"A Solution for the Bull Run Watershed" Congressional Speech · Les AuCoin Collection

Identifier: PUA_MS147_231
Title: "A Solution for the Bull Run Watershed" Congressional Speech
Description: On the U.S. House floor, Congressman Les AuCoin cosponsored a bill with Congressman Robert Duncan that aimed to protect the Bull Run Watershed east of Portland, a significant source of water for the city. Additionally, the bill aimed to clear up legal issues due to a "severe court interpretation of the 1909 Bull Run Watershed Act." AuCoin gave the speech on May 6, 1977. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date: Year(s): 1977
Date: Display: May 6, 1977
Subject: United States. Congress. House.; Legislators--United States; Bills, Legislative; Environmental policy
Place: Bull Run Watershed, Oregon
Source: Pacific University Archives
Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Type: Text