[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5744 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5744

   To prohibit surface occupancy for purposes of mineral leasing or 
development on certain land located in Plata County, Colorado, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2018

  Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit surface occupancy for purposes of mineral leasing or 
development on certain land located in Plata County, Colorado, 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 ``Shenandoah Parcel 7387 No Surface 
Occupancy Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. NO SURFACE OCCUPANCY ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall prohibit 
surface occupancy on and surface disturbance of covered Federal land 
for purposes of mineral leasing or development under the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
    (b) Definition of Covered Land.--In this section, the term 
``covered Federal land'' means land administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management and located in La Plata County, Colorado, that comprises 
approximately 40 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
``Shenandoah Parcel 7387, La Plata County, CO'' and dated April 23, 
2018.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map described in subsection (b) shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Secretary of the Interior.
    (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
prohibit mineral leasing of covered land under the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
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