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H.R. 6189: Buffalo Tract Protection Act

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H.R. 6189: Buffalo Tract Protection Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-09-27 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-09-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] · 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 Energy and Mineral Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Plain 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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Official text

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr6189 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114