16 U.S.C. § 410fff–7 — Withdrawal

Subject to any valid rights that already exist, this section withdraws a specific block of federal land from several categories of law that would otherwise let people claim or use it. The land affected is shown on the official Map as "BLM Withdrawal (Tract B)," covering about 1,154 acres. This land is withdrawn, first, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws — meaning people cannot settle on it, stake a claim to it, or otherwise acquire it the way they could on ordinary unprotected public land. Second, it is withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, meaning no one may file a new mining claim there or eventually receive formal ownership (a "patent") of a mining claim. Third, it is withdrawn from all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing, and any amendments to those laws, meaning the government cannot lease out rights to extract minerals or geothermal energy from this tract. Existing rights that were valid before this withdrawal remain protected and are not affected.