,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #dcf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #af1 #bjag ,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and ,mr4 ,udall7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of the ,interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the ,secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination1 to substitute certain land selections of the ,navajo ,nation1 to designate certain wilderness areas1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,san ,juan ,county ,settlement ,implementation ,act 4 #b4 ,exchange of coal preference right lease applications 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,bidding right ,the term bidding right means an appropriate legal instrument or other written documentation1 including an entry in an account managed by the ,secretary1 issued or created under subpart #cdce of title #dc1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 that may be used-- 7,a7 in lieu of a monetary payment for #ej percent of a bonus bid for a coal lease sale under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq472 or 7,b7 as a monetary credit against #ej percent of any rental or royalty payments due under any ,federal coal lease4 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7b7 ,use of bidding right 7#a7 ,in general ,if the ,secretary retires a coal preference right lease application under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 by issuing a bidding right in exchange for the relinquishment of the coal preference right lease application1 the bidding right subsequently may be used in lieu of #ej percent of the amount owed for any monetary payment of-- 7,a7 a bonus in a coal lease sale2 or 7,b7 rental or royalty under a ,federal coal lease4 7#b7 ,payment calculation 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall calculate a payment of amounts owed to a relevant ,state under section #ce7;a7 of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aia7;a77 based on the combined value of the bidding rights and amounts received4 7,b7 ,amounts received ,except as provided in this subsection1 for purposes of calculating the payment of amounts owed to a relevant ,state under subparagraph 7,a7 only1 a bidding right shall be considered amounts received4 7c7 ,source of ,payments ,the ,secretary shall make payments to the relevant ,state under subsection 7b7 from monetary payments received by the ,secretary when bidding rights are exercised under this ,act4 7d7 ,treatment of ,payments ,a payment to a ,state under this section shall be treated as a payment under section #ce7;a7 of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aia7;a774 7e7 ,transferability2 ,limitation 7#a7 ,transferability ,a bidding right issued for a coal preference right lease application under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 shall be fully transferable to any other person4 7#b7 ,notification of ,secretary ,a person who transfers a bidding right shall notify the ,secretary of the transfer by any method determined to be appropriate by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,effective period 7,a7 ,in general ,a bidding right issued under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 shall terminate on the expiration of the #g-year period beginning on the date the bidding right is issued4 7,b7 ,tolling of period ,the #g-year period described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be tolled during any period in which exercise of the bidding right is precluded by temporary injunctive relief granted under1 or administrative1 legislative1 or judicial suspension of1 the ,federal coal leasing program4 7f7 ,deadline ,if an existing settlement of a coal preference right lease application has not been implemented as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 not later than #ahj days after that date of enactment1 the ,secretary shall complete the bidding rights valuation process in accordance with the terms of the settlement4 #c4 ,certain land selections of the ,navajo ,nation 7a7 ,cancellation of certain selections ,the land selections made by the ,navajo ,nation pursuant to ,public ,law #ic-eca 7commonly known as the ,navajo-,hopi ,land ,settlement ,act of #aigd7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #fdj;d et seq47 that are depicted on the map entitled ,navajo-,hopi ,land ,settlement ,act ,selected ,lands and dated ,april #b1 #bjae1 are cancelled4 7b7 ,authorization for new selection 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 and subsection 7c71 the ,navajo ,nation may make new land selections in accordance with the ,act referred to in subsection 7a7 to replace the land selections cancelled under that subsection4 7#b7 ,acreage cap ,the total acreage of land selected under paragraph 7#a7 shall not exceed #ae1jjj acres of land4 7#c7 ,exclusions ,the following land shall not be eligible for selection under paragraph 7#a73 7,a7 ,land within a unit of the ,national ,landscape ,conservation ,system4 7,b7 ,land within-- 7i7 the ,glade ,run ,recreation ,area2 7ii7 the ,fossil ,forest ,research ,natural ,area2 or 7iii7 a special management area or area of critical environmental concern identified in a land use plan developed under section #bjb of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agab7 that is in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act4 7,c7 ,any land subject to a lease or contract under the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 or the ,act of ,july #ca1 #aidg 7commonly known as the ,materials ,act of #aidg7 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 as of the date of the selection4 7#d7 ,deadline ,not later than #g years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,navajo ,nation shall make all selections under paragraph 7#a74 7#e7 ,withdrawal ,any land selected by the ,navajo ,nation under paragraph 7#a7 shall be withdrawn from disposal1 leasing1 and development until the date on which the selected land is placed into trust for the ,navajo ,nation4 7c7 ,equal value 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding the acreage limitation in the second proviso of section #aa7;c7 of ,public ,law #ic-eca 7commonly known as the ,navajo-,hopi ,land ,settlement ,act of #aigd7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #fdj;d-#aj7;c77 and subject to subsection 7b77#b71 the value