#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bbei  ,,an ,,act  ,to withdraw     
certain ,federal land and interests in  
that land from location1 entry1 and     
patent under the mining laws and        
disposition under the mineral and       
geothermal leasing laws and to preserve 
existing uses4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,north ,fork   
,watershed ,protection ,act of #bjad4   
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7   
,eligible ,federal land ,the term       
eligible ,federal land means--  7,a7 any
 federally owned land or interest in    
land depicted on the ,map as within the 
,north ,fork ,federal ,lands ,withdrawal
 ,area2 or  7,b7 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     
,act4  7#b7 ,map ,the term ,map means   
the ,bureau of ,land ,management map    
entitled ,north ,fork ,federal ,lands   
,withdrawal ,area and dated ,june #i1   

#bjaj4  #c4 ,withdrawal  7a7 ,withdrawal
 ,subject to valid existing rights1 the 
eligible ,federal land is withdrawn     
from--  7#a7 all forms of location1     
entry1 and patent under the mining laws2
 and  7#b7 disposition under all laws   
relating to mineral leasing and         
geothermal leasing4  7b7 ,availability  
of map ,not later than #cj days after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,map shall be made available to the     
public at each appropriate office of the
 ,bureau of ,land ,management4  7c7     
,effect of section ,nothing in this     
section violates the rights of existing 
leaseholders or prohibits the ,secretary
 of the ,interior from taking any action
 necessary to complete any requirement  
under the ,national ,environmental      
,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq47 or the ,endangered       
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeca et seq47 required for permitting  
surface-disturbing activity to occur on 
any lease issued before the date of     

enactment of this ,act4  #d4 ,existing  
uses not affected ,except with respect  
to the withdrawal under section #c1     
nothing in this ,act restricts          
recreational uses1 livestock management 
activities1 or forest management        
activities allowed on the date of the   
enactment of this ,act on the eligible  
,federal land in accordance with        
applicable law4  ,passed the ,house of  
,representatives ,march #d1             
#bjad4;,clerk4