H.R.5583: To withdraw the Tusayan Ranger District and Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and for other purposes.

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April 01, 2008 Five tribes say no to Grand Canyon area uranium mine

HR 5583 would prohibit new uranium mining in the last three portions of federal land surrounding the Grand Canyon where it is still permissible: the Tusayan ...

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Source: Prescott Daily Courier, AZ

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March 31, 2008 Exploration near Grand Canyon prompts lawsuit, fed legislation to ...

Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) has introduced the Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2008 (HR 5583) to withdraw 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon from ...

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Source: Mineweb, UK

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March 30, 2008 Many say wonder of Grand Canyon should take priority

Fourteen spoke, most of them supporting Grijalva's HR 5583, which he dubbed the Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2008. ...

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Source: Mohave Valley News, NV

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March 28, 2008 Guest Opinion Raúl M. Grijalva Proposed bill would keep this ...

I have introduced HR 5583, The Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2008, to do just that. I join with other state, local and tribal leaders, ...

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Source: Tucson Citizen, AZ

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March 28, 2008 Conservation Groups Support Mining Ban to Protect Grand Canyon ...

Grijalva introduced legislation, HR 5583, to place one million acres of federal public land off limits to new mining claims in watersheds around Grand ...

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Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME

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