71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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 LC 4325
 
                        Senate Memorial 3
 
Sponsored by Senators R BEYER, COURTNEY; Senators ATKINSON, L
  BEYER, BROWN, BURDICK, CARTER, CASTILLO, CLARNO, CORCORAN,
  DECKERT, DERFLER, DUKES, DUNCAN, FERRIOLI, FISHER, GEORGE,
  GORDLY, HANNON, HARPER, HARTUNG, MESSERLE, METSGER, MILLER,
  MINNIS, NELSON, SHIELDS, STARR, TROW, YIH
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Requests that Congress direct United States Army Corps of
Engineers to place highest priority on retaining Detroit Lake as
recreational lake.
 
                         SENATE MEMORIAL
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
  of America, in Congress assembled:
  We, your memorialists, the Senate of the State of Oregon, in
legislative session assembled, respectfully represent as follows:
  Whereas in the building of Detroit Lake, the City of Detroit,
Oregon, was forced to relocate due to the inundation that was to
follow; and
  Whereas in the development of the master plan for the Detroit
Project, recreational use was declared the second highest use of
the waters of Detroit Lake; and
  Whereas a majority of the land in the region of Detroit Lake is
controlled by the federal government, through the United States
Forest Service; and
  Whereas the federal forest policy regarding the management of
the Willamette National Forest has significantly reduced the
amount of timber harvested in the North Santiam Canyon; and
  Whereas the economic base of the North Santiam Canyon has
broadened from a timber-dependent community to one centered on
tourism and recreation using Detroit Lake; and
  Whereas the Willamette Basin Plan for management of the 11 dams
operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers has
assigned recreation as a high-priority purpose for the various
Willamette reservoirs; and
  Whereas Detroit Lake is first in priority for recreational use
of reservoirs in the Willamette Basin; and
  Whereas Detroit Lake is the most highly used recreational lake
in the Willamette Basin; and
  Whereas the North Santiam Canyon area is one of the most highly
used recreational areas in the State of Oregon; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Oregon:
  (1) The Congress of the United States of America is
respectfully requested to direct the United States Army Corps of
Engineers to uphold the agreement made with North Santiam Canyon
residents and to place the highest priority on retaining Detroit
Lake as a recreational lake.
  (2) A copy of this memorial shall be sent to each member of the
Oregon Congressional Delegation.
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