New Mexico Land Use: Protecting Traditional Practices on Federal Lands
This act aims to make it easier for New Mexico residents, who are heirs of historical Spanish and Mexican land grants, to continue traditional practices on federal lands. This means simpler access for gathering herbs, wood, grazing, or subsistence hunting, and the possibility of reduced fees for these activities. The act seeks to foster better cooperation between the federal government and local communities to preserve their historical land use methods.
Key points
Facilitates traditional uses of federal lands for New Mexico land grant communities, including gathering herbs, wood, grazing, and subsistence hunting.
Allows for reduction or waiver of fees for permits related to traditional land uses, considering the financial situation of the users.
Requires federal land use plans to consider the impact on historical and traditional land uses by local communities.
Establishes written agreements between the federal government and the New Mexico Land Grant Council to improve cooperation and define usage rules.
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