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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 233
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 31, 2011
Mr. Baucus (for himself and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To withdraw certain Federal land and interests in that land from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
North Fork Watershed Protection Act of
2011
.
Definitions
In this Act:
Eligible Federal land
The term eligible Federal land means—
any federally owned land or interest in land depicted on the Map as within the North Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal Area; or
any land or interest in land located within the North Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal Area that is acquired by the Federal Government after the date of enactment of this Act.
Map
The term Map means the Bureau
of Land Management map entitled North Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal
Area
and dated June 9, 2010.
Withdrawal
Withdrawal
Subject to valid existing rights, the eligible Federal land is withdrawn from—
all forms of location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
disposition under all laws relating to mineral leasing and geothermal leasing.
Availability of map
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Map shall be made available to the public at each appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management.