,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #h1     
#bjbe,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  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
withdraw the ,national ,forest ,system  
land in the ,ruby ,mountains subdistrict
 of the ,humboldt-,toiyabe ,national    
,forest and the ,national ,wildlife     
,refuge ,system land in ,ruby ,lake     
,national ,wildlife ,refuge1 ,elko and  
,white ,pine ,counties1 ,nevada1 from   
operation under the mineral leasing     
laws4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,ruby ,mountains        
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,withdrawal of   
certain ,national ,forest ,system land  
7a7 ,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 ,forest 
,service map entitled ,s4 #beh ,ruby    
,mountains ,protective ,act and dated   
,december #e1 #bjai1 as ,national       
,forest ,system ,lands are withdrawn    
from all forms of operation under the   
mineral leasing laws4  7b7 ,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withdrawn in accordance with subsection 
7a74  7c7 ,availability of map ,the map 
described in subsection 7a7 shall be on 
file and available for public inspection
 in the appropriate offices of the      
,forest ,service4  #c4 ,withdrawal of   
certain ,national ,wildlife ,refuge     
,system land  7a7 ,withdrawal  7#a7 ,in 
general ,subject to valid existing      
rights1 the approximately #ci1ibf4aj    
acres of ,federal land and interests in 

the land located in the ,ruby ,lake     
,national ,wildlife ,refuge and depicted
 on the ,united ,states ,fish and       
,wildlife ,service map entitled ,s4     
,,xxx ,ruby ,mountains ,protection ,act 
and dated ,february #bc1 #bjba1 as ,ruby
 ,lake ,national ,wildlife ,refuge are  
withdrawn from all forms of operation   
under the mineral leasing laws1 subject 
to paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,exception ,the
 withdrawal under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
not apply to noncommercial refuge       
management activities by the ,united    
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service4   
7b7 ,application ,any land or interest  
in land within the boundary of the ,ruby
 ,lake ,national ,wildlife ,refuge that 
is acquired by the ,united ,states after
 the date of enactment of this ,act     
shall be withdrawn in accordance with   
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,availability of   
map ,the map described in subsection    
7a77#a7 shall be on file and available  
for public inspection in the appropriate
 offices of the ,united ,states ,fish   

and ,wildlife ,service4