# § 2607. Protection of Oregon and California Railroad grant lands
**(a)** **Definitions** For purposes of this section:
**(1)** **O & C land** The term “O & C land” means the land (commonly known as “Oregon and California Railroad grant land”) that—
**(A)** revested in the United States under the Act of June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218, chapter 137); and
**(B)** is managed by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management under the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
**(2)** **CBWR land** The term “CBWR land” means the land (commonly known as “Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land”) that—
**(A)** was reconveyed to the United States under the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179, chapter 47); and
**(B)** is managed by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management under the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
**(3)** **Geographic area** January 1, 1998
The term “geographic area” means the area in the State of Oregon within the boundaries of the Medford District, Roseburg District, Eugene District, Salem District, Coos Bay District, and Klamath Resource Area of the Lakeview District of the Bureau of Land Management, as the districts and the resource area were constituted on .
**(4)** **Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
**(b)** **Policy of no net loss of O & C land and CBWR land** October 30, 2008October 30, 1998
In carrying out sales, purchases, and exchanges of land in the geographic area, the Secretary shall ensure that on , and on the expiration of each 10-year period thereafter, the number of acres of O & C land and CBWR land in the geographic area is not less than the number of acres of such land on .
**(c)** **Relationship to Umpqua land exchange authority** Public Law 104–333110 Stat. 4231February 19, 1998
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, this section shall not apply to an exchange of land authorized pursuant to section 1028 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (; ), or any implementing legislation or administrative rule, if the land exchange is consistent with the memorandum of understanding between the Umpqua Land Exchange Project and the Association of Oregon and California Land Grant Counties dated .
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–321, § 3, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 3022; Pub. L. 106–176, title III, § 304, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 33.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
Act of , referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A), is , , which is not classified to the Code.
Act of ( et seq.), referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(B), (2)(B), probably means , , which was formerly classified principally to sections 1181a to 1181f of this title prior to editorial reclassification, and is now classified principally to this subchapter. Section 3 of the Act, former , was repealed by , , . Sections 1181f–1 to 1181f–4 of this title, included within the parenthetical reference to sections 1181a to 1181j, were enacted by , , and were editorially reclassified as subchapter II (§ 2621 et seq.) of this chapter. Sections 1181g to 1181j of this title, also included within the parenthetical reference to sections 1181a to 1181j, were enacted by , , and were editorially reclassified as subchapter III (§ 2631 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of these Acts to the Code, see Tables.
Act of , referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), is , , which is not classified to the Code.
Section 1028 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (c), is , div. I, title X, § 1028, , , which is not classified to the Code.
### Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act of 1998, and not as part of the Act of , which comprises this subchapter.