S 1412 · Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Introduced
- Apr 10, 2025
- Latest action
- Apr 10, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. Ben Ray Luján [D-NM]
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2025 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.
Recent actions
- Apr 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.