Grand Canyon Protection Act
Bill: S.387 | Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten (D-AZ)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Grand Canyon Protection Act
This bill withdraws 1,006,545 acres of federal lands in Arizona, including any land or interest in land acquired by the United States after enactment of this bill, from
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study of uranium stockpiles in the United States that are available to meet future national security requirements.

To protect, for current and future generations, the watershed, 
  ecosystem, and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon region in the 
   State of Arizona, to provide for a study relating to the uranium 
        stockpile in the United States, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grand Canyon Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND FROM MINING LAWS.

    (a) Definition of Map.--In this section, the term ``Map'' means the 
Bureau of Land Management map entitled ``Grand Canyon Protection Act'' 
and dated January 22, 2021.
    (b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
approximately 1,006,545 acres of Federal land in the State of Arizona 
within the area depicted on the Map, including any land or interest in 
land that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment 
of this Act, is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
        laws and mineral materials laws.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be kept on file and made 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 3. GAO STUDY ON DOMESTIC URANIUM STOCKPILES.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study of uranium stockpiles in the United States that are 
available to meet future national security requirements.
    (b) Requirements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall 
identify--
            (1)(A) existing and potential future national security 
        program demands for uranium; and
            (B) existing and projected future inventories of domestic 
        uranium that could be available to meet national security 
        needs; and
            (2) the extent to which national security needs are capable 
        of being met with existing uranium stockpiles.
    (c) Deadline for Completion of Study.--Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall provide a briefing on the study conducted under 
subsection (a) to--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
        Senate;
            (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (5) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (6) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives.
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