To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-8738
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2020-11-12
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California

Forests, forestry, trees

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2020-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-11-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill withdraws 3,055 acres of specified land in San Bernardino National Forest in California from (1) 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, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8738 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2020 Mr. Cook introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes.

1. Withdrawal of San Bernardino National Forest land from mining laws Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 3,055 acres of land general depicted as Proposed Withdrawal on the map titled Proposed Mineral Withdrawal_San Bernardino National Forest_Mountaintop Ranger District , and dated October 19, 2020, is hereby withdrawn from— (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation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, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.