What does Preamble of Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act do?

This bill, formally titled 'A BILL To designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, 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.' aims to designate land in Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas. The bill proposes withdrawing certain land in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from various forms of entry, appropriation, disposal, and mineral operations. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Wyden and Mr. Merkley and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act do?

This bill is formally titled the Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act.

What does DEFINITIONS. of Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act do?

This section defines terms used within the Act. The term 'Secretary' refers to either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, depending on the land in question. With respect to public land administered by the Secretary of the Interior, 'Secretary' means the Secretary of the Interior. With respect to National Forest System land, 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Agriculture. The term 'State' is defined as the State of Oregon.

What does ROGUE CANYON AND MOLALLA RECREATION AREAS, OREGON. of Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act do?

This section designates approximately 98,150 acres of Bureau of Land Management land as the Rogue Canyon Recreation Area and approximately 29,884 acres as the Molalla Recreation Area in Oregon. The Secretary of the relevant agency is tasked with preparing maps and legal descriptions of these recreation areas, which will have the force of law. The Secretary shall administer these recreation areas to conserve, protect, and enhance their recreational, ecological, scenic, cultural, watershed, and fish and wildlife values. The Secretary must conduct a wildfire risk assessment within 280 days of enactment and develop a wildfire mitigation plan within one year of the assessment. The wildfire mitigation plan must include vegetation management, evacuation routes developed in consultation with state and local fire agencies, and public dissemination strategies. Generally, no new permanent or temporary roads are allowed within the recreation areas, except for repairs and maintenance or temporary roads needed to implement the wildfire mitigation plan. All Federal land within the recreation areas is withdrawn from entry, appropriation, disposal, mining, and mineral leasing. Existing wilderness areas within the recreation areas will continue to be administered under the Wilderness Act.

What does EXPANSION OF WILD ROGUE WILDERNESS AREA. of Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act do?

This section expands the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area by adding approximately 59,512 acres of Federal land. The added land, referred to as 'Wilderness additions,' will be administered by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture. A map titled 'Rogue Canyon Recreation Area Wild Rogue Wilderness Additions' dated November 19, 2019, defines the area being added. The Secretary is required to prepare a map and legal description of the expanded wilderness area shortly after the Act's enactment. The map and legal description will have the force of law, with the Secretary able to correct typographical errors. The Secretary may take measures to control fire, insects, and disease within the Wilderness additions. The Wilderness additions are withdrawn from entry, appropriation, disposal, mining, mineral leasing, and mineral materials disposition. This section explicitly states that it does not alter, modify, enlarge, diminish, or abrogate the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe.

What does WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND, CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, of Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act do?

This section defines 'eligible Federal land' as federally owned land or interests in land depicted on specified Bureau of Land Management maps. The 'Maps' are defined as the 'Hunter Creek and Pistol River Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal' and the 'Rough and Ready and Baldface Creeks Mineral Withdrawal Proposal,' both dated January 12, 2015. Eligible Federal land is withdrawn from entry, appropriation, disposal under public land laws, location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and operation under mineral and geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights. The Bureau of Land Management must make the Maps available to the public within 30 days of the Act's enactment. Existing recreational uses, hunting, fishing, forest management activities, and other authorized uses are not restricted by this withdrawal.

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Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act

Last updated: 12/2/2025 · Introduced: 3/6/2025

Author: Ron Wyden (D-OR)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill designates approximately 128,034 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon as the Rogue Canyon and Molalla Recreation Areas, requiring wildfire risk assessments and mitigation plans.
The Wild Rogue Wilderness Area is expanded by roughly 59,512 acres, with the added land withdrawn from resource extraction and managed to protect its wilderness character.
Certain federal land in Curry and Josephine Counties, Oregon, is withdrawn from entry, appropriation, disposal, and mineral operations, while maintaining existing recreational and authorized uses.

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