Recommend the Secretary of the Interior withdraw from location and entry under mining laws about 340,079 acres of NFS lands, subject to valid existing rights, for a period of 20 years in aid of legislation (S566).
Location
Methow Valley and Tonasket Ranger Districts, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Okanogan County, Washington
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/01/2017
2
Decision
09/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest |
| Districts | Methow Valley Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | See project record for complete legal land description of the withdrawal area as described in the "Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2017 "(S.566). Approximately 340,079 acres of NFS lands w |