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Calendar No. 688 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 941 

To withdraw certain National Forest System land in the Emigrant Crevice 

area located in the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Park County, Montana, from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 25, 2017 

Mr. TESTER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 29, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, without amendment 

A BILL 

To withdraw certain National Forest System land in the 

Emigrant Crevice area located in the Custer Gallatin 

National Forest, Park County, Montana, from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Yellowstone Gateway 

3 Protection Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL. 

5 (a) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this section, the term 

6 ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Emigrant Crevice Pro7 posed Withdrawal Area’’ and dated November 10, 2016. 

8 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 

9 in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Na10 tional Forest System land and interests in the National 

11 Forest System land, as depicted on the map, is withdrawn 

12 from— 

13 (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

14 laws; and 

15 (2) disposition under all laws pertaining to min16 eral and geothermal leasing. 

17 (c) ACQUIRED LAND.—Any land or interest in land 

18 within the area depicted on the map that is acquired by 

19 the United States after the date of enactment of this Act 

20 shall, on acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accord21 ance with this section. 

22 (d) MAP.— 

23 (1) SUBMISSION OF MAP.—As soon as prac24 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

25 Secretary of Agriculture shall file the map with— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

2 Resources of the Senate; and 

3 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

4 of the House of Representatives. 

5 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map filed under 

6 paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect 

7 as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary 

8 of Agriculture may correct clerical and typographical 

9 errors in the map. 

10 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map filed 

11 under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available 

12 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

13 Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment. 

15 (e) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects any rec16 reational use, including hunting or fishing, that is author17 ized on land within the area depicted on the map under 

18 applicable law as of the date of enactment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 688 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 941 

A BILL 

To withdraw certain National Forest System land 

of the United States, and for other purposes. tana, from the mining and mineral leasing laws ter Gallatin National Forest, Park County, Monin the Emigrant Crevice area located in the CusNOVEMBER 29, 2018 

Reported without amendment 


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