The Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act designates approximately 128,000 acres of federal land in Oregon as two new recreation areas—the Rogue Canyon Recreation Area (98,150 acres) and the Molalla Recreation Area (29,884 acres)—to be managed by the Interior and Agriculture Departments for recreational, ecological, and watershed protection. The bill also expands the Wild Rogue Wilderness by approximately 59,512 acres and withdraws additional federal land in Curry and Josephine Counties from mining and mineral leasing activities to protect water sources and sensitive ecosystems. The bill requires federal agencies to complete a wildfire risk assessment within 280 days and develop a comprehensive wildfire mitigation plan within one year, which may include vegetation management projects and evacuation route planning coordinated with state and local fire agencies. The designated recreation areas prohibit new road construction except for fire mitigation purposes, though existing roads can continue to be maintained and managed. The legislation protects existing uses like hunting, fishing, and forest management while preventing new mining claims and mineral extraction on the affected lands.
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