Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2008
Latest action · Apr 23, 2008 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 10, 2007
- Passed HouseApr 22, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2007 to Apr 2, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 31, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Apr 2, 2008 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2008Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712.
- Apr 22, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2496-2497)
- Apr 22, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3513.
- Apr 22, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 22, 2008Mr. Rahall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2034 | Copper Salmon Wilderness Act | Related bill | Apr 10, 2008 |
| HR 5610 | Protecting America's Wild Places Act of 2008 | Related bill | Apr 25, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2008Engrossed in House
- Apr 17, 2008Reported in House
- Sep 10, 2007Introduced in House
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