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S 2907 115th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Historic sites and heritage areas Land transfers Land use and conservation New Mexico

Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2018

Introduced: May 22, 2018 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 22, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528.
May 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2018

This bill withdraws the federal lands and interests that are within the Chaco Cultural Heritage Withdrawal Area in New Mexico and any land or interest within such area which is acquired by the federal government after enactment of this bill from:

  • entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;
  • location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and
  • operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
What's happening now August 22, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528.

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