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

                                                  Union Calendar No. 40

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 843

                          [Report No. 103-85]

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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.

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                              May 11, 1993

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                  Union Calendar No. 40
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 843

                          [Report No. 103-85]

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

                              May 11, 1993

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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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are withdrawn from -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n entry, location, or patent under 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.