§ 1181f), directing the Secretary of Interior to manage the reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road Lands for permanent forest production under the principle of sustained yield, for the purpose of providing a permanent source of timber supply, protecting watersheds, regulating stream flow, and contributing to the economic stability of local communities and industries.
The CBWR and O&C Lands have both been subject to significant litigation over the management of timber resources, a portion of whose revenues are shared with local counties for public services.
[3] To account for lower levels of timber harvest necessary to protect water quality and habitat for fish and wildlife Congress created a county payment "safety net" and, in 2000, payments to O&C counties have been legislated under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Pub.
In 2011, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar endorsed a demonstration timber sale pilot project on federal forest lands along Coos Bay Wagon Road in coordination with two professors.
In 2011, a group of local stakeholders proposed a way to increase the revenues generated from the CBWR in order to provide Coos County with a stable amount of funding.
The proposal, which would require federal legislation, is supported by Coos County Board of Commissioners and would keep the CBWR in BLM ownership.