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H.R. 5512: Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act

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H.R. 5512: Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-17 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act

Plain summary

Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act - Requires all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 17,519 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled "Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance," dated June 27, 2013 (Council Creek land), to be held in trust for, and to be part of the reservation of, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. Applies federal law relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from federal land to any unprocessed logs that are harvested from such land. Prohibits gaming on such land. Requires any forestry activity on such land to be managed in accordance with applicable federal laws. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) identify any such land that is Oregon and California Railroad grant land, (2) identify public domain land in Oregon that is approximately equal in acreage and condition to such Oregon and California Railroad grant land, and (3) reclassify such public domain land as Oregon and California Railroad grant land.

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Official text

Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5512 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113