Millions of acres of Oregon land could be sold under federal proposal

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Millions of acres of public land in Oregon could be sold under a new proposal, according to lawmakers.

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Jeff Merkley have called attention to a new provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump's administration claims would lead to America’s “largest tax cut in history.” As part of the bill, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has proposed the offloading of several assets owned by...