[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1373 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1373

    To protect, for current and future generations, the watershed, 
  ecosystem, and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon region in the 
               State of Arizona, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2019

    Mr. Grijalva (for himself, Mr. O'Halleran, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
   Lowenthal, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. 
   Haaland, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Quigley, Mr. McNerney, Mr. 
  Sablan, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gallego, Mr. 
    McEachin, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Casten of Illinois, and Mr. Cohen) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To protect, for current and future generations, the watershed, 
  ecosystem, and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon region in the 
               State of Arizona, 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 ``Grand Canyon Centennial Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND FROM MINING LAWS.

    (a) Definition of Map.--In this Act, the term ``Map'' means the 
Bureau of Land Management map entitled ``Grand Canyon Centennial 
Protection Act'' and dated February 26, 2019.
    (b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
approximately 1,006,545 acres of Federal lands in the State of Arizona 
within the area depicted on the Map, including any land or interest in 
land that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment 
of this Act, are hereby withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
        laws and mineral materials laws.
    (c) 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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