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S. 534 118th Congress Senate

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Official title: A bill to withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development.

Introduced: February 27, 2023 Introduced by: Martin Heinrich Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfersMiningNew Mexico
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Became law
Jul 19, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137.
Jul 19, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-63.
May 17, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 19, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 requires a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1221 Identical bill Buffalo Tract Protection Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 534: Buffalo Tract Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-534/
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"S. 534: Buffalo Tract Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-534/.
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S. 534, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-534/.
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