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To provide for greater consultation between the Federal Government and the governing bodies of land grant-mercedes and acequias in New Mexico and to provide for a process for recognition of the historic-traditional boundaries of land grant-mercedes, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6487| House 
| Updated: 8/17/2018
Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act This bill requires coordination between the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of the Interior, and the governing bodies of certain community land grants made by Spain or Mexico to individuals, groups, and communities to promote the settlement of the southwestern United States (land grant-merceds). Specifically, the bill directs USDA and Interior, before adopting, amending, or revising a management plan for, or before conducting an action for which an environmental impact statement is required on, federal land that contains a portion of a qualified land grant-merced, or federal land adjacent to or nearby such a land grant-merced, to: provide for notice and an opportunity for comment for the governing body of the land grant-merced and the relevant state agency that serves as a liaison between the land grant-merced and the federal government, hold at least two meetings with the governing body, and notify it before each public meeting. The bill establishes a process for determining and recognizing historical-traditional use boundaries of qualified land grant-merceds.
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Timeline
Jul 24, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 24, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Aug 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • July 24, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 24, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • August 17, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.


  • August 17, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresArchaeology and anthropologyCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory proceduresEvidence and witnessesFederal district courtsGovernment information and archivesHistorical and cultural resourcesHorticulture and plantsHunting and fishingIntergovernmental relationsLand transfersLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMotor vehiclesNavigation, waterways, harborsNew MexicoPublic-private cooperationReligionState and local government operationsUser charges and feesWater storageWater use and supply

To provide for greater consultation between the Federal Government and the governing bodies of land grant-mercedes and acequias in New Mexico and to provide for a process for recognition of the historic-traditional boundaries of land grant-mercedes, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6487| House 
| Updated: 8/17/2018
Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act This bill requires coordination between the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of the Interior, and the governing bodies of certain community land grants made by Spain or Mexico to individuals, groups, and communities to promote the settlement of the southwestern United States (land grant-merceds). Specifically, the bill directs USDA and Interior, before adopting, amending, or revising a management plan for, or before conducting an action for which an environmental impact statement is required on, federal land that contains a portion of a qualified land grant-merced, or federal land adjacent to or nearby such a land grant-merced, to: provide for notice and an opportunity for comment for the governing body of the land grant-merced and the relevant state agency that serves as a liaison between the land grant-merced and the federal government, hold at least two meetings with the governing body, and notify it before each public meeting. The bill establishes a process for determining and recognizing historical-traditional use boundaries of qualified land grant-merceds.
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Timeline
Jul 24, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 24, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Aug 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • July 24, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 24, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • August 17, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.


  • August 17, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresArchaeology and anthropologyCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory proceduresEvidence and witnessesFederal district courtsGovernment information and archivesHistorical and cultural resourcesHorticulture and plantsHunting and fishingIntergovernmental relationsLand transfersLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMotor vehiclesNavigation, waterways, harborsNew MexicoPublic-private cooperationReligionState and local government operationsUser charges and feesWater storageWater use and supply