United States · Bill · S
S. 390 (115th)
Buffalo Tract Protection Act
Introduced
15 February 2017
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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24 March 2026
Summary
Buffalo Tract Protection Act This bill withdraws specified Bureau of the Land Management (BLM) lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from all forms of mineral development under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing or mineral materials, including locatable minerals. Nothing in this bill prohibits the disposal of the surface estate of such BLM lands under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 or the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Any disposal of the surface estate of the BLM lands shall be subject to the condition that the mineral estate of those lands shall remain under the ownership of the BLM, subject to the withdrawal under this bill.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 February 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 February 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 February 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/390
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/390