Sec. 6. Boundaries and Mineral withdrawal for components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in the State of Oregon
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Section 3 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274 ) is amended— in subsection (b), in the first sentence— by striking different date if and inserting different date is ; and by striking (which boundaries and inserting (except as provided in subsection (e), the boundaries of which ; and by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding subsection (b), in the case of a segment that is designated as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in the State of Oregon on or after the date of enactment of the River Democracy Act of 2021 , the boundaries shall include an average of 640 acres of land per mile measured from the ordinary high water mark on both sides of the river. .
Section 9 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1280 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection, the term covered land means any Federal land that consists of— the bed or bank of a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in the State of Oregon; or in the case of a component of the National Wild and Rivers System in the State of Oregon that is subject to the 320-mile acreage limitation under section 3(b), within 1/4 mile of the bank of the component; or in the case of a component of the National Wild and Rivers System in the State of Oregon that is subject to a 640-mile acreage limitation under subsection
(a)or
(e)of section 3, within 1/2 mile of the bank of the component. Notwithstanding subsection (a)(iii) and subject to valid existing rights, all covered land is withdrawn from all forms of— location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. .
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Boundaries and Mineral withdrawal for components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in the State of Oregon
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