Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
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Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to issue guidance related to certain community land grants in New Mexico made by Spain or Mexico to individuals, groups, and communities to promote the settlement of the southwestern United States (land grant-mercedes).
The guidance shall set forth the policies and procedures for notice and comment on planning decisions, routine engagement, and major federal actions that could impact historical-traditional uses of a qualified land grant-merced.
In developing, maintaining, and revising land management plans and National Forest System land and resource management plans, as applicable, the USDA or Interior shall consider and, as appropriate, provide for and evaluate impacts to historical-traditional uses by qualified land grant-mercedes.
What just happenedMar 1, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 5, 2021
- Mar 1, 2022Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Oct 8, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Oct 8, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Oct 5, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Oct 5, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 5, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House