S. 258 · 116th Congress
Ruby Mountains Protection Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Introduced
- 2019-01-29
- Latest action
- 2019-12-17 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Summary
Ruby Mountains Protection Act
This bill withdraws approximately 309,272 acres of National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest located in Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under mineral leasing laws.
Any land within the withdrawal area that is acquired by the federal government after enactment of this bill must be withdrawn in accordance with the bill.