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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1373
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To protect, for current and future generations, the water-
shed, ecosystem, and cultural heritage of the Grand Can-
yon region in the State of Arizona, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grand Canyon Centen-
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nial Protection Act’’.
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SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND IN THE
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STATE OF ARIZONA.
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(a) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this Act, the term
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‘‘Map’’ means the map prepared by the Bureau of Land
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Management entitled ‘‘Grand Canyon Centennial Protec-
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tion Act’’ and dated July 11, 2019.
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(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
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the approximately 1,006,545 acres of Federal land in the
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State of Arizona, generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘Fed-
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eral Mineral Estate to be Withdrawn’’, including any land
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or interest in land that is acquired by the United States
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after the date of the enactment of this Act, are hereby
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withdrawn from—
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(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
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posal under the public land laws;
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(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining
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laws; and
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(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral
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materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
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(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be kept
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on file and made available for public inspection in the ap-
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propriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of
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Land Management.
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Passed the House of Representatives October 30,
2019.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.
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