Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2022
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 17, 2022
Last action Nov 17, 2022
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2
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1
Nov 17, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Nov 17, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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