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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3075 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 602
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3075

                          [Report No. 111-316]

   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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 4, 2010

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

                           September 27, 2010

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``North Fork Watershed 
Protection Act of 2010''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) 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 Flathead 
        Watershed.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the Bureau of 
        Land Management map entitled ``North Fork Federal Lands 
        Withdrawal Area'' and dated February 27, 2010.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
eligible Federal land is withdrawn from--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under 
        the mining laws; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral 
        or geothermal leasing.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be made available 
to the public at each appropriate office of the Bureau of Land 
Management by not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``North Fork Watershed Protection Act 
of 2010''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Eligible federal land.--The term ``eligible Federal 
        land'' means--
                    (A) any federally owned land or interest in land 
                depicted on the Map as within the North Fork Federal 
                Lands Withdrawal Area; or
                    (B) 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.
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the Bureau of Land 
        Management map entitled ``North Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal 
        Area'' and dated June 9, 2010.

SEC. 3. WITHDRAWAL.

    (a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the eligible 
Federal land is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under the 
        mining laws; and
            (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral leasing 
        and geothermal leasing.
    (b) 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.
                                                       Calendar No. 602

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3075

                          [Report No. 111-316]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 27, 2010

                       Reported with an amendment
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