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Oregon is special for many reasons. But two attributes are near and dear to my heart: our stateâs unmatched natural treasures and our firm commitment to democracy that I call the âOregon Way.â
With those attributes in mind, I was proud this month, along with Sen. Jeff Merkley, to introduce the River Democracy Act.
The legislation proposes to protect our natural treasures by adding nearly 4,700 miles of rivers and streams in Oregon to the national Wild and Scenic Rivers system â the largest Wild and Scenic Rivers effort in U.S. history.
And the bill takes its name from the fact that the proposed rivers and stream additions came directly from more than 15,000 nominations submitted by Oregonians statewide.