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Union Calendar No. 121113TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 687[Report No. 113167]
To facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona
by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal
land, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SCHWEIKERT,
and Mr. FRANKS of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources
JULY 22, 2013
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2013]
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A BILL
To facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources
in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an
exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other
purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.3
(a) SHORT TITLE.This Act may be cited as the4
Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act5
of 2013.6
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.The table of contents for7
this Act is as follows:8
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Land exchange.
Sec. 5. Conveyance and management of non-Federal land.
Sec. 6. Value adjustment payment to United States.
Sec. 7. Withdrawal.
Sec. 8. Apache leap.
Sec. 9. Miscellaneous provisions.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.9
(a) FINDINGS.Congress finds that10
(1) the land exchange furthers public objectives11
referenced in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy12
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) in-13
cluding14
(A) promoting significant job and other eco-15
nomic opportunities in a part of the State of Ar-16
izona that has a long history of mining, but is17
currently experiencing high unemployment rates18
and economic difficulties;19
(B) facilitating the development of a world-20
class domestic copper deposit capable of meeting21
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a significant portion of the annual United States1
demand for this strategic and important min-2
eral, in an area which has already been subject3
to mining operations;4
(C) significantly enhancing Federal, State,5
and local revenue collections in a time of severe6
governmental budget shortfalls;7
(D) securing Federal ownership and protec-8
tion of land with significant fish and wildlife,9
recreational, scenic, water, riparian, cultural,10
and other public values;11
(E) assisting more efficient Federal land12
management via Federal acquisition of land for13
addition to the Las Cienegas and San Pedro Na-14
tional Conservation Areas, and to the Tonto and15
Coconino National Forests;16
(F) providing opportunity for community17
expansion and economic diversification adjacent18
to the towns of Superior, Miami, and Globe, Ari-19
zona; and20
(G) protecting the cultural resources and21
other values of the Apache Leap escarpment lo-22
cated near Superior, Arizona; and23
(2) the land exchange is, therefore, in the public24
interest.25
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(b) PURPOSE.It is the purpose of this Act to author-1
ize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the exchange of land be-2
tween Resolution Copper and the United States.3
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.4
In this Act:5
(1) APACHE LEAP.The term Apache Leap6
means the approximately 807 acres of land depicted7
on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Ex-8
change and Conservation Act of 2013Apache Leap9
and dated February 2013.10
(2) FEDERAL LAND.The term Federal land11
means the approximately 2,422 acres of land located12
in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map enti-13
tled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Con-14
servation Act of 2013Federal ParcelOak Flat and15
dated February 2013.16
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.The term Indian tribe has17
the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian18
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (2519
U.S.C. 450b).20
(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.The term non-Fed-21
eral land means the parcels of land owned by Reso-22
lution Copper that are described in section 5(a) and,23
if necessary to equalize the land exchange under sec-24
tion 4, section 4(e)(2)(A)(i).25
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(5) OAK FLAT CAMPGROUND.The term Oak1
Flat Campground means the approximately 50 acres2
of land comprising approximately 16 developed3
campsites depicted on the map entitled Southeast4
Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of5
2013Oak Flat Campground and dated February6
2013.7
(6) OAK FLAT WITHDRAWAL AREA.The term8
Oak Flat Withdrawal Area means the approxi-9
mately 760 acres of land depicted on the map entitled10
Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation11
Act of 2013Oak Flat Withdrawal Area and dated12
February 2013.13
(7) RESOLUTION COPPER.The term Resolu-14
tion Copper means Resolution Copper Mining, LLC,15
a Delaware limited liability company, including any16
successor, assign, affiliate, member, or joint venturer17
of Resolution Copper Mining, LLC.18
(8) SECRETARY.The term Secretary means19
the Secretary of Agriculture.20
(9) STATE.The term State means the State21
of Arizona.22
(10) TOWN.The term Town means the incor-23
porated town of Superior, Arizona.24
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SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE.1
(a) IN GENERAL.Subject to the provisions of this2
Act, if Resolution Copper offers to convey to the United3
States all right, title, and interest of Resolution Copper in4