of the land selected under subsection 7b77#a7 and the land subject to selections cancellation under subsection 7a7 shall be equal1 based on appraisals conducted under paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,appraisals 7,a7 ,in general ,the value of the land selected under subsection 7b77#a7 and the land subject to selections cancelled under subsection 7a7 shall be determined by appraisals conducted in accordance with-- 7i7 the ,uniform ,appraisal ,standards for ,federal ,land ,acquisitions2 and 7ii7 the ,uniform ,standards of ,professional ,appraisal ,practice4 7,b7 ,timing 7i7 ,land subject to selections cancelled ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the appraisal under subparagraph 7,a7 of the land subject to selections cancelled under subsection 7a7 shall be completed4 7ii7 ,new selections ,the appraisals under subparagraph 7,a7 of the land selected under subsection 7b77#a7 shall be completed as the ,navajo ,nation finalizes those land selections4 7d7 ,boundary ,for purposes of this section and the ,act referred to in subsection 7a71 the present boundary of the ,navajo ,reservation is depicted on the map entitled ,navajo ,nation ,boundary and dated ,november #af1 #bjae4 #d4 ,designation of ,ah-shi-sle-pah ,wilderness 7a7 ,in general ,in accordance with the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 the approximately #g1bdb acres of land as generally depicted on the map entitled ,san ,juan ,county ,wilderness ,designations and dated ,april #b1 #bjae1 is designated as wilderness and as a component of the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation ,system1 which shall be known as the ,ah-shi-sle-pah ,wilderness 7referred to in this section as the ,wilderness74 7b7 ,management 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to valid existing rights1 the ,wilderness shall be administered by the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management in accordance with this section and the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 except that any reference in that ,act to the effective date of that ,act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,adjacent management 7,a7 ,in general ,congress does not intend for the designation of the ,wilderness to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the ,wilderness4 7,b7 ,nonwilderness activities ,the fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the ,wilderness shall not preclude the conduct of the activities or uses outside the boundary of the ,wilderness4 7#c7 ,incorporation of acquired land and interests in land ,any land or interest in land that is within the boundary of the ,wilderness that is acquired by the ,united ,states shall-- 7,a7 become part of the ,wilderness2 and 7,b7 be managed in accordance with-- 7i7 the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq472 7ii7 this section2 and 7iii7 any other applicable laws4 7#d7 ,grazing ,grazing of livestock in the ,wilderness1 where established before the date of enactment of this ,act1 shall be allowed to continue in accordance with-- 7,a7 section #d7;d77#d7 of the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacc7;d77#d772 and 7,b7 the guidelines set forth in the report of the ,committee on ,interior and ,insular ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives accompanying ,h4,r4 #edhg of the #ifth ,congress 7,h4 ,rept4 #if-fag74 7c7 ,release of wilderness study areas ,congress finds that1 for the purposes of section #fjc7;c7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #aghb7;c771 the land within the ,ah-shi-sle-pah ,wilderness ,study ,area not designated as wilderness by this section has been adequately studied for wilderness designation and is no longer subject to section #fjc7;c7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #aghb7;c774 #e4 ,expansion of ,bisti_/,de-,na-,zin ,wilderness 7a7 ,in general ,there is designated as wilderness and as a component of the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation ,system certain ,federal land comprising approximately #b1bej acres1 as generally depicted on the map entitled ,san ,juan ,county ,wilderness ,designations and dated ,april #b1 #bjae1 which is incorporated in and shall be considered to be a part of the ,bisti_/,de-,na-,zin ,wilderness4 7b7 ,administration ,subject to valid existing rights1 the land designated as wilderness by subsection 7a7 shall be administered by the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management 7referred to in this section as the ,director71 in accordance with-- 7#a7 the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 except that any reference in that ,act to the effective date of that ,act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 the ,san ,juan ,basin ,wilderness ,protection ,act of #aihd 7,public ,law #ih-fjc2 #ih ,stat4 #caee2 #aaj ,stat4 #dbaa74 7c7 ,adjacent management 7#a7 ,in general ,congress does not intend for the designation of the land as wilderness by subsection 7a7 to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around that land4 7#b7 ,nonwilderness activities ,the fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the land designated as wilderness by subsection 7a7 shall not preclude the conduct of the activities or uses outside the boundary of that land4 7d7 ,incorporation of acquired land and interests in land ,any land or interest in land that is within the boundary of the land designated as wilderness by subsection 7a7 that is acquired by the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 become part of the ,bisti_/,de-,na-,zin ,wilderness2 and 7#b7 be managed in accordance with-- 7,a7 the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq472 7,b7 the ,san ,juan ,basin ,wilderness ,protection ,act of #aihd 7,public ,law #ih-fjc2 #ih ,stat4 #caee2 #aaj ,stat4 #dbaa72 7,c7 this section2 and 7,d7 any other applicable laws4 7e7 ,grazing ,grazing of livestock in the land designated as wilderness by subsection 7a71 where established before the date of enactment of this ,act1 shall be allowed to continue in accordance with-- 7#a7 section #d7;d77#d7 of the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacc7;d77#d772 and 7#b7 the guidelines set forth in the report of the ,committee on ,interior and ,insular ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives accompanying ,h4,r4 #edhg of the #ifth ,congress 7,h4 ,rept4 #if-fag74