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HR 2785 · in committee · niche

New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act

What this bill does

  • This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service to work with New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes communities on using federal lands.
  • It affects New Mexico's 27 recognized community land grants-mercedes and federal land management agencies.
  • The agencies must create a memorandum of understanding with the New Mexico Land Grant Council to establish processes and coordinate land use.

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    How should federal land agencies balance historical land grant communities' traditional uses with other federal land management priorities like conservation?

  2. 02

    What specific rights or access would New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes communities gain through the required memorandum of understanding?

  3. 03

    Which stakeholders might be affected if federal agencies shift land management policies to accommodate traditional uses by these 27 communities?

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Sponsor · D-NM-3

Teresa Leger Fernandez

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Introduced 2025-04-09

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-09 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-04-09 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-04-09 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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