Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2007

Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2007 - Withdraws specified federal lands, and interests in lands, in Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, from entry, location, or patent under the general mining laws, the operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, and the mineral material disposal laws.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4228 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4228

  To withdraw certain Federal lands and interests located in Pima and 
Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, from the mining and mineral leasing laws 
             of the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2007

 Mr. Grijalva (for himself and Ms. Giffords) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To withdraw certain Federal lands and interests located in Pima and 
Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, from the mining and mineral leasing laws 
             of the United States, 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 ``Southern Arizona Public Lands 
Protection Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LANDS AND INTERESTS LOCATED IN PIMA AND 
              SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES, ARIZONA.

    (a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, after the date 
of enactment of this Act Federal lands and interest in lands in Pima 
and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, as depicted on the map described in 
subsection (b) are withdrawn from entry, location, or patent under the 
general mining laws, the operation of the mineral and geothermal 
leasing laws, and the mineral material disposal laws.
    (b) Map Described.--The map referred to in subsection (a) is the 
map entitled ``The Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act Of 
2007'' and dated November 13, 2007. The Secretary of the Interior shall 
keep such map on file and available for public inspection in offices of 
the Department of the Interior.
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