Senate Bill 180
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Buffalo Tract Protection Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 2, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
180
Congress
117
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.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Buffalo Tract Protection Act
This bill withdraws specified Bureau of Land Management lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
Any conveyance of the surface estate of such federal land shall require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.
01/31/2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 257.
01/31/2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-60.
11/18/2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
10/19/2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
02/02/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
02/02/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:49 PM