A bill to provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 7, 2000
Amends Federal law establishing the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit in Oregon to add acreage to such unit.Requires the cutting of trees to be prohibited on Federal land in the entire unit.Repeals a provision of the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 which requires certain Unit lands that are not contained in the Bull Run River Drainage to be managed in accordance with the law establishing the Unit.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S10000-10001)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S10000-10001)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9995, S9999-10001)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 850.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 106-428. (text of measure as reported in Senate: CR 10/5/2000 S9999-10000)
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 106-428.(text of measure as reported in Senate: CR 10/5/2000 S9999-10000)
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4684-4685)
Introduced in Senate
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