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97 H.R.7340

Title: A bill to designate certain National Forest System lands in the State of for inclusion in the National Preservation System and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Weaver, James H. [OR-4] (introduced 12/1/1982) Cosponsors (2) Latest Major Action: 12/15/1982 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 247 - 141 (Record Vote No: 454).

SUMMARY AS OF: 12/9/1982--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There is 1 other summary)

(Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H.Rept. 97-951 (Part I))

Oregon Wilderness Act of 1982 - Designates as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System the following lands in the State of Oregon: (1) the Columbia Gorge Wilderness in the National Forest; (2) the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness in the Mount Hood National Forest; (3) the in the Mount Hood National Forest; (4) the Hidden Wilderness in the Mount Hood and Willamette National Forests; (5) the Middle Santiam Wilderness in the Willamette National Forest; (6) the in the ; (7) the in the Siuslaw National Forest; (8) the in the ; (9) the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness in the Umpqua and National Forests; (10) the in and adjacent to the Siskiyou National Forest; (11) the in and adjacent to the Siskiyou and Rogue River National Forests; (12) the Diamond-Thielsen Wilderness in the Umpqua, Deschutes, and Winema National Forests; (13) the in the Rogue River and Winema National Forests; (14) the Coleman Rim Wilderness in the ; (15) the in the ; (16) the in the Ochoco National Forest; (17) the Ochoco Canyon Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest; (18) the North Fork John Day Wilderness in the Wallowa-Whitman, Malheur, and Umatilla National Forests; (19) the Joseph Canyon Wilderness in and adjacent to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest; (20) the Wilderness Additions in the Willamette and Mount Hood National Forests; (21) the Mount Washington Wilderness Additions in the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests; (22) the Wilderness Additions in the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests; (23) the Mountain Lakes Wilderness Additions in the Winema National Forest; (24) the Gearhart Mountain Wilderness Additions in the Fremont National Forest; (25) the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness Additions in the ; and (26) the Additions in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.

Requires that the following lands be reviewed by the Secretary of Agriculture as to their suitability for preservation as wilderness: (1) the Old Wilderness Study Area in the Willamette National Forest; (2) the Wilderness Study Area in the Willamette National Forest; and (3) the Hardesty Mountain Wilderness Study Area in and adjacent to the Willamette and Umpqua National Forests. Requires that such areas be administered so as to maintain their presently existing wilderness character.

Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) Final Environmental Statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Oregon shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Oregon which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Oregon reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Oregon without express congressional authorization.

MAJOR ACTIONS:

12/1/1982 Introduced in House 12/9/1982 Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 97-951 (Part I). 12/10/1982 House Committee on Agriculture Discharged by Unanimous Consent. 12/15/1982 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea- Nay Vote: 247 - 141 (Record Vote No: 454).

ALL ACTIONS: 12/1/1982: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. 12/6/1982: Executive Comment Requested from USDA. 12/6/1982: Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. 12/6/1982: Subcommittee Hearings Held. 12/6/1982: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 12/6/1982: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). 12/7/1982: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA. 12/8/1982: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 12/8/1982: Ordered to be Reported (Amended). 12/9/1982: Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 97-951 (Part I). 12/9/1982: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture Sequentially, for a Period Ending not Later than December 10, 1982. 12/10/1982: House Committee on Agriculture Discharged by Unanimous Consent. 12/10/1982: Placed on Union Calendar No: 599. 12/14/1982: Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules. 12/14/1982: Considered by House Unfinished Business Vote Postponed. 12/15/1982: Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 247 - 141 (Record Vote No: 454).

TITLE(S):

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED: Oregon Wilderness Act of 1982

• OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED: A bill to designate certain National Forest System lands in the State of Oregon for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System and for other purposes.

COSPONSORS(2), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: Rep AuCoin, Les [OR-1] - 12/1/1982 Rep Wyden, Ron [OR-3] - 12/1/1982

COMMITTEE(S):

Committee/Subcommittee: Activity: House Interior and Insular Affairs Referral, Markup, Reporting Subcommittee on Public Lands Referral, Hearings, Markup, Reporting and National Parks House Agriculture Referral, Discharged

RELATED BILL DETAILS: ***NONE***

AMENDMENT(S): ***NONE***