S. 3194: Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008
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S. 3194: Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-25 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008
Plain summary
Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008 - Requires transfer of administrative jurisdiction over Coast Guard lands in Coos County, Oregon (including Cape Arago Light Station on Chief's Island), in the areas commonly known as Gregory Point and Chief's Island, to the Secretary of the Interior to hold in trust for the benefit of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians and to be included in the reservation of those tribes. Allows the Coast Guard to retain easements for access to aids to navigation.
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Official text
Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3194, Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008 (2008-10-06); CBO cost estimate: S. 3194, Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008 (2008-10-06)
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Ron Wyden (D-OR)
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Jurisdiction
- The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s3194.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>
Record fed-us-cong110-s3194 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110