Sen. Wyden & Rep. Blumenauer Laud Passage of Public Lands Bill

March 25, 2009: After passage of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (HR 146) today, US Senator Ron Wyden and US Representative Earl Blumenauer spoke about what the passage of the legislation means to Oregon. The public lands package includes The Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007," "The Copper Salmon Wilderness Act," "The Oregon Badlands Wilderness Act of 2008," "The Cascade Siskiyou National Monument Voluntary and Equitable Grazing Conflict Resolution Act," "The Spring Basin Wilderness Act of 2008," "The Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2008" and "The Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act of 2007."