A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in lands in Socorro County, New Mexico, to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
Public Law 99-427 · S. 1963 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 30, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Jeff Bingaman
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, for a fee, to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico, specified lands in Socorro County, New Mexico, to be used for educational and research purposes. Reserves to the United States all mineral rights in such lands.
Prohibits any new patents relating to such lands under the U.S. Mining Law.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Sep 30, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-427.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 24, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 17, 1986Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
- Aug 11, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 4, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 2, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- Jul 25, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 16, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 4, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 17, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.