Withdrawals

(a) Withdrawal of certain national forest system land (1) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land and interests in Federal land described in paragraph (2) are withdrawn from— (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation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. (2) Description of federal land The Federal land and interests in Federal land referred to in paragraph (1) are— (A) the approximately 39,452 acres of Federal land and interests in Federal land located in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit within the area generally depicted as North Carson Range/Galena Withdrawal on the map entitled Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act—Withdrawals (South) and dated May 5, 2024; and (B) the approximately 18,931 acres of Federal land and interests in Federal land located in the Carson Ranger District of the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest within the area generally depicted as Peavine Withdrawal on the map entitled Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act—Withdrawals (South) and dated May 5, 2024. (b) Withdrawal of certain bureau of land management land (1) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land and interests in Federal land described in paragraph (2) are withdrawn from— (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation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. (2) Description of federal land The Federal land and interests in Federal land referred to in paragraph (1) are— (A) the approximately 68,125 acres of Federal land and interests in Federal land located in the Carson City District within the area generally depicted as Sand Hills/Petersen Mt. Withdrawal on the map entitled Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act—Withdrawals (South) and dated May 5, 2024; (B) the approximately 35,428 acres of Federal land and interests in Federal land located in the Carson City District within the area generally depicted as Tule Peak Withdrawal on the map entitled Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act—Withdrawals (South) and dated May 5, 2024; (C) the approximately 10,596 acres of Federal land and interests in Federal land located in the Winnemucca District within the area generally depicted as Granite-Banjo Withdrawal on the map entitled Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act—Withdrawals (North) and dated May 5, 2024; (D) the approximately 177 acres of Federal land and interests in Federal land located in the Northern California District within the area generally depicted as Smoke Creek Withdrawal on the map entitled Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act—Withdrawals (North) and dated May 5, 2024; and (E) the approximately 1,209 acres of Federal land and interests in Federal land located in the Northern California District within the area generally depicted as Massacre Rim Dark Sky Withdrawal on the map entitled Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act—Withdrawals (North) and dated May 5, 2024. (c) Preservation of utility rights-of-Way A withdrawal under this section shall not— (1) include land within a utility right-of-way grant approved by the Secretary concerned before the date of enactment of this Act; (2) affect the existence, use, operation, maintenance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, addition, relocation, improvement, removal, or replacement of any utility facility or appurtenant right-of-way on Federal land withdrawn by this section; or (3) preclude the Secretary concerned from authorizing the establishment of a new utility facility right-of way, or the renewal or upgrade of a utility facility right-of-way on Federal land withdrawn by this section, including the electric utility right-of-way approved in application CAR374 within the Peavine Withdrawal Area— (A) in accordance with— (i) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and (ii) any other applicable law; and (B) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned determines to be appropriate. (d) Withdrawal of United States Fish and Wildlife Service land (1) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land and interests in Federal land described in paragraph (2) are withdrawn from— (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 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. (2) Description of federal land The Federal land and interests in Federal land referred to in paragraph (1) are the Federal land and interests in Federal land located in the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge described in Public Land Order No. 7761 (76 Fed. Reg. 2335 (April 26, 2011)).