Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5004
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Ms. Hoyle of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2023 . 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 (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the eligible Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation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.