,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #beh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1       
#bjai,ms4 ,cortez ,masto introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
prohibit oil and gas leasing on the     
,national ,forest ,system land in the   
,ruby ,mountains ,ranger ,district      
located in the ,humboldt-,toiyabe       
,national ,forest1 ,elko and ,white     
,pine ,counties1 ,nevada1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ruby ,mountains    
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition of  
oil and gas leasing  7a7 ,definition of 
,district land ,in this section1 the    
term ,district land means the           
approximately #dej1jjj acres of         
,national ,forest ,system land          
comprising the ,ruby ,mountains ,ranger 
,district of the ,humboldt-,toiyabe     
,national ,forest1 ,elko and ,white     
,pine ,counties1 ,nevada1 as in         

existence on the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  7b7 ,prohibition ,subject to
 valid existing rights in existence on  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of the ,interior shall not   
issue under any law1 including the      
,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4   
#aha et seq471 an oil or gas lease on   
the ,district land4  7c7 ,application   
,the prohibition under subsection 7b7   
shall apply to any land or interest in  
land that is acquired by the ,united    
,states after the date of enactment of  
this ,act for inclusion in the ,ruby    
,mountains ,ranger ,district4