Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2022
USA117th CongressS-5124| Senate
| Updated: 11/17/2022
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Senator
New Mexico
Cosponsors (1)
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2022 This bill creates a buffer zone around the Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico by prohibiting certain leases on federal land for the development of mineral resources or geothermal energy within the buffer zone. Nonproducing oil and gas leases in the buffer zone are terminated.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Historical and cultural resourcesHistoric sites and heritage areasIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersLand use and conservationNew MexicoOil and gas
Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2022
USA117th CongressS-5124| Senate
| Updated: 11/17/2022
Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2022 This bill creates a buffer zone around the Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico by prohibiting certain leases on federal land for the development of mineral resources or geothermal energy within the buffer zone. Nonproducing oil and gas leases in the buffer zone are terminated.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Senator
New Mexico
Cosponsors (1)
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Historical and cultural resourcesHistoric sites and heritage areasIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersLand use and conservationNew MexicoOil and gas