WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice called: Public Land Order No. 7963; National Defense Operating Area Withdrawal, Dona Ana, Luna, and Hidalgo Counties, NM.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 21 by Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior.
Summary: This Order withdraws, subject to valid existing rights, approximately 109, 651 acres of Federal lands from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, mineral leasing laws, and geothermal leasing laws, for a period of 3 years for use by the Department of the Army for border security purposes. This withdrawal also transfers administrative jurisdiction of the lands to the Depart...