and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary is authorized5
and directed to convey to Resolution Copper, all right, title,6
and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land.7
(b) CONDITIONS ONACCEPTANCE.Title to any non-8
Federal land conveyed by Resolution Copper to the United9
States under this Act shall be in a form that10
(1) is acceptable to the Secretary, for land to be11
administered by the Forest Service and the Secretary12
of the Interior, for land to be administered by the Bu-13
reau of Land Management; and14
(2) conforms to the title approval standards of15
the Attorney General of the United States applicable16
to land acquisitions by the Federal Government.17
(c) CONSULTATION WITHINDIAN TRIBES.If not un-18
dertaken prior to enactment of this Act, within 30 days of19
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall engage20
in government-to-government consultation with affected In-21
dian tribes concerning issues related to the land exchange,22
in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations).23
(d) APPRAISALS.24
(1) IN GENERAL.As soon as practicable after25
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and26
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Resolution Copper shall select an appraiser to con-1
duct appraisals of the Federal land and non-Federal2
land in compliance with the requirements of section3
254.9 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations.4
(2) REQUIREMENTS.5
(A) IN GENERAL.Except as provided in6
subparagraph (B), an appraisal prepared under7
this subsection shall be conducted in accordance8
with nationally recognized appraisal standards,9
including10
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards11
for Federal Land Acquisitions; and12
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes-13
sional Appraisal Practice.14
(B) FINAL APPRAISED VALUE.After the15
final appraised values of the Federal land and16
non-Federal land are determined and approved17
by the Secretary, the Secretary shall not be re-18
quired to reappraise or update the final ap-19
praised value20
(i) for a period of 3 years beginning on21
the date of the approval by the Secretary of22
the final appraised value; or23
(ii) at all, in accordance with section24
254.14 of title 36, Code of Federal Regula-25
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tions (or a successor regulation), after an1
exchange agreement is entered into by Reso-2
lution Copper and the Secretary.3
(C) IMPROVEMENTS.Any improvements4
made by Resolution Copper prior to entering5
into an exchange agreement shall not be included6
in the appraised value of the Federal land.7
(D) PUBLIC REVIEW.Before consum-8
mating the land exchange under this Act, the9
Secretary shall make the appraisals of the land10
to be exchanged (or a summary thereof) available11
for public review.12
(3) APPRAISAL INFORMATION.The appraisal13
prepared under this subsection shall include a de-14
tailed income capitalization approach analysis of the15
market value of the Federal land which may be uti-16
lized, as appropriate, to determine the value of the17
Federal land, and shall be the basis for calculation of18
any payment under section 6.19
(e) EQUAL VALUELANDEXCHANGE.20
(1) IN GENERAL.The value of the Federal land21
and non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act22
shall be equal or shall be equalized in accordance with23
this subsection.24
(2) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND VALUE.25
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(A) IN GENERAL.If the final appraised1
value of the Federal land exceeds the value of the2
non-Federal land, Resolution Copper shall3
(i) convey additional non-Federal land4
in the State to the Secretary or the Sec-5
retary of the Interior, consistent with the re-6
quirements of this Act and subject to the ap-7
proval of the applicable Secretary;8
(ii) make a cash payment to the9
United States; or10
(iii) use a combination of the methods11
described in clauses (i) and (ii), as agreed12
to by Resolution Copper, the Secretary, and13
the Secretary of the Interior.14
(B) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.The Secretary15
may accept a payment in excess of 25 percent of16
the total value of the land or interests conveyed,17
notwithstanding section 206(b) of the Federal18
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (4319
U.S.C. 1716(b)).20
(C) DISPOSITION AND USE OF PROCEEDS.21
Any amounts received by the United States22
under this subparagraph shall be deposited in23
the fund established under Public Law 9017124
(commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C.25
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484a) and shall be made available, in such1
amounts as are provided in advance in appro-2
priation Acts, to the Secretary for the acquisi-3
tion of land for addition to the National Forest4
System.5
(3) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.If the6
final appraised value of the non-Federal land exceeds7
the value of the Federal land8
(A) the United States shall not make a pay-9
ment to Resolution Copper to equalize the value;10
and11
(B) the surplus value of the non-Federal12
land shall be considered to be a donation by Res-13
olution Copper to the United States.14
(f) OAKFLAT WITHDRAWALAREA.15
(1) PERMITS.Subject to the provisions of this16
subsection and notwithstanding any withdrawal of17
the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from the mining, min-18
eral leasing, or public land laws, the Secretary, upon19
enactment of this Act, shall issue to Resolution Cop-20
per21
(A) if so requested by Resolution Copper,22
