,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mr4   
,heinrich7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
withdraw certain ,federal land in the   
,rio ,chama ,watershed area of the      
,state of ,new ,mexico from mineral     
entry1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,chama ,basin ,watershed ,protection
 ,act4  #b4 ,withdrawal of ,federal land
 in ,rio ,chama ,watershed area1 ,new   
,mexico  7a7 ,withdrawal ,the ,federal  
land located within the boundary area   
depicted as ,rio ,chama ,watershed on   
the map entitled ,rio ,chama ,watershed 
,draft and dated ,april #bb1 #bjbf1 is  
withdrawn from all forms of location1   
entry1 and patent under the mining laws4
  7b7 ,effect on non-,federal mineral   
interests ,the withdrawal described in  

subsection 7a7 applies only to minerals 
owned by the ,united ,states and nothing
 in this ,act affects1 diminishes1      
impairs1 encumbers1 or otherwise applies
 to any right1 title1 interest1 or claim
 in minerals owned by1 held in trust on 
behalf of1 or claimed by-- 7#a7 a       
qualified land grant-merced2 or  7#b7 an
 ,indian ,tribe4  7c7 ,effect on        
traditional and customary uses ,nothing 
in this ,act prohibits1 restricts1 or   
otherwise affects the traditional1      
customary1 or personal use1 gathering1  
or collection of common variety         
minerals1 stone1 sand1 gravel1 clay1    
adobe1 mineral earths1 or other similar 
materials by members of a qualified land
 grant-merced or acequia community1 or  
by other individuals1 for domestic1     
cultural1 religious1 ceremonial1        
subsistence1 agricultural1 or           
noncommercial construction purposes1    
consistent with applicable ,federal law 
and the management of the ,national     
,forest ,system4  7d7 ,definitions ,in  

this ,act3 7#a7 ,indian ,tribe ,the term
 ,indian ,tribe means the governing body
 of any individually identified and     
federally recognized ,indian or ,alaska 
,native tribe1 band1 nation1 pueblo1    
village1 community1 affiliated ,tribal  
group1 or component reservation included
 on the most recent list published      
pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 of the     
,federally ,recognized ,indian ,tribe   
,list ,act of #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4      
#eaca7;a774  7#b7 ,qualified land       
grant-merced ,the term qualified land   
grant-merced means a community land     
grant issued under the laws or customs  
of the ,government of ,spain or ,mexico 
that-- 7,a7 is recognized under ,new    
,mexico ,statutes ,chapter #di1         
,articles #a and #d 7or a successor     
statute72 and  7,b7 7i7 has a record of 
historical or traditional use on        
,federal land within the boundary area  
described in subsection 7a72 or  7ii7   
has a patented exterior boundary that is
 or previously was located on or        

adjacent to ,federal land within the    
boundary area described in subsection   
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