[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 526 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 350
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 526
To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral
development.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 14, 2019
Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Udall) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
December 17, 2019
Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral
development.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Buffalo Tract Protection
Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Bureau of Land Management land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn
from all forms of mineral development under all laws pertaining to
mineral leasing or mineral materials, including locatable
minerals.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) BLM Land Described.--The Bureau of Land Management
land referred to in subsection (a) is the land identified as ``Tract
A'', ``Tract B'', ``Tract C'', and ``Tract D'' on the map entitled
``Placitas, New Mexico Area Map'' and dated March 11, 2016.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Disposal of Surface Estate.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), nothing
in this section prohibits the disposal of the surface estate of
the Bureau of Land Management land described in subsection (b)
under--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly
known as the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'')
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Ownership of mineral estate.--Any disposal of
the surface estate of the Bureau of Land Management land
described in subsection (b) shall be subject to the condition
that the mineral estate of that land shall remain under the
ownership of the Bureau of Land Management, subject to the
withdrawal described in subsection (a).</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buffalo Tract Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land
described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of--
(1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral
materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
(b) Description.--The Federal land referred to in subsections (a)
and (c) is the approximately 4,288 acres of land administered by the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted as
``Tract A'', ``Tract B'', ``Tract C'', and ``Tract D'' on the map
entitled ``Placitas, New Mexico Area Map'' and dated November 13, 2019.
(c) Surface Estate.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the reservation of the mineral
estate under paragraph (2), nothing in this Act prohibits the
Secretary of the Interior from conveying the surface estate of
the Federal land described in subsection (b) in accordance
with--
(A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or
(B) the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the
``Recreation and Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869
et seq.).
(2) Mineral estate.--Any conveyance of the surface estate
of the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall require a
reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.
Calendar No. 350
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 526
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A BILL
To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral
development.
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December 17, 2019
Reported with an amendment