[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2991 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2991

To withdraw certain land in Okanogan County, Washington, to protect the 
                     land, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2016

  Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) 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 in Okanogan County, Washington, to protect the 
                     land, 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 ``Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 
2016''.

SEC. 2. METHOW VALLEY, WASHINGTON, FEDERAL LAND WITHDRAWAL.

    (a) Definition of Map.--In this Act, the term ``Map'' means the 
Forest Service map entitled ``Methow Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal 
Legislative Map'' and dated May 24, 2016.
    (b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
approximately 340,079 acres of Federal land and interests in the land 
located in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest within the area 
depicted on the Map as ``Proposed Withdrawal'' is withdrawn from all 
forms of--
            (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
        laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) disposition under the mineral leasing and geothermal 
        leasing laws.
    (c) Acquired Land.--Any land or interest in land within the area 
depicted on the Map as ``Proposed Withdrawal'' that is acquired by the 
United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall, on 
acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this section.
    (d) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be kept on file and made 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
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