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§2607 Protection of Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands

Title 43 › Chapter 44— OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD AND COOS BAY WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS › Subchapter I— ADMINISTRATION › § 2607

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to keep at least as many acres of certain Oregon lands over time. The lands are: O&C land (returned to the United States under the June 9, 1916 law and managed by the BLM under the August 28, 1937 law); CBWR land (reconveyed to the United States under the February 26, 1919 law and managed by the BLM under the August 28, 1937 law); the geographic area (lands in Oregon inside the Medford, Roseburg, Eugene, Salem, Coos Bay districts and the Klamath Resource Area of the Lakeview District as they were on January 1, 1998); and “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary must make sure that on October 30, 2008, and every 10 years after that, the acres of O&C and CBWR land in the geographic area are at least the same as they were on October 30, 1998. This rule does not apply to land exchanges done under section 1028 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4231), or its implementing laws or rules, if the exchange follows the February 19, 1998 memorandum of understanding between the Umpqua Land Exchange Project and the Association of Oregon and California Land Grant Counties.

Full Legal Text

Title 43, §2607

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(a)For purposes of this section:
(1)The term “O & C land” means the land (commonly known as “Oregon and California Railroad grant land”) that—
(A)revested in the United States under the Act of June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218, chapter 137); and
(B)is managed by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management under the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
(2)The term “CBWR land” means the land (commonly known as “Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land”) that—
(A)was reconveyed to the United States under the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179, chapter 47); and
(B)is managed by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management under the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
(3)The term “geographic area” means the area in the State of Oregon within the boundaries of the Medford District, Roseburg District, Eugene District, Salem District, Coos Bay District, and Klamath Resource Area of the Lakeview District of the Bureau of Land Management, as the districts and the resource area were constituted on January 1, 1998.
(4)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(b)In carrying out sales, purchases, and exchanges of land in the geographic area, the Secretary shall ensure that on October 30, 2008, and on the expiration of each 10-year period thereafter, the number of acres of O & C land and CBWR land in the geographic area is not less than the number of acres of such land on October 30, 1998.
(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, this section shall not apply to an exchange of land authorized pursuant to section 1028 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4231), or any implementing legislation or administrative rule, if the land exchange is consistent with the memorandum of understanding between the Umpqua Land Exchange Project and the Association of Oregon and California Land Grant Counties dated February 19, 1998.

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Act of
June 9, 1916, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A), is act
June 9, 1916, ch. 137, 39 Stat. 218, which is not classified to the Code. Act of
August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.), referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(B), (2)(B), probably means act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 876, 50 Stat. 874, which was formerly classified principally to sections 1181a to 1181f of this title prior to editorial reclassification, and is now classified principally to this subchapter. section 3 of the Act, former section 1181c of this title, was repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787. Sections 1181f–1 to 1181f–4 of this title, included within the parenthetical reference to sections 1181a to 1181j, were enacted by act
May 24, 1939, ch. 144, 53 Stat. 753, and were editorially reclassified as subchapter II (§ 2621 et seq.) of this chapter. Sections 1181g to 1181j of this title, also included within the parenthetical reference to sections 1181a to 1181j, were enacted by act
June 24, 1954, ch. 357, 68 Stat. 270, and were editorially reclassified as subchapter III (§ 2631 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of these Acts to the Code, see Tables. Act of
February 26, 1919, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), is act Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 47, 40 Stat. 1179, which is not classified to the Code. section 1028 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (c), is section 1028 of Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title X, § 1028, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4231, which is not classified to the Code. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act of 1998, and not as part of the Act of
August 28, 1937, which comprises this subchapter.

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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 2607

Title 43 — Public Lands

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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