,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #cdf #aafth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #beh     
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,january #bi1 #bjai,ms4       
,cortez ,masto 7for herself and ,ms4    
,rosen7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,december #ag1              
#bjai,reported by ,ms4 ,murkowski1 with 
an amendment and an amendment to the    
title,strike out all after the enacting 
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic  ,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  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ruby ,mountains ,protection ,act4  
#b4 ,withdrawal of certain ,national    
,forest ,system land  7a7 ,definition of

 ,map ,in this section1 the term ,map   
means the ,forest ,service map entitled 
,s4 #beh ,ruby ,mountains ,protective   
,act and dated ,december #e1 #bjai4  7b7
 ,withdrawal ,subject to valid existing 
rights1 the approximately #cji1bgb acres
 of ,federal land and interests in the  
land located in the ,ruby ,mountains    
subdistrict of the ,humboldt-,toiyabe   
,national ,forest within the area       
depicted on the ,map as ,national       
,forest ,system ,lands are withdrawn    
from all forms of operation under the   
mineral leasing laws4  7c7 ,application 
,any land or interest in land within the
 boundary of the ,ruby ,mountains       
subdistrict of the ,humboldt-,toiyabe   
,national ,forest that is acquired by   
the ,united ,states after the date of   
enactment of this ,act shall be         
withdrawn in accordance with subsection 
7b74  7d7 ,availability of map ,the ,map
 shall be on file and available for     
public inspection in the appropriate    
offices of the ,forest ,service4  ,amend

 the title so as to read3 ,a bill to    
withdraw the ,national ,forest ,system  
land in the ,ruby ,mountains subdistrict
 of the ,humboldt-,toiyabe ,national    
,forest1 ,elko and ,white ,pine         
,counties1 ,nevada1 from operation under
 the mineral leasing laws44 ,december   
#ag1 #bjai,reported with an amendment   
and an amendment to the title