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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







1992 FWOC RESOLUTION #8

_THE BODIE PROTECTION ACT OF 1992_


The historic Bodie gold mining district in the State of California is the site of the largest and best-preserved authentic ghost town in the Western United States.  Bodie was designated a national historical landmark in 1961 and a California State Historical Park in 1962.  It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is included in the Federal Historic American Buildings survey.
The town of Bodie is now threatened by proposals to explore for and extract minerals form the townsite and from surrounding lands.
The Bodie Protection Act of 1992, HR 4370, provides that all federal lands within the Bodie Bowl area are not subject to location, entry and patent under the mining laws of the Untied States, subject to valid existing rights, and directs the Secretary of the Interior to consult with the governor of the State of California before approving any mining activity plan within the Bodie Bowl.
The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs supports HR 4370 (the Bodie Protection Act of 1992) and urges its member clubs to contact their legislators and press for early passage of this bill.*

* A suitably prepared copy of this resolution shall be presented to the Honorable Nick J. Rahall, Chairman of the Congressional Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources; Congressman Richard Lehman; and to the Save Bodie Committee.



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