United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

S 526 — Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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57 added · 21 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment modifies the existing sections of the bill by removing the complete text of Section 1 (the short title) and Section 2, which dealt with the withdrawal of Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development and the disposal of its surface estate. Importantly, it eliminates the provision that specifies the ownership of the mineral estate remaining with the Bureau of Land Management upon disposal of the surface estate. This change affects how land management and mineral rights are organized in relation to the specified BLM land.

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526 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
526 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
350 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources December 17, 2019 Reported by Ms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
Murkowski, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ 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.
(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.
(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;
(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.
and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
(c) Disposal of Surface Estate.-- (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-- (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of (43 U.S.C.
(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 (43 U.S.C.
(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).
(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.
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Calendar No.
350 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
526 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development.
_______________________________________________________________________ December 17, 2019 Reported with an amendment
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Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  3. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323.

  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  6. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  7. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.

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S 526 is sponsored by Heinrich, Martin (Democratic).
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