maps.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Maps shall be made available to the public
at each appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management.
(d) Existing Uses Not Affected.--Except with respect to the
withdrawal under subsection (b), nothing in this section restricts
recreational uses, hunting, fishing, forest management activities, or
other authorized uses allowed on the date of enactment of this Act on
the eligible Federal land in accordance with applicable law.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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