[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1557 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1557

   To withdraw certain lands in Los Angeles County, California, from 
 entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2017

 Mr. Knight (for himself, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Schiff, and 
 Mr. Sherman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To withdraw certain lands in Los Angeles County, California, from 
 entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, 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 ``Soledad Canyon Consistency Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN LANDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Withdrawal From Mineral Entry.--Subject to valid existing 
rights, if any, the lands described in subsection (b) are withdrawn 
from--
            (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
        laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws.
    (b) Lands Described.--
            (1) In general.--The lands referred to in subsection (a) 
        consist of approximately 640.16 acres depicted as ``Soledad 
        Canyon Sand & Gravel Mining Project Site'' on the Bureau of 
        Land Management map entitled ``Soledad Canyon Map A'' and dated 
        January 21, 2016.
            (2) Effect.--The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
        have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
        except that the Secretary of the Interior may correct minor 
        errors in the map.
            (3) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the map 
        referred to in paragraph (1) available in the appropriate 
        offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
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