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New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act
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New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service to enter a memorandum of understanding with the New Mexico Land Grant Council to describe existing processes that land grants-mercedes may use to obtain authorization for historical, traditional, or other uses of federal lands. Land grants-mercedes were created when Spain and Mexico issued grants of land to communities or individuals. When the United States acquired the land, including New Mexico, a process was created for adjudicating and recognizing these property rights. During that process, most land grants-mercedes lands became federal lands. Today, New Mexico recognizes 27 community land grants-mercedes as political subdivisions. When entering into the memorandum of understanding, the BLM and the Forest Service must consult with Indian tribes. The memorandum of understanding must provide for (1) enhanced cooperation and coordination between the BLM, the Forest Service, and qualified land grants-mercedes; and (2) subsidiary agreements with certain land grants-mercedes for specific projects. Additionally, the bill outlines what the memorandum of understanding must describe, such as the procedures for notice and comments on land management planning decisions. Finally, the BLM and the Forest Service must include in land use plans a section that evaluates the impact of other uses in the plan on historical or traditional uses by land grants-mercedes.
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Filing registrants (2)
2026 · second_quarter · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
Oppose H.R. 2785 - New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
S.562 and H.R. 1322 Pueblos of Laguna and Acoma Indian Water Rights Settlement; S.565 and H.R. 1324 Navajo Nation Rio San Jose Water Rights Settlement; Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation (S. 1363 and H.R. 2785)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
S. 640 /H.R. 4598 Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act; Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation (S. 1363 and H.R. 2785)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
S. 640 Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act; Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation (S. 1363 and H.R. 2785)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
S.562 and H.R. 1322 Pueblos of Laguna and Acoma Indian Water Rights Settlement; S.565 and H.R. 1324 Navajo Nation Rio San Jose Water Rights Settlement; Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation (S. 1363 and H.R. 2785)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
S.562 and H.R. 1322 Pueblos of Laguna and Acoma Indian Water Rights Settlement; S.565 and H.R. 1324 Navajo Nation Rio San Jose Water Rights Settlement; Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation (S. 1363 and H.R. 2785)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
S. 640/ H.R. 4598 Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act; Taos Pueblo water rights settlement funding and infrastructure projects; Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation (S. 1363 and H.R. 2785).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Indian/Native American Affairs
S.562 and H.R. 1322 Pueblos of Laguna and Acoma Indian Water Rights Settlement; S.565 and H.R. 1324 Navajo Nation Rio San Jose Water Rights Settlement; Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation (S. 1363 and H.R. 2785)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE