[109th Congress Public Law 385]
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Public Law 109-385
109th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To withdraw the Valle Vidal Unit of the Carson National Forest in New 
 Mexico from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and for 
         other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 12, 2006 -  [H.R. 3817]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Valle Vidal Protection Act 
of 2005.>> assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF VALLE VIDAL UNIT, CARSON NATIONAL FOREST, 
                    NEW MEXICO, FROM MINING LAWS.

    (a) Withdrawal.--Subject to subsection (b), the Valle Vidal Unit of 
the Carson National Forest in New Mexico, which consists of 101,794 
acres and is identified as Management Area 21 in the land and resource 
management plan for the Carson National Forest, is hereby withdrawn 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.

    (b) Treatment of Existing Rights.--The withdrawal required by 
subsection (a) is subject to valid existing rights. If these existing 
rights are relinquished or otherwise acquired by the United States at 
any time after the date of the enactment of this Act, the lands

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that were subject to the rights shall be immediately withdrawn as 
provided in subsection (a).

    Approved December 12, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3817:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 109-583 (Comm. on Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
            July 24, considered and passed House.
            Nov. 16, considered and passed Senate.

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