117 HR 5628 IH: Pecos Watershed Protection Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-10-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5628IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 19, 2021Ms. Leger Fernandez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pecos Watershed Protection Act.

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Withdrawal of Federal land in Pecos Watershed area, New Mexico

(a)

Definition of Federal land

In this section, the term Federal land means the Federal land depicted as Pecos Withdrawal on the map entitled Pecos Watershed, upstream of I–25 Mineral Withdrawal and dated September 1, 2020. (b)

Withdrawal

Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of—(1)entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;(2)location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3)disposition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 all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.