| Title | Umpqua River Water and Fish Bill |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 1928 |
| Authors | Oregon Secretary of State., |
| Secondary Title | Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State. Voters pamphlet |
| Pagination | p.30-43 |
| City | Salem, Or. |
| Keywords | Deschutes River, environmental law and policy, McKenzie River, North Umpqua River, Rogue River, Umpqua River, water rights |
| Notes | Along with companion measures for the Rogue, Deschutes and McKenzie Rivers, the Umpqua River Water and Fish Bill would have blocked "from further appropriation or condemnation, subject to vested rights, and to rights of riparian owners to water for domestic use, of all unappropriated waters thereof." These rivers were to be kept closer to their natural conditions, with water not allowed to be withdrawn. The measure applied to the North Fork of the Umpqua River.The initiative was sponsored by the Oregon Game Protective Association. Some motivation for the bills came from proposals to dam the Rogue River and divert its waters to California. The bill was opposed by numerous Chambers of Commerce and several city governments and was resoundingly defeated. |
| URL | http://library.state.or.us/repository/2010/201003011350161/ORVPGenMari1928m.pdf |
