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Bill introduced in Congress — not yet passed by either chamber, and not law.

To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Key claim: A House committee advanced a bill that would allow leasing of certain mineral deposits located inside the city of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Abstract

(HR7882 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-06-10): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Why this matters

Carlsbad sits atop the Permian Basin and adjacent potash fields, so even city-limits mineral leasing can carry outsized royalty and permitting implications relative to its geographic scope. The bill’s local framing avoids broader federal leasing debates while still routing proceeds and surface-use decisions through the federal mineral leasing system.

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To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Stage: introduced · congress · 10-jun-2026

If you live in or own property in Carlsbad, New Mexico, this bill would open certain in-city mineral deposits to federal leasing.

A House committee advanced a bill that would allow leasing of certain mineral deposits located inside the city of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

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External: congress:119-hr-7882:introduced

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