[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 843 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 843

To withdraw certain lands located in the Coronado National Forest from 
the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1993

  Mr. Kolbe introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To withdraw certain lands located in the Coronado National Forest from 
the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cave Creek Canyon Protection Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF LANDS WITHIN CAVE CREEK CANYON DRAINAGE.

    (a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, after the date 
of enactment of this Act lands within the Cave Creek Canyon Drainage 
are withdrawn from location under the general mining laws, the 
operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws and the mineral 
material disposal laws.
    (b) Definition.--For the purposes of this Act, the term ``Cave 
Creek Canyon Drainage'' means lands and interest in lands owned by the 
United States within the area depicted on the map of record entitled 
``Cave Creek Mineral Withdrawal'', dated November 1, 1991. The map 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of 
the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

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