within 30 days of such request, a special use per-23
mit to carry out mineral exploration activities24
under the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from exist-25
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ing drill pads located outside the Area, if the ac-1
tivities would not disturb the surface of the Area;2
and3
(B) if so requested by Resolution Copper,4
within 90 days of such request, a special use per-5
mit to carry out mineral exploration activities6
within the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area (but not7
within the Oak Flat Campground), if the activi-8
ties are conducted from a single exploratory drill9
pad which is located to reasonably minimize vis-10
ual and noise impacts on the Campground.11
(2) CONDITIONS.Any activities undertaken in12
accordance with this subsection shall be subject to13
such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary14
may require.15
(3) TERMINATION.The authorization for Reso-16
lution Copper to undertake mineral exploration ac-17
tivities under this subsection shall remain in effect18
until the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area land is conveyed19
to Resolution Copper in accordance with this Act.20
(g) COSTS.As a condition of the land exchange under21
this Act, Resolution Copper shall agree to pay, without com-22
pensation, all costs that are23
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(1) associated with the land exchange and any1
environmental review document under subsection (j);2
and3
(2) agreed to by the Secretary.4
(h) USE OFFEDERAL LAND.The Federal land to be5
conveyed to Resolution Copper under this Act shall be avail-6
able to Resolution Copper for mining and related activities7
subject to and in accordance with applicable Federal, State,8
and local laws pertaining to mining and related activities9
on land in private ownership.10
(i) INTENT OF CONGRESS.It is the intent of Congress11
that the land exchange directed by this Act shall be con-12
summated not later than one year after the date of enact-13
ment of this Act.14
(j) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.Compliance with15
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act16
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) under this Act shall be17
as follows:18
(1) Prior to commencing production in commer-19
cial quantities of any valuable mineral from the Fed-20
eral land conveyed to Resolution Copper under this21
Act (except for any production from exploration and22
mine development shafts, adits, and tunnels needed to23
determine feasibility and pilot plant testing of com-24
mercial production or to access the ore body and tail-25
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ing deposition areas), Resolution Copper shall submit1
to the Secretary a proposed mine plan of operations.2
(2) The Secretary shall, within 3 years of such3
submission, complete preparation of an environ-4
mental review document in accordance with section5
102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of6
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4322(2)) which shall be used as the7
basis for all decisions under applicable Federal laws,8
rules and regulations regarding any Federal actions9
or authorizations related to the proposed mine and10
mine plan of operations of Resolution Copper, includ-11
ing the construction of associated power, water, trans-12
portation, processing, tailings, waste dump, and other13
ancillary facilities.14
SEC. 5. CONVEYANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF NON-FEDERAL15
LAND.16
(a) CONVEYANCE.On receipt of title to the Federal17
land, Resolution Copper shall simultaneously convey18
(1) to the Secretary, all right, title, and interest19
that the Secretary determines to be acceptable in and20
to21
(A) the approximately 147 acres of land lo-22
cated in Gila County, Arizona, depicted on the23
map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange24
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and Conservation Act of 2013Non-Federal Par-1
celTurkey Creek and dated February 2013;2
(B) the approximately 148 acres of land lo-3
cated in Yavapai County, Arizona, depicted on4
the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Ex-5
change and Conservation Act of 2013Non-Fed-6
eral ParcelTangle Creek and dated February7
2013;8
(C) the approximately 149 acres of land lo-9
cated in Maricopa County, Arizona, depicted on10
the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Ex-11
change and Conservation Act of 2013Non-Fed-12
eral ParcelCave Creek and dated February13
2013;14
(D) the approximately 640 acres of land lo-15
cated in Coconino County, Arizona, depicted on16
the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Ex-17
change and Conservation Act of 2013Non-Fed-18
eral ParcelEast Clear Creek and dated Feb-19
ruary 2013; and20
(E) the approximately 110 acres of land lo-21
cated in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the22
map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange23
and Conservation Act of 2013Apache Leap24
South End and dated February 2013; and25
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(2) to the Secretary of the Interior, all right,1
title, and interest that the Secretary of the Interior2
determines to be acceptable in and to3
(A) the approximately 3,050 acres of land4
located in Pinal County, Arizona, identified as5
Lands to DOI as generally depicted on the6
map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange7
and Conservation Act of 2013Non-Federal Par-8
celLower San Pedro River and dated Feb-9
ruary 2013;10
(B) the approximately 160 acres of land lo-11
