S.Amdt. 116

SA 116. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 47, to provide for the management of the
natural resources of the United States, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title I, add the following:

SEC. 11____. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING, RUBY
MOUNTAINS RANGER DISTRICT.

(a) Definition of District Land.--In this section, the term
``District land'' means the approximately 450,000 acres of
National Forest System land comprising the Ruby Mountains
Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Elko
and White Pine Counties, Nevada, as in existence on the date
of enactment of this Act.
(b) Prohibition.--Subject to valid existing rights in
existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall not issue under any law, including the Mineral Leasing
Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), an oil or gas lease on the
District land.
(c) Application.--The prohibition under subsection (b)
shall apply to any land or interest in land that is acquired
by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act
for inclusion in the Ruby Mountains Ranger District.
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