16 U.S.C. § 460hhh–6 — Withdrawal

(a) In general. Subject to valid existing rights, and except as provided in subsection (b), all federal land within the Recreation Area is withdrawn from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. (b) Exceptions. (1) In general. Despite subsection (a), a specific parcel — the W½E½ and W½ of section 27, Township 23 South, Range 58 East, Mt. Diablo Meridian — is not subject to withdrawal under subsection (a). (2) Effect of entry under public land laws. Despite paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the following are also not subject to withdrawal under that paragraph: (A) any federal land in the Recreation Area that qualifies for conveyance under the Small Tracts Act (Public Law 97–465), which may be conveyed under that Act even though section 7 of that Act would otherwise apply; and (B) any federal land in the Recreation Area that the Secretary decides is appropriate for conveyance by exchange for non-federal land within the Recreation Area, under the authorities generally used for exchanging National Forest System land.