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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2058

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to cancel certain Bureau of Land 

Management leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel from 

the Federal mineral estate in land in Soledad Canyon, California, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 10, 2004

Mrs. BOXER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to cancel certain 

Bureau of Land Management leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel from the Federal mineral 

estate in land in Soledad Canyon, California, 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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Soledad Canyon Mine 

5 Lease Cancellation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that—
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1 (1) Transit Mixed Concrete Corporation holds 2 

2 Bureau of Land Management leases for the extrac3 tion of sand and gravel from the Federal mineral es4 tate in land in Soledad Canyon adjacent to the City 

5 of Santa Clarita, California, numbered CA–20139 

6 and CA–22901; 

7 (2) the land subject to the leases contains ap8 proximately 56,000,000 tons of sand and gravel; 

9 (3) mining 56,000,000 tons of sand and gravel 

10 under the terms of the leases would cause harm to 

11 the environment and major transportation problems 

12 for the city of Santa Clarita, surrounding areas, and 

13 other users of the transportation systems in the vi14 cinity of the Canyon; and 

15 (4) it is in the best interest of the citizens of 

16 the State of California and the United States to can17 cel the leases and make new leases available for the 

18 extraction of sand and gravel that reflect the level 

19 of mining that has historically occurred in the Can20 yon. 

21 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this Act: 

23 (1) CANYON.—The term ‘‘Canyon’’ means land 

24 in Soledad Canyon, California, as depicted on the 

25 map entitled ‘‘City of Santa Clarita, TMC Project 
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1 Site’’, dated December 2000, and on file with the 

2 Secretary. 

3 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 SEC. 4. CANCELLATION OF LEASES; ISSUANCE OF NEW 

6 LEASES. 

7 (a) CANCELLATION OF LEASES.—The Secretary shall 

8 cancel the Bureau of Land Management leases numbered 

9 CA–20139 and CA–22901. 

10 (b) ISSUANCE OF NEW LEASES.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue 

12 leases for the extraction of sand and gravel in the 

13 Canyon. 

14 (2) LIMITATION ON ANNUAL EXTRACTIONS.—

15 Leases issued under paragraph (1) shall not author16 ize the extraction of more than 285,000 tons of sand 

17 and gravel per year. 

18 (3) CONSULTATION.—Before issuing a lease 

19 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—

20 (A) consult with the city of Santa Clarita, 

21 California, Los Angles County, California, and 

22 surface owners in the Canyon; and 
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1 (B) take into consideration the environ2 mental and transportation impacts of the ex3 traction on the Canyon.

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