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114 STAT. 2208 PUBLIC LAW 106-490—NOV. 9, 2000 Public Law 106-490 106th Congress An Act To provide that the conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management of the svirface Nov. 9, 2000 estate to certain land in the State of Wyoming in exchange for certain private [S. 1030] land will not result in the removal of the land from operation of the mining laws. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.60 BAR LAND EXCHANGE. (a) IN GENERAL.— Sections 2201.1-2(d) and 2091.3 -2(c) of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not apply in the case of the conveyance by the Secretary of the Interior of the land described in subsection (b) in exchange for approximately 9,480 acres of land in Campbell County, Wyoming, pursuant to the terms of the Cow Creek/60 Bar land exchange, WYW-143315. (b) LAND DESCRIPTION. —The land described in this subsection comprises the following land in Campbell and Johnson Counties, Wyoming: (1) Approximately 2,960 acres of land in the tract known as the "Bill Barlow Ranch". (2) Approximately 2,315 acres of land in the tract known as the "T-Chair Ranch". (3) Approximately 3,948 acres of land in the tract known as the "Bob Christensen Ranch". (4) Approximately 11,609 acres of land in the tract known as the "John Christensen Ranch". (c) SEGREGATION FROM ENTRY. —Land acquired by the United States in the exchange under subsection (a) shall be segregated from entry under the mining laws until appropriate land use planning is completed for the land. Approved November 9, 2000. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1030: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-898 (Comm. on Resomxes). SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-174 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 145 (1999): Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate. Vol. 146 (2000): Oct. 23, considered and passed House.