Requires the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the New Mexico Land Grant Council on historical and traditional uses of Federal land by New Mexico land grant-mercedes, covering permits, fees, vehicle use, and infrastructure maintenance.

• Requires agreements within two years of enactment with the New Mexico Land Grant Council, and renewals or successors when they expire
• Sets out what the agreements must cover, including permit processes, possible fee reductions or waivers, and routine maintenance of infrastructure such as trails, fences, cemeteries, and water systems
• Directs land use plans to consider how other uses affect historical or traditional uses by land grant-mercedes
• States that the Act does not affect treaty rights of Indian Tribes, state authority over water and game and fish, or valid existing rights, and does not create a new right to use Federal land

• Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
• Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee

Public Lands and Natural Resources