Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area
Title III — Thompson Divide
Read this section in the full bill →
This section appears in one version only, so there is nothing to compare yet.
(a) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area is withdrawn from— (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the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) Surveys The exact acreage and legal description of the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area shall be determined by surveys approved by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture. (c) Grazing Nothing in this title affects the administration of grazing in the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area.