Oregon Wilderness Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Oregon Wilderness Act of 1979 - Designates specified wilderness lands in the following national forests in Oregon as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Mount Hood National Forest; (2) Willamette National Forest; (3) Ochoco National Forest; (4) Fremont National Forest; (5) Siuslaw National Forest; (6) Umpqua National Forest; (7) Umatilla National Forest; (8) Rogue River National Forest; (9) Winema National Forest; (10) Deschutes National Forest; (11) Malheur National Forest; and (12) Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Establishes the Oregon Cascades National Conservation Area within the Umpqua, Willamette, Winema, and Deschutes National Forests, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the National Forest System. Withdraws the minerals located within such Conservation Area from location, entry, and patent under the United States mining laws and disposition under the mineral leasing laws, effective January 1, 1984, and subject to valid existing rights. Allows the Secretary to permit, under appropriate regulations, those limited activities and facilities which are determined necessary for res…