[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 427 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 427

    To withdraw certain land located in Clark County, Nevada, from 
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under 
   all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral 
                   materials, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 1, 2011

 Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. Ensign) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To withdraw certain land located in Clark County, Nevada, from 
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under 
   all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral 
                   materials, 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 ``Sloan Hills Withdrawal Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF SLOAN HILLS AREA OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.

    (a) Definition of Federal Land.--In this section, the term 
``Federal land'' means the land identified as the ``Withdrawal Zone'' 
on the map entitled ``Sloan Hills Withdrawal Area'' and dated February 
24, 2011.
    (b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on the date 
of introduction of this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all 
forms of--
            (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (2) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 
        geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
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