Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2023

HR 5004, the Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2023, permanently withdraws specific federal lands in Curry and Josephine Counties, Oregon, from mining, development, and public land sales to protect watersheds and salmon habitats. The bill applies to lands depicted on two Bureau of Land Management maps (Hunter Creek/Pistol River and Rough and Ready/Baldface Creeks) and blocks all future mineral leasing, mining claims, and land disposal on these areas. Existing recreational uses like fishing, hunting, and forest management remain permitted on the withdrawn lands. The maps defining the affected areas must be publicly available within 30 days of the bill's enactment.