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S 526 116th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Mining New Mexico

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.
Dec 17, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Dec 12, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 14, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323.
Feb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

This bill withdraws 4,288 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and identified as Tract A, Tract B, Tract C, and Tract D in Placitas, New Mexico, from

  • location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
  • disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

Any conveyance of the surface estate of the federal land must require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.

What's happening now December 17, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2640 Identical bill Buffalo Tract Protection Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 526: Buffalo Tract Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-526/
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"S. 526: Buffalo Tract Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-526/.
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S. 526, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-526/.
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