Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2991
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2016-05-25
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees

Lakes and rivers

Land transfers

Mining

Washington State
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill withdraws approximately 340,079 acres of federal land and interests in land located within the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in the state of Washington from: </p> <ul> <li>entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</li> <li>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </li> <li>disposition under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. </li> </ul> <p>Any land or interest in land within the Proposed Withdrawal area acquired by the United States shall, upon acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2991 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 25, 2016 Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Cantwell ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To withdraw certain land in Okanogan County, Washington, to protect the land, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2016 . 2. Methow Valley, Washington, Federal land withdrawal (a) Definition of Map In this Act, the term Map means the Forest Service map entitled Methow Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal Legislative Map and dated May 24, 2016. (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 340,079 acres of Federal land and interests in the land located in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest within the area depicted on the Map as Proposed Withdrawal is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. (c) Acquired land Any land or interest in land within the area depicted on the Map as Proposed Withdrawal that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall, on acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this section. (d) 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.