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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Jun 19, 2013
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013 - 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.
Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) Oregon's jurisdiction and responsibilities 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.
People & committees
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D–OR
Legislative record
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4717-4722; text as passed Senate: CR S4721)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4717-4722; text as passed Senate: CR S4721)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden without amendment. With written report No. 113-28.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden without amendment. With written report No. 113-28.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S780-782)
Introduced in Senate
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