cated in Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona, iden-12
tified as Lands to DOI as generally depicted13
on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land14
Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013Non-15
Federal ParcelDripping Springs and dated16
February 2013; and17
(C) the approximately 940 acres of land lo-18
cated in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, identified19
as Lands to DOI as generally depicted on the20
map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange21
and Conservation Act of 2013Non-Federal Par-22
celAppleton Ranch and dated February 2013.23
(b) MANAGEMENT OFACQUIREDLAND.24
(1) LAND ACQUIRED BY THE SECRETARY.25
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(A) IN GENERAL.Land acquired by the1
Secretary under this Act shall2
(i) become part of the national forest3
in which the land is located; and4
(ii) be administered in accordance5
with the laws applicable to the National6
Forest System.7
(B) BOUNDARY REVISION.On the acquisi-8
tion of land by the Secretary under this Act, the9
boundaries of the national forest shall be modi-10
fied to reflect the inclusion of the acquired land.11
(C) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION12
FUND.For purposes of section 7 of the Land13
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (1614
U.S.C. 46019), the boundaries of a national for-15
est in which land acquired by the Secretary is16
located shall be deemed to be the boundaries of17
that forest as in existence on January 1, 1965.18
(2) LAND ACQUIRED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE19
INTERIOR.20
(A) SAN PEDRO NATIONAL CONSERVATION21
AREA.22
(i) IN GENERAL.The land acquired23
by the Secretary of the Interior under sub-24
section (a)(2)(A) shall be added to, and ad-25
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ministered as part of, the San Pedro Na-1
tional Conservation Area in accordance2
with the laws (including regulations) appli-3
cable to the Conservation Area.4
(ii) MANAGEMENT PLAN.Not later5
than 2 years after the date on which the6
land is acquired, the Secretary of the Inte-7
rior shall update the management plan for8
the San Pedro National Conservation Area9
to reflect the management requirements of10
the acquired land.11
(B) DRIPPING SPRINGS.Land acquired by12
the Secretary of the Interior under subsection13
(a)(2)(B) shall be managed in accordance with14
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of15
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and applicable16
land use plans.17
(C) LAS CIENEGAS NATIONAL CONSERVA-18
TION AREA.Land acquired by the Secretary of19
the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(C) shall be20
added to, and administered as part of, the Las21
Cienegas National Conservation Area in accord-22
ance with the laws (including regulations) appli-23
cable to the Conservation Area.24
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(c) SURRENDER OFRIGHTS.In addition to the con-1
veyance of the non-Federal land to the United States under2
this Act, and as a condition of the land exchange, Resolu-3
tion Copper shall surrender to the United States, without4
compensation, the rights held by Resolution Copper under5
the mining laws and other laws of the United States to com-6
mercially extract minerals under Apache Leap.7
SEC. 6. VALUE ADJUSTMENT PAYMENT TO UNITED STATES.8
(a) ANNUALPRODUCTIONREPORTING.9
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.As a condition of the10
land exchange under this Act, Resolution Copper shall11
submit to the Secretary of the Interior an annual re-12
port indicating the quantity of locatable minerals13
produced during the preceding calendar year in com-14
mercial quantities from the Federal land conveyed to15
Resolution Copper under section 4. The first report is16
required to be submitted not later than February 1517
of the first calendar year beginning after the date of18
commencement of production of valuable locatable19
minerals in commercial quantities from such Federal20
land. The reports shall be submitted February 15 of21
each calendar year thereafter.22
(2) SHARING REPORTS WITH STATE.The Sec-23
retary shall make each report received under para-24
graph (1) available to the State.25
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(3) REPORT CONTENTS.The reports under1
paragraph (1) shall comply with any recordkeeping2
and reporting requirements prescribed by the Sec-3
retary or required by applicable Federal laws in effect4
at the time of production.5
(b) PAYMENT ON PRODUCTION.If the cumulative6
production of valuable locatable minerals produced in com-7
mercial quantities from the Federal land conveyed to Reso-8
lution Copper under section 4 exceeds the quantity of pro-9
duction of locatable minerals from the Federal land used10
in the income capitalization approach analysis prepared11
under section 4(d), Resolution Copper shall pay to the12
United States, by not later than March 15 of each applica-13
ble calendar year, a value adjustment payment for the14
quantity of excess production at the same rate assumed for15
the income capitalization approach analysis prepared16
under section 4(d).17
(c) STATELAW UNAFFECTED.Nothing in this section18
modifies, expands, diminishes, amends, or otherwise affects19
any State law relating to the imposition, application, tim-20
ing, or collection of a State excise or severance tax.21
(d) USE OFFUNDS.22
(1) SEPARATE FUND.All funds paid to the23
United States under this section shall be deposited in24
a special fund established in the Treasury and shall25
