Grand Canyon Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-387
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-02-23
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona

Congressional oversight

Geography and mapping

Government studies and investigations

Land use and conservation

Mining

Nuclear power

Nuclear weapons

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Failed to report favorably.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Grand Canyon Protection Act</b></p> <p>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 </p> <ul> <li>entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; </li> <li>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </li> <li>operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws. </li> </ul> <p>The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study of uranium stockpiles in the United States that are available to meet future national security requirements.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 387 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 23, 2021 Ms. Sinema (for herself and Mr. Kelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grand Canyon Protection Act . 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any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from— (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation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. 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.