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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act of 2018

USA115th CongressHR-6365| House 
| Updated: 11/27/2018
Stevan Pearce

Stevan Pearce

Republican Representative

New Mexico

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Land Grant-Merced Claims Commission to conduct a hearing on each qualifying petition that shows the claimed boundaries of a land grant-merced. A "land grant-merced" is a specified community land grant, or a community, village, town, or settlement, the land of which was granted by Spain or Mexico between 1689 and 1854 within the Territory of New Mexico, which now includes New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona, to the community, village, town, or pueblo, or to a person to found or establish a community, village, town, or settlement. After a hearing, the Commission may recommend as restitution any one of the following possible restitutions: convey federal land; grant stewardship rights to all or part of federal land; grant priority access and use rights to such lands for the harvesting of natural resources, such as timber and minerals, grazing and watering of livestock, or hunting and fishing; grant priority rights to leases, special use permits, and easements on federal land, to acquire federal lands that may become available for disposal, or to obtain new, unused, or unrenewed grazing allotments on federal lands. The bill prohibits the impairment of the rights of any acequia located on federal land as the result of enactment of this bill, including the right to the use of water by valid water right owners and access to the acequia for maintenance and improvements to its easement and infrastructure.

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Jul 13, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Sep 6, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 27, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 12.
Sep 27, 2018
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Sep 27, 2018
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Sep 27, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 27, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 819.
Nov 27, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1052.
  • July 13, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • July 17, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • July 17, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.


  • September 6, 2018
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.


  • September 27, 2018
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 12.


  • September 27, 2018
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.


  • September 27, 2018
    Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.


  • September 27, 2018
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • November 27, 2018
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 819.


  • November 27, 2018
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1052.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHunting and fishingInternational law and treatiesLand transfersLand use and conservationLivestockMiningNew MexicoProperty rightsWater use and supply

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act of 2018

USA115th CongressHR-6365| House 
| Updated: 11/27/2018
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Land Grant-Merced Claims Commission to conduct a hearing on each qualifying petition that shows the claimed boundaries of a land grant-merced. A "land grant-merced" is a specified community land grant, or a community, village, town, or settlement, the land of which was granted by Spain or Mexico between 1689 and 1854 within the Territory of New Mexico, which now includes New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona, to the community, village, town, or pueblo, or to a person to found or establish a community, village, town, or settlement. After a hearing, the Commission may recommend as restitution any one of the following possible restitutions: convey federal land; grant stewardship rights to all or part of federal land; grant priority access and use rights to such lands for the harvesting of natural resources, such as timber and minerals, grazing and watering of livestock, or hunting and fishing; grant priority rights to leases, special use permits, and easements on federal land, to acquire federal lands that may become available for disposal, or to obtain new, unused, or unrenewed grazing allotments on federal lands. The bill prohibits the impairment of the rights of any acequia located on federal land as the result of enactment of this bill, including the right to the use of water by valid water right owners and access to the acequia for maintenance and improvements to its easement and infrastructure.

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2 versions available

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Timeline
Jul 13, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Sep 6, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 27, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 12.
Sep 27, 2018
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Sep 27, 2018
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Sep 27, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 27, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 819.
Nov 27, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1052.
  • July 13, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • July 17, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • July 17, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.


  • September 6, 2018
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.


  • September 27, 2018
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 12.


  • September 27, 2018
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.


  • September 27, 2018
    Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.


  • September 27, 2018
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • November 27, 2018
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 819.


  • November 27, 2018
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1052.
Stevan Pearce

Stevan Pearce

Republican Representative

New Mexico

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHunting and fishingInternational law and treatiesLand transfersLand use and conservationLivestockMiningNew MexicoProperty rightsWater use and supply