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H.R. 655 House Public Lands and Natural Resources

The Dalles Watershed Development Act

Introduced
Jan 23, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Bentz, Cliff (R-OR-2)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: committee on energy and natural resources subcommittee on public lands, forests, and mining. hearings held on Jul 15, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Jan 23, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Jan 23, 2025
  3. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Apr 23, 2025
  4. House Subcommittee Hearings Held Apr 29, 2025
  5. House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged Jun 25, 2025
  6. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jun 25, 2025
  7. House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent. Jun 25, 2025
  8. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-277. Sep 15, 2025
  9. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 233. Sep 15, 2025
  10. House Mr. Hurd (CO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Dec 9, 2025
  11. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5075-5076) Dec 9, 2025
  12. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 655. Dec 9, 2025
  13. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5075) Dec 9, 2025
  14. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5075) Dec 9, 2025
  15. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Dec 9, 2025
  16. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Dec 10, 2025
  17. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. Jul 15, 2026

Subjects

Geography and mappingLand transfersOregonWatersheds

Committees

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
    • [Referred To, Dec 10, 2025]
  • Natural Resources Committee
    • [Reported By, Sep 15, 2025]
    • [Markup By, Jun 25, 2025]
    • [Discharged from, Jun 25, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Jan 23, 2025]

Summary

The Dalles Watershed Development ActThis bill provides for the conveyance of approximately 150 acres of National Forest System land located in the Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon from the Forest Service to the City of The Dalles, Oregon. If the city requests Interior to convey the land within a year of this bill's enactment, then the Forest Service must convey the land to the city as soon as practicable.The exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land to be conveyed must be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Forest Service. The conveyance must be (1) subject to valid existing rights; (2) made without consideration (i.e., made without the transfer of value, such as money); (3) made by a quitclaim deed; and (4) subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Forest Service determines to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.As a condition of the conveyance, the city must pay the costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of a survey.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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