HR 1221 · 118th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Introduced 2023-02-27· Sponsored by Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [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: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.(2023-03-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 shall require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]CA