A bill to provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or recreation rivers, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Aug 5, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
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.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2010 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS).
Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) the jurisdiction and responsibilities of the state of Oregon with respect to fish and wildlife; (2) protective perimeters and buffer zones around the Wilderness; (3) activities and uses outside of the boundary of the Wilderness; and (4) treaty rights of Indian tribes.
Transfers the administrative jurisdiction over BLM land north of the Umpqua River to the Forest Service.
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Franklin and Wasson Creeks in Oregon as wild rivers and as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 16, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 16, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2009Markup Jun 21, 2010Reported Aug 5, 2010 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Oct 8, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 111-257.
- Aug 5, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
- Jun 21, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Oct 8, 2009Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-285.
- Jun 16, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jun 16, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6652-6653)
- Jun 16, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 1, 2010S. 1272, Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 21, 2010</p>
- Jul 1, 2010S. 1272, Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 21, 2010
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-285 | MISCELLANEOUS LANDS BILLS142 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Oct 8, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-37 | H.R. 86, H.R. 118, H.R. 1925, H.R. 2689, H.R. 2781 & H.R. 288898 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Oct 1, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2888 | Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009 | Related bill | Nov 16, 2009 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or recreation rivers, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- A bill to provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or recreation rivers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2010Reported to Senate
- Jun 16, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
