Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2008

To amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the North and South Forks of the Elk River in the State of Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, and for other purposes.

4/22/2008--Passed House amended. Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2008 - Amends the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate certain lands in Siskiyou National Forest as the "Copper Salmon Wilderness." Allows the Secretary of Agriculture, if the boundary of the Copper Salmon Wilderness shares a border with a road, to only establish an offset that is not more than 150 feet from the centerline of the road. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the North and South Forks of the Elk River in Oregon as wild or scenic rivers. Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as diminishing any right of any Indian tribe. Directs the Secretary to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Coquille Indian tribe regarding access to the Copper Salmon Wilderness to conduct historical and cultural activities. Designates certain National Forest System land in Oregon, which is administered as part of the Siskiyou National Forest, as a potential wilderness area for eventual inclusion in the Copper Salmon Wilderness.
Requires the Secretary to manage the potential wilderness area as wilderness until it is designated as wilderness. Authorizes, for the purposes of implementing a specified planned ecological restoration, the use of motorized equipment and mechanized transport in the potential wilderness area. Declares that the potential wilderness area shall be designated as wilderness on the earlier of:
(1) the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register the notice that the conditions in the area that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act have been removed; and
(2) the date that is ten years after the enactment of this Act. Requires the potential wilderness area upon its designation as wilderness to be incorporated into the Copper Salmon Wilderness.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
• and 4 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Darlene Hooley [D, OR-5]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
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Committees

• House Natural Resources
• 1 more
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3513

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
September 10, 2007		April 22, 2008

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• Added to calendar on Apr 23, 2008: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712..
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Apr 22, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Apr 22, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3513.
• Apr 22, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Apr 22, 2008: Mr. Rahall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on Apr 17, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365..
• Apr 17, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-591.
• Apr 02, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Added to calendar on Apr 02, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Apr 02, 2008: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
• Nov 13, 2007: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Sep 12, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
• Sep 10, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Introduced on Sep 10, 2007.

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• Environmental protection
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• Public lands
• National forests
• Natural resources
• Oregon
• Water resources
• Wild rivers
• Wilderness areas

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April 23, 2008 HOUSE OKs BILL TO PROTECT ELK RIVER HEADWATERS

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November 26, 2008 PEN-e

Congressional Hearings in support of H.R. 2334, Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness expansion; H.R. 2632, Sabinoso Wilderness Act of 2007; H.R. 3287, Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act of 2007; H.R. 3513 ...

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September 28, 2008 Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2008 : report (to accompany HR ...

Title: Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2008 : report (to accompany HR 3513) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). Edition:. Publisher: [Washington, DC : USGPO, 2008]. Location: Available via Internet ...

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