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H.R. 1260: San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act

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H.R. 1260: San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-19 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act

Plain summary

San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, on request of the plaintiffs in the case Blancett v. United States Department of the Interior, et al. , in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, to convey to them by sale all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any portion of approximately 19 acres of certain federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico (including any improvements or appurtenances). Requires deposit of the proceeds of any such conveyance in a special account, to be available for the acquisition of land from willing sellers in the state for resource protection that is consistent with the purposes for which the Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern was established.

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Official text

San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] reported raising $6.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1260 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113