Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act

3.0.0 162 2025-12-05T08:34:26Z 2025-12-05T08:34:26Z Senate S S 2023-01-31 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/162 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Reported By 2023-07-11T20:30:05Z Markup By 2023-05-17T17:19:35Z Referred To 2023-01-31T17:38:51Z S. Rept. 118-49 Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act 118 6595 HR 2023-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2023-07-11 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 121. Calendars 2023-07-11 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-49. Committee 2023-07-11 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-49. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2023-05-17 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2023-01-31 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2023-01-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2023-01-31 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2023-01-31 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2023-01-31 True 2023-12-21T15:55:00Z S. 162, Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59848 As reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 11, 2023 Public Lands and Natural Resources California 2023-05-24T17:30:26Z Federal-Indian relations 2023-05-24T17:30:26Z Forests, forestry, trees 2023-05-24T17:30:26Z Geography and mapping 2023-05-24T17:30:26Z Lakes and rivers 2023-05-24T17:30:26Z Land transfers 2023-05-24T17:30:26Z Land use and conservation 2023-05-24T17:30:26Z Oregon 2023-05-24T17:30:26Z Parks, recreation areas, trails 2023-05-24T17:30:26Z Wetlands 2023-05-24T17:30:26Z Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats 2023-05-24T17:30:26Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2023-02-14T17:15:30Z

00 2023-01-31 Introduced in Senate 2023-02-15T19:19:46Z Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act This bill expands the Smith River National Recreation Area in California into Oregon and designates specified segments of the North Fork Smith River as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (NWSRS). The management emphasis for any portion of the recreation area in Oregon shall be on roadless backcountry and white-water recreation. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall study the additions to the recreation area, including inventories and assessments of water features (e.g., streams and lakes). USDA shall modify any applicable management plan to protect the resources inventoried. USDA shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with applicable Indian tribes to (1) provide them with access to the portions of the recreation area in Oregon to conduct historical and cultural activities; and (2) develop interpretive information to be provided to the public on the history of, and use of the area by, those tribes. On the adoption of a resolution by the State Land Board of Oregon, USDA shall acquire the 555 acres of land known as the Cedar Creek Parcel in Oregon. A streamside protection zone in which timber harvesting is prohibited (with exceptions) shall be established for each of the designated North Fork Smith River segments.

25 2023-07-11 Reported to Senate 2023-08-01T12:34:59Z Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act This bill expands the Smith River National Recreation Area in California into Oregon and designates specified segments of the North Fork Smith River as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (NWSRS). The management emphasis for any portion of the recreation area in Oregon shall be on roadless backcountry and white-water recreation. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall study the additions to the recreation area, including inventories and assessments of water features (e.g., streams and lakes). USDA shall modify any applicable management plan to protect the resources inventoried. USDA shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with applicable Indian tribes to (1) provide them with access to the portions of the recreation area in Oregon to conduct historical and cultural activities; and (2) develop interpretive information to be provided to the public on the history of, and use of the area by, those tribes. On the adoption of a resolution by the State Land Board of Oregon, USDA shall acquire the 555 acres of land known as the Cedar Creek Parcel in Oregon. A streamside protection zone in which timber harvesting is prohibited (with exceptions) shall be established for each of the designated North Fork Smith River segments.

Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act Display Title 45 Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act 2024-07-24T15:21:36Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act 2024-05-24T13:42:48Z Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate 103 Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act 2024-05-24T13:38:45Z S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. 2023-02-10T03:28:54Z Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s162rs/xml/BILLS-118s162rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s162is/xml/BILLS-118s162is.xml 2023-07-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 121. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.