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Introduced Session
113th Congress
Bill Summary
Oregon Treasures Act of 2013 - Designates specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Oregon as potential wilderness areas. Provides for the designation of such areas, to be known as the Cathedral Rock Wilderness and the Horse Heaven Wilderness, as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Authorizes certain land exchanges with specified landowners. Adds specified federal land managed by the BLM in the Wild Rogue Wilderness as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to add specified segments of creeks to the designation of the Rogue River in Oregon as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system. Prohibits: (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from licensing the construction of any dam, conduit, reservoir, powerhouse, transmission line, or other project works affecting specified stream segments; and (2) any federal department or agency from assisting in the construction of any water resources project affecting any such segment, except for maintaining or repairing existing projects. Amends the Act to designate specified segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Amends the Act to rename the Squaw Creek in Oregon as Whychus Creek. Amends the Act to make corrections to the segment designations for the Chetco River, Oregon, including revising segment lengths.
AI Summary
This bill, the Oregon Treasures Act of 2013, designates specific Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Oregon as potential wilderness areas, officially naming them the Cathedral Rock Wilderness and the Horse Heaven Wilderness, and incorporating them into the National Wilderness Preservation System. It also authorizes land exchanges with private landowners to consolidate these areas and adds federal land managed by the BLM to the Wild Rogue Wilderness. Furthermore, the bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to include additional segments of creeks within the Rogue River system as wild and scenic rivers, and designates specific sections of the Molalla River as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The bill also corrects the name of Squaw Creek to Whychus Creek and makes technical adjustments to river segment designations for the Chetco River. Importantly, it prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from licensing new dam or project construction on certain stream segments and prevents federal agencies from assisting in water resource projects that would affect these areas, with exceptions for maintenance and repair of existing projects.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178. (on 09/10/2013)
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