3.0.0 651 2022-11-15T16:33:37Z 2022-11-15T16:33:37Z Senate S S 2013-03-22 113 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-03-22T16:16:28Z 2013-03-22 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2013-03-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO N U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2013-10-31 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Colorado Land transfers Land use and conservation Mining Oil and gas Outdoor recreation Watersheds Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2013-03-22 Introduced in Senate 2013-04-29T14:07:12Z Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act of 2013 - Withdraws the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area (the Thompson Divide) in Colorado 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.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide a written notice to holders of valid existing mineral leases or other mineral interests within the Thompson Divide of the potential opportunity for donation, voluntary exchange, or other relinquishment of those rights for retirement.

Permits a holder of a valid mineral lease or other mineral interest within the Thompson Divide, upon receipt of such notification, to submit a written notice to the Secretary of that holder's interest in the retirement or other conveyance of such right for withdrawal and protection purposes.

Instructs the Secretary to prepare a list of interested holders and make such list available to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), qualified nonprofit conservation organizations, or persons interested in acquiring a right for retirement.

Requires, if any mineral lease or other mineral interest is relinquished, donated to, exchanged, or otherwise acquired by the United States within the Thompson Divide or under the authority of the Secretary or the USDA Secretary, such land to be withdrawn as described above.

Prohibits the Secretaries from using federal funds to repurchase valid federal mineral leases or other mineral interests within the Thompson Divide.

]]> Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act of 2013 Display Title Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2013-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s651is/xml/BILLS-113s651is.xml 2013-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.