Withdraws specified federal lands within the Greater Chaco area in New Mexico from most new public land uses, mining, and oil and gas leasing, while protecting tribal access and certain tribal mineral and community development rights. It requires the Bureau of Land Management to publish a withdrawal map, defines which existing leases count as “covered leases,” and sets rules for termination, transfers to tribes, and exceptions to the withdrawal.
Last progress April 10, 2025 (10 months ago)
Introduced on April 10, 2025 by Teresa Leger Fernandez
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Last progress April 10, 2025 (10 months ago)