Sec. 4. Withdrawal of certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico
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Subject to any valid existing rights, the Federal land is withdrawn from— all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. The Withdrawal Map shall be made available for inspection at each appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management. Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may convey the Federal land to, or exchange the Federal land with, an Indian Tribe in accordance with a resource management plan that is approved as of the date of enactment of this Act, as subsequently developed, amended, or revised in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) and any other applicable law.
A covered lease— shall automatically terminate by operation of law pursuant to section 17(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(e) ) and subpart 3108 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and may not be extended by the Secretary. Any portion of the Federal land subject to a covered lease terminated under paragraph
(1)or otherwise or relinquished or acquired by the United States on or after the date of enactment of this Act is withdrawn from— all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent undermining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. Nothing in this section— affects the mineral rights of an Indian Tribe or a member of the Navajo Nation or any other Indian Tribe to trust land or allotment land; or precludes improvements to, or rights-of-way for water, power, utility, or road development on, the Federal land to assist communities adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Federal land.
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