Bills About Public Lands And Natural Resources Sponsored by Steve Pearce (R-N.M.)

Rep. Pearce sponsored 48 bills about public lands and natural resources in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
July 13, 2018	H.R.6365	To establish the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Land Grant-Merced Claims Commission and other Federal policies for the restoration of land for hardships resulting from the incomplete and inequitable implementation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, to affirm Land Grant-Merced property rights protected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and for other purposes.	0		Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 819.
Oct. 19, 2018	H.R.7074	To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to reauthorize grazing advisory boards.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 9, 2018	H.R.5721	To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land in the State of New Mexico.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
June 20, 2017	H.R.2950	To amend section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, to ensure that amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Sept. 10, 2015	H.R.3478	To release wilderness study areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Luna and Hidalgo Counties, New Mexico that are not suitable for wilderness designation from continued management as de facto wilderness areas.	2	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 20, 2015	H.R.2467	To clarify that the Secretary of Homeland Security may undertake law enforcement and border security activities within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, and for other purposes.	13	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Nov. 12, 2014	H.R.5691	To release wilderness study areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Luna and Hidalgo Counties, New Mexico that are not suitable for wilderness designation from continued management as de facto wilderness areas.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
July 22, 2014	H.R.5164	To clarify that the Secretary of Homeland Security may undertake law enforcement and border security activities within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, and for other purposes.	17	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Oct. 30, 2013	H.R.3432	To expedite the planning and implementation of salvage timber sales as part of Forest Service and Department of the Interior restoration and rehabilitation activities for lands within the Gila and Lincoln National Forests and for Bureau of Land Management lands in New Mexico adversely impacted by the 2012 and 2013 fire seasons, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
March 20, 2013	H.R.1299	To provide for the transfer of certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army for inclusion in White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and for other purposes.	0		Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 85.
June 12, 2013	H.R.2336	To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands of the former Fort Bayard Military Reservation in Grant County, New Mexico, to the village of Santa Clara, the city of Bayard, or the county of Grant in that State, in tracts of not less than 40 acres, and at market price at its present state of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the Secretary, for business and community development, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
March 6, 2013	H.R.995	To establish a monument in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, and for other purposes.	0		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
April 11, 2013	H.R.1512	To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in New Mexico except by express authorization of Congress.	0		Committee Hearings Held.
Feb. 4, 2013	H.R.488	To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Aug. 2, 2012	H.R.6344	To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands of the former Fort Bayard Military Reservation in Grant County, New Mexico, to the village of Santa Clara, the city of Bayard, or the county of Grant in that State, in tracts of not less than 40 acres, and at market price at its present state of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the Secretary, for business and community development, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
March 29, 2012	H.R.4334	To establish a monument in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, and for other purposes.	0		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb. 17, 2011	H.R.785	To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects.	3	Bipartisan	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
March 17, 2011	H.R.1202	To restart jobs in the timber industry by providing for the protection of the Mexican Spotted Owl in sanctuaries.	8	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
June 18, 2008	H.R.6300	To establish special preservation areas and rangeland preservation areas in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Oct. 23, 2007	H.R.3930	To provide for a land exchange involving State land and Bureau of Land Management land in Chavez and Dona Ana Counties, New Mexico, and to establish the Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394.
