#aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #bibe  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,omnibus 
,budget ,reconciliation ,act ( #aiic to 
provide = security ( t5ure = use ( m9+  
claims = ancill>y activities1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort ,title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,m9+ ,regulatory ,cl>ity
 ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,use ( ,m9+ ,claims 
= ,ancill>y ,activities ,section #ajaja 
( ! ,omnibus ,budget ,reconciliation    
,act ( #aiic 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bh;f7 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7   
,security ( ,t5ure  7#a7 ,claimant      
,rights  7,a7 ,def9ition ( ,op]ations ,9
 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m op]ations means--  
7i7 ) respect to a locatable m9]al1 any 
activity or "w c>ri$ out 9 connection   
)--  7,i7 prospect+2  7,,ii7            
exploration2  7,,iii7 discov]y &        
assessm5t2  7,,iv7 developm5t2  7,v7    
extraction2 or  7,,vi7 process+2  7ii7 !
 reclamation ( an area di/urb$ by an    
activity describ$ 9 clause 7i72 &  7iii7
 any activity reasonably incid5t to an  
activity describ$ 9 clause 7i7 or 7ii71 

reg>dless ( :e!r t incid5tal activity is
 c>ri$ out on a m9+ claim1 includ+ !    
con/ruction & ma9t5ance ( any road1     
transmission l9e1 pipel9e1 or any o!r   
necess>y infra/ructure or means ( access
 on public l& = a support facility4     
7,b7 ,rights to ,use1 ,occupation1 &    
,op]ations ,a claimant %all h ! "r to   
use & occupy to conduct op]ations on    
public l&1 ) or )\t ! discov]y ( a      
valuable m9]al deposit1 if-- 7i7 !      
claimant makes a timely paym5t (--  7,i7
 ! location fee requir$ by section      
#ajajb2 &  7,,ii7 ! claim ma9t5ance fee 
requir$ by subsection 7a72 or  7ii7 9 ! 
case ( a claimant :o qualifies = a waiv]
 ( ! claim ma9t5ance fee "u subsection  
7d7-- 7,i7 ! claimant makes a timely    
paym5t ( ! location fee requir$ by      
section #ajajb2 &  7,,ii7 ! claimant    
complies ) ! requir$ assessm5t "w "u !  
g5]al m9+ laws4  7#b7 ,fulfillm5t (     
,f$]al ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act (  
#aigf ,a claimant t fulfills !          
requirem5ts ( ?is section & section     

#ajajb %all be deem$ to satisfy any     
requirem5ts "u ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy &   
,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#agja et seq47 = ! paym5t ( fair m>ket  
value to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ! use (      
public l& & res\rces pursuant to ! g5]al
 m9+ laws4  7#c7 ,sav+s ,clause ,no?+ 9 
?is subsection-- 7,a7 dim9i%es any "r   
7includ+ a "r ( entry1 use1 or          
occupancy7 ( a claimant2  7,b7 creates  
or increases any "r 7includ+ a "r (     
exploration1 entry1 use1 or occupancy7 (
 a claimant on l&s t are n op5 to       
location "u ! g5]al m9+ laws2  7,c7     
modifies any provision ( law or any     
prior adm9i/rative action )draw+ l&s f  
location or entry2  7,d7 limits ! "r ( !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to regulate m9+ &     
m9+-relat$ activities 7includ+ requir+  
claim validity exam9ations to e/abli% ! 
discov]y ( a valuable m9]al deposit7 9  
areas )drawn f m9+ 7includ+ "u-- 7i7 !  
g5]al m9+ laws2  7ii7 ! ,f$]al ,l&      
,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472  7iii7 !      

,wild]ness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et 
seq472  7iv7 sections #ajjgca ?r\gh     
#ajjgcg ( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code
 7commonly ref]r$ to z ! #8,m9+ 9 !     
,p>ks ,act'72  7v7 ! ,endang]$ ,species 
,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et    
seq472 or  7vi7 division ,a ( subtitle  
,,iii ( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code  
7commonly ref]r$ to z ! #8,national     
,hi/oric ,pres]vation ,act'772 or  7,e7 
re/ores any "r 7includ+ a "r ( entry1   
use1 or occupancy1 or "r to conduct     
op]ations7 ( a claimant t exi/$ prior to
 ! date t ! l&s 7 clos$ to or )drawn f  
location "u ! g5]al m9+ laws & t has be5
 ext+ui%$ by su* closure or )drawal4  4 
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,may   
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