Buffalo Tract Protection Act

2/5/2024, 5:09 PM

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

This bill withdraws specified Bureau of Land Management lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

Any conveyance of the surface estate of such federal land requires a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.

Congress
118
Number
S - 534
Introduced on
2023-02-27
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

7/19/2023
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

This bill withdraws specified Bureau of Land Management lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

Any conveyance of the surface estate of such federal land requires a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development.
Policy Areas
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Potential Impact
Land transfers•
Mining•
New Mexico

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Latest Summary1/3/2024

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

This bill withdraws specified Bureau of Land Management lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral m...

Latest Action7/19/2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137.