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ginning on the day notice of such withdrawal has 

 been submitted to the Senate and the House of 

 Representatives, if the Congress has adopted a con- 

 current resolution stating that such House does not 

 approve the withdrawal. If the committee to which 

 a resolution has been referred during the said 

 ninety day period, has not reported it at the end of 

 thirty calender days after its referral, it shall be 

 in order to either discharge the committee from 

 further consideration of such resolution or to dis- 

 charge the committee from consideration of any 

 other resolution with respect to the Presidential 

 recommendation. A motion to discharge may be 

 made only by an individual favoring the resolu- 

 tion, shall be highly privileged (except that it may 

 not be made after the committee has reported such 

 a resolution) , and debate thereon shall be limited 

 to not more than one hour, to be divided equally be- 

 tween those favoring and those opposing the resolu- 

 tion. An amendment to the motion shall not be in 

 order, and it shall not be in order to move to re- 

 consider the vote by which the motion was agreed 

 to or disagreed to. If the motion to discharge is 

 agreed to or disagreed to, the motion may not 

 be made with respect to any other resolution with 

 respect to the same Presidential recommendation. 

 When the committee has reprinted, or has been 

 discharged from further consideration of a resolu- 

 tion, it shall at any time thereafter be in order 

 (even though a previous motion to the same effect 

 has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the 

 consideration of the resolution. The motion shall 

 be highly privileged and shall not be debatable. 

 An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, 

 and It shall not be In order to move to reconsider 

 the vote by which the motion was agreed to or 

 disagreed to. 



(2) With the notices required by subsection (c) 

 (1) of this section and within three months after 

 filing the notice under subsection (e) of this sec- 

 tion, the Secretary shall furnish to the committees; 



(1) a clear explanation of the proposed use of 

 the land involved which led to the withdrawal; 



(2) an Inventory and evaluation of the current 

 natural resource uses and values of the site and 

 adjacent public and nonpublic land and how It 

 appears they will be affected by the proposed use, 

 Including particularly aspects of use that might 

 cause degradation of the environment, and also 

 the economic impact of the change in use on 

 individuals, local communities, and the Nation ; 



(3) an Identification of present users of the 

 land involved, and how they will be affected by 

 the proposed use ; 



(4) an analysis of the manner in which exist- 

 ing and potential resource uses are Incompatible 

 with or In conflict with the proposed use, together 

 with a statement of the provisions to be made 

 for continuation or termination of existing uses. 

 Including an economic analysis of such continua- 

 tion or termination ; 



(5) an analysis of the manner In which such 

 lands will be used in relation to the specific re- 



quirements for the proposed use; 



(6) a statement as to whether any suitable al- 

 ternative sites are available (including cost esti- 

 mates) for the proposed use or for uses such a 

 withdrawal would displace; 



(7) a statement of the consultation which has 

 been or will be had with other Federal depart- 

 ments and agencies, with regional. State, and 

 local government bodies, and with other appro- 

 priate Individuals and groups ; 



(8) a statement indicating the effect of the 

 proposed uses. If any, on State and local govern- 

 ment interests and the regional economy; 



(9) a statement of the expected length of time 

 needed fOr the withdrawal; 



(10) the time and place of hearings and of 

 other public involvement concerning such with- 

 drawal ; 



(11) the place where the records on the with- 

 drawal can be examined by Interested parties; 

 and 



(12) a report prepared by a qualified mining 

 engineer, engineering geologist, or geologist 

 which shall Include but not be limited to informa- 

 tion on : general geology, known mineral deposits, 

 past and present mineral production, mining 

 claims, mineral leases, evaluation of futurfe mi- 

 neral potential, present and potential market 

 demands. 



(d) A withdrawal aggregating less than five 

 thousand acres may be made under this subsec- 

 tion by the Secretary on his own motion or upon 

 request by a department or an agency head — 



(1) for such period of time as he deems desir- 

 able for a resource use ; or 



(2) for a period of not more than twenty years 

 for any other use. Including but not limited to 

 use for administrative sites, location of facilities, 

 and other proprietary purposes; or 



(3) for a period of not more than five years 

 to preserve such tract for a specific use then 

 under consideration by the Congress. 



(e) When the Secretary determines, or when 

 the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of 

 either the House of Representatives or the Senate 

 notifies the Secretary, that an emergency situation 

 exists and that extraordinary measures must be 

 taken to preserve values that would otherwise be 

 lost, the Secretary notwithstanding the provisions 

 of subsections (c)(1) and (d) of this section, shall 

 Immediately make a withdrawal and file notice of 

 such emergency withdrawal with the Committees 

 on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and 

 the House of Representatives. Such emergency 

 withdrawal shall be effective when made but shall 

 last only for a period not to exceed three years and 

 may not be extended except under the provisions 

 of subsection (c)(1) or (d), whichever Is applica- 

 ble, and (b)(1) of this section. The information 

 required in subsection (c) (2) of this subsection 

 shall be furnished the committees within three 

 months after filing such notice. 



(f) All withdrawals and extensions thereof, 



