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1. Strikes subtitle C of title III

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   Struck: Subtitle C--Wyoming Range

   Struck: SEC. 3201. DEFINITIONS.

   Struck: In this subtitle:

   Struck: (1) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.

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   Struck: (2) Wyoming range withdrawal area.--The term "Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area" means all National Forest System land and federally owned minerals located within the boundaries of the Bridger-Teton National Forest identified on the map entitled "Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area" and dated October 17, 2007, on file with the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service and the Office of the Supervisor of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.

   Struck: SEC. 3202. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN LAND IN THE WYOMING RANGE.

   Struck: (a) Withdrawal.--Except as provided in subsection (f), subject to valid existing rights as of the date of enactment of this Act and the provisions of this subtitle, land in the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area is withdrawn from--

   Struck: (1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under the public land laws;

   Struck: (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

   Struck: (3) disposition under laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.

   Struck: (b) Existing Rights.--If any right referred to in subsection (a) is relinquished or otherwise acquired by the United States (including through donation under section 3203) after the date of enactment of this Act, the land subject to that right shall be withdrawn in accordance with this section.

   Struck: (c) Buffers.--Nothing in this section requires--

   Struck: (1) the creation of a protective perimeter or buffer area outside the boundaries of the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area; or

   Struck: (2) any prohibition on activities outside of the boundaries of the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area that can be seen or heard from within the boundaries of the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area.

   Struck: (d) Land and Resource Management Plan.--

   Struck: (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Bridger- Teton National Land and Resource Management Plan (including any revisions to the Plan) shall apply to any land within the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area.

   Struck: (2) Conflicts.--If there is a conflict between this subtitle and the Bridger-Teton National Land and Resource Management Plan, this subtitle shall apply.

   Struck: (e) Prior Lease Sales.--Nothing in this section prohibits the Secretary from taking any action necessary to issue, deny, remove the suspension of, or cancel a lease, or any sold lease parcel that has not been issued, pursuant to any lease sale conducted prior to the date of enactment of this Act, including the completion of any requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

   Struck: (f) Exception.--Notwithstanding the withdrawal in subsection (a), the Secretary may lease oil and gas resources in the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area that are within 1 mile of the boundary of the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and subject to the following conditions:

   Struck: (1) The lease may only be accessed by directional drilling from a lease held by production on the date of enactment of this Act on National Forest System land that is adjacent to, and outside of, the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area.

   Struck: (2) The lease shall prohibit, without exception or waiver, surface occupancy and surface disturbance for any activities, including activities related to exploration, development, or production.

   Struck: (3) The directional drilling may extend no further than 1 mile inside the boundary of the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area.

   Struck: SEC. 3203. ACCEPTANCE OF THE DONATION OF VALID EXISTING MINING OR LEASING RIGHTS IN THE WYOMING RANGE.

   Struck: (a) Notification of Leaseholders.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide notice to holders of valid existing mining or leasing rights within the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area of the potential opportunity for repurchase of those rights and retirement under this section.

   Struck: (b) Request for Lease Retirement.--

   Struck: (1) In general.--A holder of a valid existing mining or leasing right within the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area may submit a written notice to the Secretary of the interest of the holder in the retirement and repurchase of that right.

   Struck: (2) List of interested holders.--The Secretary shall prepare a list of interested holders and make the list available to any non-Federal entity or person interested in acquiring that right for retirement by the Secretary.

   Struck: (c) Prohibition.--The Secretary may not use any Federal funds to purchase any right referred to in subsection (a).

   Struck: (d) Donation Authority.--The Secretary shall--

   Struck: (1) accept the donation of any valid existing mining or leasing right in the Wyoming Range Withdrawal Area from the holder of that right or from any non-Federal entity or person that acquires that right; and

   Struck: (2) on acceptance, cancel that right.

   Struck: (e) Relationship to Other Authority.--Nothing in this subtitle affects any authority the Secretary may otherwise have to modify, suspend, or terminate a lease without compensation, or to recognize the transfer of a valid existing mining or leasing right, if otherwise authorized by law.

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