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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill designates the 9,765-foot peak located 2.2 miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the western boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in Montana as &quot;Alex Diekmann Peak.&quot;</p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2017</b></p> <p> This bill designates as the &quot;Alex Diekmann Peak&quot; the 9,765-foot peak located 2.2 miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the western boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in Montana. </p>]]></text>
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