Buffalo Tract Protection Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires withdraws covered BLM land near Placitas, New Mexico from mining, mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing while allowing surface conveyance only if the United States keeps the mineral estate. It relies on compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Public Lands and Energy.
Who Benefits and How
Conservation and land-protection interests in the Placitas, New Mexico area could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Mining, mineral, and geothermal developers that might otherwise seek rights on the withdrawn Buffalo Tract land could face higher barriers and Interior Department and Bureau of Land Management officials administering the withdrawal and reserved mineral estate would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires withdraws covered BLM land near Placitas, New Mexico from mining, mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing while allowing surface conveyance only if the United States keeps the mineral estate.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires withdraws covered BLM land near Placitas, New Mexico from mining, mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing while allowing surface conveyance only if the United States keeps the mineral estate.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Energy
Primary Purpose
The bill requires withdraws covered BLM land near Placitas, New Mexico from mining, mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing while allowing surface conveyance only if the United States keeps the mineral estate.
Policy Domains
Sections 1-2 - Buffalo Tract withdrawal
Identified Gains
- Conservation and land-protection interests in the Placitas, New Mexico area
Identified Costs
- Mining, mineral, and geothermal developers that might otherwise seek rights on the withdrawn Buffalo Tract land
- Interior Department and Bureau of Land Management officials administering the withdrawal and reserved mineral estate
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, …
Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Luján) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Mining, mineral, and geothermal developers that might otherwise seek rights on the withdrawn Buffalo Tract land
Conservation and land-protection interests in the Placitas, New Mexico area
Interior Department and Bureau of Land Management officials administering the withdrawal and reserved mineral estate
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Bureau of Land Management
- "the_secretary_of_the_interior"
- → Secretary of the Interior
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