- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Amendments
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: June 24, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
SA 6422. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1094. PROTECTION OF RUBY MOUNTAINS, NEVADA.
(a) Withdrawal of Certain National Forest System Land.—
(1) Withdrawal.—Subject to valid existing rights, the
approximately 309,272 acres of Federal land and interests in
the land located in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest within the area depicted on
the Forest Service map entitled “S. 258 Ruby Mountains
Protective Act” and dated December 5, 2019, as “National
Forest System Lands” are withdrawn from all forms of
operation under the mineral leasing laws.
(2) Application.—Any land or interest in land within the
boundary of the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-
Toiyabe National Forest that is acquired by the United States
after the date of enactment of this Act shall be withdrawn in
accordance with paragraph (1).
(3) Availability of map.—The map described in paragraph
(1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.
(b) Withdrawal of Certain National Wildlife Refuge System
Land.—
(1) Withdrawal.—
(A) In general.—Subject to valid existing rights, the
approximately 39,926.10 acres of Federal land and interests
in the land located in the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge
and depicted on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
map entitled “S. XXX Ruby Mountains Protection Act” and
dated February 23, 2021, as “Ruby Lake National Wildlife
Refuge” are withdrawn from all forms of operation under the
mineral leasing laws, subject to subparagraph (B).
(B) Exception.—The withdrawal under subparagraph (A) shall
not apply to noncommercial refuge management activities by
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(2) Application.—Any land or interest in land within the
boundary of the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge that is
acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of
this Act shall be withdrawn in accordance with paragraph (1).
(3) Availability of map.—The map described in paragraph
(1)(A) shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the appropriate offices of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.