Withdrawal of certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico
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(a) In general Subject to any valid existing rights, the Federal land is withdrawn from— (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (b) Availability of Withdrawal Map The Withdrawal Map shall be made available for inspection at each appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management. (c) Conveyance of Federal land to Indian Tribes Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may convey the Federal land to, or exchange the Federal land with, an Indian Tribe in accordance with a resource management plan that is approved as of the date of enactment of this Act, as subsequently developed, amended, or revised in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and any other applicable law. (d) Oil and gas lease management (1) Termination of non-producing leases A covered lease— (A) shall automatically terminate by operation of law pursuant to section 17(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(e)) and subpart 3108 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and (B) may not be extended by the Secretary. (2) Withdrawal of terminated, relinquished, or acquired leases Any portion of the Federal land subject to a covered lease terminated under paragraph (1) or otherwise or relinquished or acquired by the United States on or after the date of enactment of this Act is withdrawn from— (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (e) Effect Nothing in this section— (1) affects the mineral rights of an Indian Tribe or a member of the Navajo Nation or any other Indian Tribe to trust land or allotment land; or (2) precludes improvements to, or rights-of-way for water, power, utility, or road development on, the Federal land to assist communities adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Federal land.