Closes over 4,000 acres of New Mexico federal land to new mining and drilling.
The Buffalo Tract Protection Act would stop new mining and drilling on about 4,288 acres of federal land in New Mexico. This land is currently open for mineral development. The bill would set it aside to prevent future digging for minerals. However, the government could still sell the top layer of this land for other uses. It would always keep the rights to any minerals found underground.
Today, about 4,288 acres of federal land in New Mexico are open for new mineral development, like mining and geothermal projects. If this bill becomes law, these specific acres would be closed to all new mineral development. The top layer of the land could still be sold for other uses, but the government would always keep the rights to any minerals underground.
S 1464 · 119th Congress · April 10, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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