S. 888 · In committee · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-OR)

What it does

• Designates approximately 98,150 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon as the Rogue Canyon Recreation Area for recreation and conservation management.
• Designates approximately 29,884 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon as the Molalla Recreation Area for recreation and conservation management.
• Expands the Wild Rogue Wilderness by approximately 59,512 acres to be administered under the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978.
• Withdraws all Federal land within the designated recreation areas from mining, mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, and public land disposal.
• Requires the Secretary to conduct a wildfire risk assessment within 280 days and develop a wildfire mitigation plan within one year covering the recreation areas and adjacent Federal land.

Latest action

Dec 2, 2025: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.

Committee: Senate Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee