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Union Calendar No. 774 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4644 

[Report No. 115–992] 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 14, 2017 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 23, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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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 ‘‘Yellowstone Gateway 

5 Protection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL. 

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

8 ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Emigrant Crevice Pro9 posed Withdrawal Area’’ and dated November 10, 2016. 

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

11 in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Na12 tional Forest System land and interests in the National 

13 Forest System land, as depicted on the map, is withdrawn 

14 from— 

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

16 laws; and 

17 (2) disposition under all laws pertaining to min18 eral and geothermal leasing. 

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

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

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

22 shall, on acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accord23 ance with this section. 

24 (d) MAP.— 


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1 (1) SUBMISSION OF MAP.—As soon as prac2 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

3 Secretary of Agriculture shall file the map with— 

4 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

5 Resources of the Senate; and 

6 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

7 of the House of Representatives. 

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

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

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

11 of Agriculture may correct clerical and typographical 

12 errors in the map. 

13 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map filed 

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

15 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

16 Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Manage17 ment. 

18 (e) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects any rec19 reational use, including hunting or fishing, that is author20 ized on land within the area depicted on the map under 

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


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Union Calendar No. 774 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4644 

[Report No. 115–992] 

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 CusOCTOBER 23, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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