At the May 30 meeting in Santa Fe the Land Grants Interim Committee voted to adopt a revised interim work plan that schedules multiple meetings across New Mexico and adds several federal and historical items for further review.

Senator David Gallegos moved the motion to adopt the work plan; Vice Chair Leo Jaramillo seconded. The chair asked for opposition and none was voiced; the committee adopted the plan by voice vote.

The plan schedules meetings and site visits in Taos (July, with a proposed second day at Hermits Peak), Sierra Amarilla (August), East Mountain (September) and a concluding meeting in Santa Fe on Oct. 7. Committee staff said they will ask the Legislative Finance Committee for fiscal analysis on several bills of interest and will coordinate agency and federal briefings during the interim.

Members added specific topics to the agenda for future hearings: presentations from the Bureau of Land Management and the director of the U.S. Forest Service about disposition of former common lands; a panel on the legal and historical implications of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in United States v. Sandoval (1897) and its effects on several large historic land grants; and an update and explanation of the long‑running proposed transfer of Laguna del Campo (a state Game and Fish property) to the Tierra Amarilla land grant.

Committee members also asked staff to invite the state Attorney General’s Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo division, the congressional delegation, federal land managers, tribal representatives where appropriate, and legal counsel with experience in land‑grant issues for scheduled briefings.

Ending: The committee directed staff to circulate an updated work plan and to schedule the recommended briefings and site visits during the interim. No formal policy votes were taken beyond adoption of the work plan.