HR 2640 · 116th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Introduced 2019-05-09· Sponsored by Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.(2020-09-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Buffalo Tract Protection Act This bill withdraws specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from all forms of mineral development under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing or mineral materials, including locatable minerals. Any disposal of the surface estate of the BLM lands shall be subject to the condition that the mineral estate of those lands shall remain under the ownership of the BLM, subject to the withdrawal under this bill.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2640, Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Jun 4, 2020

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 15, 2020

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]CA