April 15, 2008	H.R.5805	To establish a new solar energy future for America through public-private partnership and energy leasing for reliable and affordable energy for the American people, and for other purposes.	11	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
March 31, 2008	H.R.5661	To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb. 6, 2008	H.R.5238	To repeal a requirement to reduce by 2 percent the amount payable to each State in fiscal year 2008.	8	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Dec. 13, 2007	H.R.4685	To establish the Minerals Reclamation Foundation, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Oct. 31, 2007	H.R.4034	To provide for a land exchange involving State land and Bureau of Land Management land in Chaves and Dona Ana Counties, New Mexico, and to establish the Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
April 20, 2007	H.R.1989	To establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan. 5, 2007	H.R.309	To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a demonstration program to facilitate landscape restoration programs within certain units of the National Park System established by law to preserve and interpret resources associated with American history, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 5, 2007	H.R.308	To clarify congressional intent with respect to the nature of rights-of-way granted and accepted under former section 2477 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan. 5, 2007	H.R.310	To amend the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998, to extend to additional small businesses the preferential right to renew a concessions contract entered into under such Act, to facilitate the renewal of a commercial use authorization granted under such Act, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan. 5, 2007	H.R.316	To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the village of Santa Clara, the city of Bayard, or the county of Grant, in the State of New Mexico, in tracts of not less than 40 acres, at market price at its present state of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the Secretary, for business and community development, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Feb. 1, 2005	H.R.486	To provide for a land exchange involving private land and Bureau of Land Management land in the vicinity of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, for the purpose of removing private land from the required safety zone surrounding munitions storage bunkers at Holloman Air Force Base.	0	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 109-470.
July 20, 2006	H.R.5861	To amend the National Historic Preservation Act, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sept. 6, 2006	H.R.6037	To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the village of Santa Clara, the city of Bayard, or the county of Grant, in the State of New Mexico, in tracts of not less than 40 acres, at market price at its present state of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the Secretary, for business and community development, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Sept. 29, 2006	H.R.6298	To clarify congressional intent with respect to the nature of rights-of-way granted and accepted under former section 2477 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
May 26, 2005	H.R.2720	To further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and demonstration program to control salt cedar and Russian olive, and for other purposes.	9	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 109-320.
Sept. 21, 2006	H.R.6156	To provide for the exchange of certain land in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, with the owners of Ranchman's Camp and the C Bar X Ranch, to adjust the proclamation boundary of that national forest, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Sept. 27, 2006	H.R.6220	To require payment of three times the amount of just compensation whenever private property is taken for private economic development use.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
July 13, 2006	H.R.5802	To amend the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998, to extend to additional small businesses the preferential right to renew a concessions contract entered into under such Act, to facilitate the renewal of a commercial use authorization granted under such Act, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.
July 28, 2006	H.R.6013	To amend the Act of August 21, 1935, to extend the authorization for the National Park System Advisory Board, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
May 17, 2006	H.R.5411	To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a demonstration program to facilitate landscape restoration programs within certain units of the National Park System established by law to preserve and interpret resources associated with American history, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.
Feb. 1, 2005	H.R.485	To provide that the royalty rate on the output from Federal lands of potassium and potassium compounds from the mineral sylvite in the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be reduced to 1.0 percent, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb. 1, 2005	H.R.489	To provide for an assessment of the extent of the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on lands in the Western United States and efforts to date to control such invasion on public and private lands, including tribal lands, to establish a demonstration program to address the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive, and for other purposes.	12	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
July 22, 2004	H.R.4984	To provide that the royalty rate on the output from Federal lands of potassium and potassium compounds from the mineral sylvite in the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be reduced to 1.0 percent, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 457.
July 9, 2004	H.R.4808	To provide for a land exchange involving private land and Bureau of Land Management land in the vicinity of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, for the purpose of removing private land from the required safety zone surrounding munitions storage bunkers at Holloman Air Force Base.	0	All Republicans	Received in the Senate.
July 10, 2003	H.R.2707	To direct the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, acting through the U. S. Forest Service, to carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on forests and public lands administered by the Department of the Interior and the U. S. Forest Service.	19	Bipartisan	Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605.
Sept. 16, 2003	H.R.3102	To utilize the expertise of New Mexico State University, the University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University in conducting studies under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in connection with the grazing allotments and range and continuing range analysis for National Forest System lands in New Mexico and Arizona, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
April 28, 2004	H.R.4242	To transfer jurisdiction over certain public lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the Department of Defense.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 9, 2003	H.R.2059	To designate Fort Bayard Historic District in the State of New Mexico as a National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 108-209.

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