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 PUBLIC LAW 97-350—OCT. 18, 1982 Public Law 97-350 97th Congress

96 STAT. 1661

An Act To authorize appropriations for the operations of the Office of Environmental Quality and the Council on Environmental Quality during flscal years 1982, 1983, and 1984, and withdraw certain lands within the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest from leasing under mineral and geothermal leasing laws.

Oct. 18, 1982 [S. 1210]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 205 ofEnvironmental the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. Quality, Office and Council 4374) is amended— appropriation (1) by striking out "; and" at the end of paragraph (a) and authorization, fiscal years inserting in lieu thereof a period; and 1982-1984. (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: Mt. Baker"(c) $44,000 for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982, Snoqualmie National Forest, 1983, and 1984.". SEC. 2. (a) Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal lands within leasing of exemption the area described in subsection (b) are hereby withdrawn from all certain lands. forms of appropriation under the mining laws and from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing and all amendments thereto. (b) The area referred to in subsection (a) shall comprise those lands which are owned by the United States within the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and which lie within the physiographic boundaries of the watersheds of the Cedar River, the Green River, and the North and South Forks of the Tolt River. The boundaries of such areas shall be as depicted on maps entitled "Boundary Map, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Proposed Withdrawals", dated May 12, 1982. Such maps shall be on file and available for Public inspection in the offices of the United States Forest Service, Depart- inspection. ment of Agriculture. (c) The withdrawal described in subsection (a) shall not apply to any exchange carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the Alpine Lakes Area Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94357, 90 Stat. 905) nor shall such withdrawed apply to any Federal 16 USC 1132 land exchange in process. For purposes of this Act an exchange is in note. process if publication of notice of the contemplated exchange has commenced by the date of enactment of this Act.

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