Pecos Watershed Protection Act
S. 182117th Congress

Pecos Watershed Protection Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)6 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Feb 2, 2021

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pecos Watershed Protection Act.

(a) Definition of Federal land

In this section, the term Federal land means the Federal land depicted as Pecos Withdrawal on the map entitled Pecos Watershed, upstream of I–25 Mineral Withdrawal and dated September 1, 2020.

(b) Withdrawal

Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of—

(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;

(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

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