3.0.0 6487 2023-01-11T13:41:58Z 2023-01-11T13:41:58Z House HR 2018-07-24 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)][Pages H7155-H7156]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:H.R. 6487.[[Page H7156]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2018-08-17T15:55:04Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2018-08-17T15:54:58Z Referred to 2018-07-24T14:02:15Z 2018-08-17 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2018-08-17 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2018-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2018-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 N L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2018-09-10 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Archaeology and anthropology Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Evidence and witnesses Federal district courts Government information and archives Historical and cultural resources Horticulture and plants Hunting and fishing Intergovernmental relations Land transfers Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Motor vehicles Navigation, waterways, harbors New Mexico Public-private cooperation Religion State and local government operations User charges and fees Water storage Water use and supply Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2018-07-24 Introduced in House 2019-09-06T18:39:11Z 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.

]]> Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act Display Title Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act Introduced in House 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6487ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6487ih.xml 2018-08-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.