Buffalo Tract Protection Act
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Feb 12, 2026
What it does
The Buffalo Tract Protection Act would withdraw approximately 4,288 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in New Mexico from all forms of mineral development, including mining claims and mineral leasing, while preserving valid existing rights. The withdrawal applies to specific tracts (A, B, C, and D) depicted on a 2019 map of the Placitas, New Mexico area. Although mineral development is prohibited, the bill allows the Secretary of the Interior to convey the surface estate of the land under existing federal laws, provided the mineral estate remains reserved to the United States. The bill aims to protect the land from mineral extraction while allowing for potential surface use consistent…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.