Methow Headwaters Protection Act

Bill: 115-s-566
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2017-03-08
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees

Lakes and rivers

Land transfers

Mining

Washington State
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 142.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Methow Headwaters Protection Act</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in land within the Proposed Withdrawal area acquired by the United States shall, upon acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill.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>

action_date: 2017-06-13
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Methow Headwaters Protection Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) 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in land within the Proposed Withdrawal area acquired by the United States shall, upon acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill.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 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 566 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2017 Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mrs. Murray ) 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 . 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.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 142 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 566 [Report No. 115–106] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2017 Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mrs. Murray ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources June 13, 2017 Reported by Ms. Murkowski , without amendment 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 . 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.

June 13, 2017 Reported without amendment