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S 4599 116th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Lakes and rivers Land transfers Land use and conservation Mining New Mexico Oil and gas Watersheds

Pecos Watershed Protection Act

Introduced: September 16, 2020 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.
Sep 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pecos Watershed Protection Act

This bill withdraws identified federal land in the Pecos River watershed in New Mexico from

  • entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
  • location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
  • disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
What's happening now November 18, 2020

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.

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