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Union Calendar No. 276 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2259 

[Report No. 113–370] 

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 and to preserve existing uses. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 5, 2013 

Mr. DAINES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

FEBRUARY 28, 2014 

Additional sponsor: Mr. HOLT

FEBRUARY 28, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 5, 2013] 


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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 and to preserve existing uses. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Fork Watershed 

5 Protection Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘eligi9 ble Federal land’’ means— 

10 (A) any federally owned land or interest in 

11 land depicted on the Map as within the North 

12 Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal Area; or 

13 (B) any land or interest in land located 

14 within the North Fork Federal Lands With15 drawal Area that is acquired by the Federal 

16 Government after the date of enactment of this 

17 Act. 

18 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the Bureau of 

19 Land Management map entitled ‘‘North Fork Federal 

20 Lands Withdrawal Area’’ and dated June 9, 2010. 

21 SEC. 3. WITHDRAWAL. 

22 (a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

23 the eligible Federal land is withdrawn from— 

24 (1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under 

25 the mining laws; and 


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1 (2) disposition under all laws relating to min2 eral leasing and geothermal leasing. 

3 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—Not later than 30 days 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Map shall be 

5 made available to the public at each appropriate office of 

6 the Bureau of Land Management. 

7 (c) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section vio8 lates the rights of existing leaseholders or prohibits the Sec9 retary of the Interior from taking any action necessary to 

10 complete any requirement under the National Environ11 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or the 

12 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

13 required for permitting surface-disturbing activity to occur 

14 on any lease issued before the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 SEC. 4. EXISTING USES NOT AFFECTED. 

16 Except with respect to the withdrawal under section 

17 3, nothing in this Act restricts recreational uses, livestock 

18 management activities, or forest management activities al19 lowed on the date of the enactment of this Act on the eligible 

20 Federal land in accordance with applicable law. 


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Union Calendar No. 276 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2259 

[Report No. 113–370] 

A BILL 

To withdraw certain Federal land and interests in 

existing uses. eral and geothermal leasing laws and to preserve the mining laws and disposition under the minthat land from location, entry, and patent under 

FEBRUARY 28, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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