North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013

North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 - Withdraws federally owned land or interest in land within the North Fork Lands Withdrawal Area in Montana from: (1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.

Provides that nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action necessary to complete any requirement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) or the Endangered Species Act of 1973 concerning surface-disturbing activity that occurs on any lease issued before this Act's enactment.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 255 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 255

   To withdraw certain Federal land and interests in that land from 
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under 
                the mineral and geothermal leasing laws.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 7, 2013

Mr. Baucus (for himself and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To withdraw certain Federal land and interests in that land from 
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under 
                the mineral and geothermal leasing laws.

    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 ``North Fork Watershed Protection Act 
of 2013''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Eligible federal land.--The term ``eligible Federal 
        land'' means--
                    (A) any federally owned land or interest in land 
                depicted on the Map as within the North Fork Federal 
                Lands Withdrawal Area; or
                    (B) any land or interest in land located within the 
                North Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal Area that is 
                acquired by the Federal Government after the date of 
                enactment of this Act.
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the Bureau of Land 
        Management map entitled ``North Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal 
        Area'' and dated June 9, 2010.

SEC. 3. WITHDRAWAL.

    (a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the eligible 
Federal land is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under the 
        mining laws; and
            (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral leasing 
        and geothermal leasing.
    (b) Availability of Map.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Map shall be made available to the public at 
each appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management.
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