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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4599
To withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State
of New Mexico from mineral entry, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Mr. HEINRICH introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed
area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry,
and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Pecos Watershed Pro-
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tection Act’’.
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SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND IN PECOS WATER-
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SHED AREA, NEW MEXICO.
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(a) DEFINITION OF FEDERAL LAND.—In this sec-
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tion, the term ‘‘Federal land’’ means the Federal land de-
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picted as ‘‘Pecos Withdrawal’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Pecos
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Watershed, upstream of I–25 Mineral Withdrawal’’ and
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dated September 1, 2020.
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(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
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ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal
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land is withdrawn from all forms of—
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(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the
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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) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
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eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
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