305 



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1 total Preserve acreage in any given year. Any timber cut- 



2 ting for scientific study must be approved by a Vz mtyority 



3 vote of the Board. Timber cutting within 500 yards of Se- 



4 quoia groves is prohibited. In no case shall any timber cut- 



5 ting be permitted for commercial purposes. No timber in 



6 the Preserve shall be included as part of any allowable 



7 sale quantity of timber. 



8 (2) The Secretary is authorized to buy out any exist- 



9 ing signed timber contracts wthin the boundaries of the 



10 Preserve at the time of enactment, in accordance with ap- 



1 1 plicable Federal law. 



12 (1) Mineral and Geothermal Leasing. — 



13 (1) Patents. — No patent may be issued under 



14 the mining or geothermal laws of the United States 



15 after the date of enactment of this Act for locations 



16 and claims made before the enactment of this Act on 



17 Federal lands located within the boundaries of the 



18 Preserve. 



19 (2) Administration. — ^All mineral and geo- 



20 thermal exploration, filing of claims, extraction and/ 



21 or development on federally owned lands within the 



22 Preserve is prohibited. 



23 (3) Withdrawal.— Federal lands within the 



24 exterior boundary of the Preserve are hereby with- 



25 drawn from all forms of location, entry, and patent 



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