Senate Bill
S. 1363
New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act
Primary Sponsor
Ben Luján
D - NM
Cosponsors
0
Quick Stats
Policy Area
Summary
This bill establishes formal cooperation between the federal government and New Mexico's land grant-mercedes (historic Spanish and Mexican community land grants) for traditional uses on federal public lands. It allows heirs of land grants to conduct historical uses like gathering herbs, wood, and flora; subsistence hunting and fishing; maintaining cemeteries; and limited grazing on federal lands that were historically part of their grants.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
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New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act
This bill establishes formal cooperation between the federal government and New Mexico's land grant-mercedes (historic Spanish and Mexican community land grants) for traditional uses on federal public lands. It allows heirs of land grants to conduct historical
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This bill establishes formal cooperation between the federal government and New Mexico's land grant-mercedes (historic Spanish and Mexican community land grants) for traditional uses on federal public lands. It allows heirs of land grants to conduct historical uses like gathering herbs, wood, and flora; subsistence hunting and fishing; maintaining cemeteries; and limited grazing on federal lands that were historically part of their grants.
- Bill Number
- 1363
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Status
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Policy Area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act
- Bill Number
- 1363
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Summary
- This bill establishes formal cooperation between the federal government and New Mexico's land grant-mercedes (historic Spanish and Mexican community land grants) for traditional uses on federal public lands. It allows heirs of land grants to conduct historical uses like gathering herbs, wood, and fl
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