United States · Bill · S
S. 1560 (106th)
Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area Establishment Act
Introduced
5 August 1999
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Summary
Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area in Arizona. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to manage the conservation area. Permits hunting, fishing, and livestock grazing in the area. Directs the Secretary to develop and carry out forest restoration projects on Ponderosa pine and Pinion-Juniper forests in the area, with the goal of restoring the land to presettlement condition. Establishes the Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area Advisory Committee to advise on the preparation and implementation of the management plan. Requires the Secretary to manage the conservation area under resource management plans in effect on this Act's enactment date. Describes procedures for the acquisition of State or private lands within the conservation area. Requires the Secretary to assess the oil, gas, coal, and other mineral potential on Federal land in the conservation area. Subjects the mineral assessment program to review and approval by the Arizona State Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. Withdraws public land within the conservation area from mineral location, entry, and patent under the General Mining Law of 1872. Permits the removal of minerals from the conservation area in accordance with specified existing laws. Authorizes appropriations.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 August 1999
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 August 1999
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 August 1999
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