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be available, in such amounts as are provided in ad-1
vance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary and the2
Secretary of the Interior only for the purposes author-3
ized by paragraph (2).4
(2) AUTHORIZED USE.Amounts in the special5
fund established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be6
used for maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation7
projects for Forest Service and Bureau of Land Man-8
agement assets.9
SEC. 7. WITHDRAWAL.10
Subject to valid existing rights, Apache Leap and any11
land acquired by the United States under this Act are with-12
drawn from all forms of13
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the14
public land laws;15
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining16
laws; and17
(3) disposition under the mineral leasing, min-18
eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.19
SEC. 8. APACHE LEAP.20
(a) MANAGEMENT.21
(1) IN GENERAL.The Secretary shall manage22
Apache Leap to preserve the natural character of23
Apache Leap and to protect archeological and cul-24
tural resources located on Apache Leap.25
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(2) SPECIAL USE PERMITS.The Secretary may1
issue to Resolution Copper special use permits allow-2
ing Resolution Copper to carry out underground ac-3
tivities (other than the commercial extraction of min-4
erals) under the surface of Apache Leap that the Sec-5
retary determines would not disturb the surface of the6
land, subject to any terms and conditions that the7
Secretary may require.8
(3) FENCES; SIGNAGE.The Secretary may9
allow use of the surface of Apache Leap for installa-10
tion of fences, signs, monitoring devices, or other11
measures necessary to protect the health and safety of12
the public, protect resources located on Apache Leap,13
or to ensure that activities conducted under para-14
graph (2) do not affect the surface of Apache Leap.15
(b) PLAN.16
(1) IN GENERAL.Not later than 3 years after17
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in18
consultation with affected Indian tribes, the Town,19
Resolution Copper, and other interested members of20
the public, shall prepare a management plan for21
Apache Leap.22
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.In preparing the plan23
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider24
whether additional measures are necessary to25
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(A) protect the cultural, archaeological, or1
historical resources of Apache Leap, including2
permanent or seasonal closures of all or a por-3
tion of Apache Leap; and4
(B) provide access for recreation.5
(c) MININGACTIVITIES.The provisions of this section6
shall not impose additional restrictions on mining activi-7
ties carried out by Resolution Copper adjacent to, or outside8
of, the Apache Leap area beyond those otherwise applicable9
to mining activities on privately owned land under Federal,10
State, and local laws, rules and regulations.11
SEC. 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.12
(a) REVOCATION OF ORDERS; WITHDRAWAL.13
(1) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.Any public land14
order that withdraws the Federal land from appro-15
priation or disposal under a public land law shall be16
revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal of17
the land.18
(2) WITHDRAWAL.On the date of enactment of19
this Act, if the Federal land or any Federal interest20
in the non-Federal land to be exchanged under section21
4 is not withdrawn or segregated from entry and ap-22
propriation under a public land law (including min-23
ing and mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal24
Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)), the land25
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or interest shall be withdrawn, without further action1
required by the Secretary concerned, from entry and2
appropriation. The withdrawal shall be terminated3
(A) on the date of consummation of the land4
exchange; or5
(B) if Resolution Copper notifies the Sec-6
retary in writing that it has elected to withdraw7
from the land exchange pursuant to section8
206(d) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-9
ment Act of 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C.10
1716(d)).11
(3) RIGHTS OF RESOLUTION COPPER.Nothing12
in this Act shall interfere with, limit, or otherwise13
impair, the unpatented mining claims or rights cur-14
rently held by Resolution Copper on the Federal land,15
nor in any way change, diminish, qualify, or other-16
wise impact Resolution Coppers rights and ability to17
conduct activities on the Federal land under such18
unpatented mining claims and the general mining19
laws of the United States, including the permitting or20
authorization of such activities.21
(b) MAPS, ESTIMATES, ANDDESCRIPTIONS.22
(1) MINOR ERRORS.The Secretary concerned23
and Resolution Copper may correct, by mutual agree-24
ment, any minor errors in any map, acreage esti-25
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mate, or description of any land conveyed or ex-1
changed under this Act.2
(2) CONFLICT.If there is a conflict between a3
map, an acreage estimate, or a description of land in4
this Act, the map shall control unless the Secretary5
concerned and Resolution Copper mutually agree oth-6
erwise.7
(3) AVAILABILITY.On the date of enactment of8
this Act, the Secretary shall file and make available9
for public inspection in the Office of the Supervisor,10
Tonto National Forest, each map referred to in this11
Act.12
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