S. 255: North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013
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S. 255: North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-07 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013
Plain summary
North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 - Withdraws federally owned land or interest in land within the North Fork Lands Withdrawal Area in Montana from: (1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing. Provides that nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action necessary to complete any requirement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) or the Endangered Species Act of 1973 concerning surface-disturbing activity that occurs on any lease issued before this Act's enactment.
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Official text
North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · 2 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s255.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s255 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113