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Calendar No. 314 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2259 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 5, 2014 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Fork Watershed 
Protection Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘eli-
gible Federal land’’ means— 
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(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 With-
drawal 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the eligible Federal land is withdrawn from— 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 min-
eral 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. 
(c) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section 
violates the rights of existing leaseholders or prohibits the 
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Secretary of the Interior from taking any action necessary 
to complete any requirement under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.) required for permitting surface-disturbing activity to 
occur on any lease issued before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 4. EXISTING USES NOT AFFECTED. 
Except with respect to the withdrawal under section 
3, nothing in this Act restricts recreational uses, livestock 
management activities, or forest management activities al-
lowed on the date of the enactment of this Act on the eligi-
ble Federal land in accordance with applicable law. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 4, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 314 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2259 
AN ACT 
To withdraw certain Federal land and interests in 
that land from location, entry, and patent under 
the mining laws and disposition under the min-
eral and geothermal leasing laws and to preserve 
existing uses. 
MARCH 5, 2014 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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