Legislation to move forward the Mt. Hood/Cooper Spur land exchange passed the Senate unanimously, and is headed to the president to be signed into law.  Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Congressmen Greg Walden and Earl Blumenauer introduced the Mt. Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act earlier this year to help resolve the nearly nine-year-long dispute over proposed land development on the northeast side of Mt. Hood.  Congress passed a broad public lands bill in 2009 that included the Mt. Hood land exchange as part of the Mt. Hood Wilderness designation, allowing development of approximately 100 acres near Government Camp while protecting more than 700 acres on the north side of the mountain.  That law directed the U.S. Forest Service to complete the exchange within 16 months.  However, multiple delays stalled the exchange, frustrated community members,and sparked a lawsuit against the Forest Service.