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House Bill 2181
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Oct 30, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 9, 2019
Latest Action
Oct 31, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2181
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Ben Ray Lujan
New Mexico
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Arizona
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Arizona
Democrat
Alan Lowenthal
California
Democrat
Jared Huffman
California
Democrat
Ted Lieu
California
Democrat
Sharice Davids
Kansas
Democrat
Deb Haaland
New Mexico
Democrat
Xochitl Torres Small
New Mexico
Democrat
Paul Tonko
New York
Republican
Tom Cole
Oklahoma
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
597
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019

This bill withdraws any federal lands and interests that are within the boundaries of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Withdrawal Area and any land or interest located in such area which is acquired by the United States after enactment of this bill from

  • entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;
  • location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
  • operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

The Department of the Interior may convey the federal lands to, or exchange such lands with, an Indian tribe in accordance with an approved resource management plan.

Certain oil and gas leases for federal lands on which drilling options have not started before the end of the primary term of the applicable lease and that are not producing oil or gas in paying quantities

  • must terminate by operation of law pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act and federal regulations, and
  • may not be extended by Interior.

Any portion of federal land subject to such a lease that has been terminated, relinquished, or acquired by the United States shall also be withdrawn as described above.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
October 31, 2019
Engrossed in House
October 30, 2019
Reported in House
October 4, 2019
Introduced in House
April 9, 2019
Amendments (4)
Oct 30, 2019
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 658
Amendment sought to allow operators to continue new oil and gas development in the proposed exclusionary zone if operators have previously been in accordance with the Historic Preservation Act as well as existing rules and regulations for archaeological sites and areas of sensitivity in Chaco Canyon Historical Park.
Active
Oct 30, 2019
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 657
An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part E of House Report 116-264 to delay permanent mineral withdrawal until Secretary of the Interior determines that the withdrawal wont impact the ability to develop or the economic value of mineral rights held by Native Americans in the withdrawal area or the great Chaco region.
Active
Oct 30, 2019
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 656
Amendment sought to allow conveyance or exchange of federal land within the withdrawal area to or with state trust land entities, as well as Indian tribes.
Active
Oct 30, 2019
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 655
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part E of House Report 116-264 to amend a finding to further clarify that this legislation only impacts federal lands and federal minerals and has no impact on valid existing rights, including the development rights of any Indian Tribe or member of an Indian Tribe.
Agreed To
Related Bills (2)
Oct 29, 2019
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 656
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 823) to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1373) to protect, for current and future generations, the watershed, ecosystem, and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon region in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2181) to provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico; and providing for proceedings during the period from November 1, 2019, through November 11, 2019.
Active
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
Legislation that affects consideration of other legislation (e.g., a rule for consideration, a bill ordered to be reported or passed in lieu of another measure). Identical bills, companion measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
House
Apr 09, 2019
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1079
Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Public Record
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