[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 1030 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 1030


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2000

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To provide that the conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management of the 
surface estate to certain land in the State of Wyoming in exchange for 
 certain private land will not result in the removal of the land from 
                     operation of the mining laws.

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

SECTION 1. 60 BAR LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) In General.--Sections 2201.1-2(d) and 2091.3-2(c) of title 43 
Code of Federal Regulations, shall not apply in the case of the 
conveyance by the Secretary of the Interior of the land described in 
subsection (b) in exchange for approximately 9,480 acres of land in 
Campbell County, Wyoming, pursuant to the terms of the Cow Creek/60 Bar 
land exchange, WYW-143315.
    (b) Land Description.--The land described in this subsection 
comprises the following land in Campbell and Johnson Counties, Wyoming:
            (1) Approximately 2,960 acres of land in the tract known as 
        the ``Bill Barlow Ranch'';
            (2) Approximately 2,315 acres of land in the tract know as 
        the ``T-Chair Ranch'';
            (3) Approximately 3,948 acres of land in the tract known as 
        the ``Bob Christensen Ranch'';
            (4) Approximately 11,609 acres of land in the tract known 
        as the ``John Christensen Ranch''.
    (c) Segregation From Entry.--Land acquired by the United States in 
the exchange under subsection (a) shall be segregated from entry under 
the mining laws until appropriate land use planning is completed for 
the land.

            Passed the Senate November 19, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.