Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-426
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-01-10
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Forests, forestry, trees

Land transfers

Mining

Montana

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill withdraws specified National Forest System land in the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Park County, Montana, identified on the map titled "Emigrant Crevice Proposed Withdrawal Area," dated November 10, 2016, from (1) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing.</p> <p>Any land within the withdrawal area that is acquired by the federal government after enactment of this bill must be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 426 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 10, 2019 Mr. Gianforte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To withdraw certain National Forest System land in the Emigrant Crevice area located in the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Park County, Montana, from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act . 2. Withdrawal (a) Definition of map In this section, the term map means the map entitled Emigrant Crevice Proposed Withdrawal Area and dated November 10, 2016. (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the National Forest System land and interests in the National Forest System land, as depicted on the map, is withdrawn from— (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing. (c) Acquired land Any land or interest in land within the area depicted on the map that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall, on acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this section.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) Map (1) Submission of map As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file the map with— (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. (2) Force of law The map filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map. (3) Public availability The map filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. (e) Effect Nothing in this section affects any recreational use, including hunting or fishing, that is authorized on land within the area depicted on the map under applicable law as of the date of enactment of this Act.