H.R. 2640 — what changed
Buffalo Tract Protection Act
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Sec. 2 Withdrawal
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In general— Subject to valid existing rights, the Bureau of Land Management Federal land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of mineral development under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing or mineral materials, including locatable minerals.of—
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location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
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disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
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BLM land described—Description— The Bureau of Land Management Federal land referred to in subsection subsections (a) and (c) is the approximately 4,288 acres of land identified administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted as “Tract A”, “Tract B”, “Tract C”, and “Tract D” on the map entitled “Placitas, New Mexico Area Map” and dated March 11, 2016.November 13, 2019.
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Disposal of surface Surface estate—
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In general— Subject to the reservation of the mineral estate under paragraph (2), nothing in this section Act prohibits the disposal Secretary of the Interior from conveying the surface estate of the Bureau of Land Management Federal land described in subsection (b) under—in accordance with—
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or
the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the “Recreation and Public Purposes Act”) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
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Ownership of mineral Mineral estate— Any disposal conveyance of the surface estate of the Bureau of Land Management Federal land described in subsection (b) shall be subject to the condition that require a reservation of the mineral estate of that land shall remain under the ownership of the Bureau of Land Management, subject to the withdrawal described in subsection (a).United States.