# 119-hr-8958: To grant to Crook County, Oregon, a right-of-way for the construction of a new road in Juniper Canyon, and for other purposes.

119-hr-8958, To grant to Crook County, Oregon, a right-of-way for the construction of a new road in Juniper Canyon, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR); status introduced (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8958
- Congress: 119
- Title: To grant to Crook County, Oregon, a right-of-way for the construction of a new road in Juniper Canyon, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**Grants Crook County an 80-foot-wide permanent right-of-way and conveys four roughly 40‑acre parcels for a Juniper Canyon road and to create fire‑safe zones.** The conveyances would be made without payment and would be subject to valid existing rights. Crook County must pay all conveyance costs and must maintain the parcels as fire safe zones for emergency response and firefighter safety. If the County stops maintaining them as fire safe zones the land would revert to the United States. The areas are shown on the Bureau of Land Management map titled "Juniper Canyon Land Conveyance."

## Provisions PRIA read

- Crook County road and fire land: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would give Crook County a permanent 80-foot-wide right-of-way from Oregon Route 380 to Juniper Canyon Road. That right-of-way would allow construction of a new road and permanent public access in Juniper Canyon. The bill would also convey four Bureau of Land Management parcels,…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8958 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8958)

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- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8958 (as of 2026-06-25).