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Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Wildfire Resiliency Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act

USA117th CongressS-3144| Senate 
| Updated: 6/7/2022
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Wildfire Resiliency Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act This bill establishes the Sutton Mountain National Monument and authorizes land exchanges in Oregon. The bill establishes the monument, consisting of an Upper Unit and a Lower Unit, to increase the wildfire resiliency of Sutton Mountain and the surrounding area; and conserve, protect, and enhance the long-term ecological health of the mountain and the surrounding area for present and future generations. The Department of the Interior shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term conservation and management of the monument that fulfills such purposes. Interior shall conduct a wildfire risk assessment of the monument. Interior shall develop, based on the wildfire risk assessment, a wildfire mitigation plan that identifies, evaluates, and prioritizes management activities that can be implemented in the Lower Unit to mitigate wildfire risk to structures and communities located near the monument. Interior shall develop a comprehensive transportation plan for the monument. The bill authorizes the exchange of federal and nonfederal lands involving the Bureau of Land Management. Interior shall acquire, for approximately equal value, any land and interests in land owned by Oregon within the monument in exchange for the conveyance of federal land or federal mineral interests that are outside the boundaries of the monument, a payment to Oregon, or a combination of such methods.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1597
Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act
Nov 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 3, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 7, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1597
    Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act


  • November 3, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 3, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • June 7, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Community life and organizationEcologyEconomic developmentFiresForests, forestry, treesHistorical and cultural resourcesIntergovernmental relationsLand transfersLand use and conservationLivestockMonuments and memorialsOregonRoads and highwaysWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Wildfire Resiliency Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act

USA117th CongressS-3144| Senate 
| Updated: 6/7/2022
Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Wildfire Resiliency Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act This bill establishes the Sutton Mountain National Monument and authorizes land exchanges in Oregon. The bill establishes the monument, consisting of an Upper Unit and a Lower Unit, to increase the wildfire resiliency of Sutton Mountain and the surrounding area; and conserve, protect, and enhance the long-term ecological health of the mountain and the surrounding area for present and future generations. The Department of the Interior shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term conservation and management of the monument that fulfills such purposes. Interior shall conduct a wildfire risk assessment of the monument. Interior shall develop, based on the wildfire risk assessment, a wildfire mitigation plan that identifies, evaluates, and prioritizes management activities that can be implemented in the Lower Unit to mitigate wildfire risk to structures and communities located near the monument. Interior shall develop a comprehensive transportation plan for the monument. The bill authorizes the exchange of federal and nonfederal lands involving the Bureau of Land Management. Interior shall acquire, for approximately equal value, any land and interests in land owned by Oregon within the monument in exchange for the conveyance of federal land or federal mineral interests that are outside the boundaries of the monument, a payment to Oregon, or a combination of such methods.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1597
Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act
Nov 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 3, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 7, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1597
    Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act


  • November 3, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 3, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • June 7, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Community life and organizationEcologyEconomic developmentFiresForests, forestry, treesHistorical and cultural resourcesIntergovernmental relationsLand transfersLand use and conservationLivestockMonuments and memorialsOregonRoads and highwaysWildlife conservation and habitat protection