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Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act
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Calendar No. 494
117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 177
[Report No. 117–151]
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recre-
ation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rı´o Grande
del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rı´o
Grande del Norte National Monument.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. LUJA´N) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Manage-
ment, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la
Olla Wilderness in the Rı´o Grande del Norte National
Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rı´o
Grande del Norte National Monument.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cerro de la Olla Wil-
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derness Establishment Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1202 of the John D. Din-
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gell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
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(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 651)
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is amended—
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CERRO
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DEL YUTA AND RI´O SAN ANTONIO’’ and inserting
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‘‘RI´O GRANDE DEL NORTE NATIONAL MONU-
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MENT’’;
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(2) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1)
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and inserting the following:
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‘‘(1) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means—
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‘‘(A) for purposes of subparagraphs (A)
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and (B) of subsection (b)(1), the map entitled
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‘Rı´o Grande del Norte National Monument Pro-
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posed Wilderness Areas’ and dated July 28,
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2015; and
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‘‘(B) for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(C),
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the map entitled ‘Proposed Cerro de la Olla
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Wilderness and Rı´o Grande del Norte National
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Monument Boundary’ and dated January 28,
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2021 April 25, 2022.’’; and
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(3) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end
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the following:
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‘‘(C) CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS.—
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Certain Federal land administered by the Bu-
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reau of Land Management in Taos County,
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New Mexico, comprising approximately 13,103
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13,098 acres as generally depicted on the map,
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which shall be known as the ‘Cerro de la Olla
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Wilderness’.’’;
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(B) in paragraph (4), in the matter pre-
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ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘this Act’’
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and inserting ‘‘this Act (including a reserve com-
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mon grazing allotment)’’;
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(B)(C) in paragraph (7)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘map and’’ each place
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it appears and inserting ‘‘maps and’’; and
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
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‘‘the legal description and map’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘the maps or legal descriptions’’;
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and
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(C)(D) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(12)
WILDLIFE
WATER
DEVELOPMENT
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PROJECTS IN CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
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graph (B) and in accordance with section 4(c)
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of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)), the
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Secretary may authorize the maintenance of
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any structure or facility in existence on the date
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of enactment of this paragraph for wildlife
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water development projects (including guzzlers)
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in the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness if, as deter-
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mined by the Secretary—
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‘‘(i) the structure or facility would en-
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hance wilderness values by promoting
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healthy, viable, and more naturally distrib-
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uted wildlife populations; and
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‘‘(ii) the visual impacts of the struc-
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ture or facility on the Cerro de la Olla Wil-
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derness can reasonably be minimized.
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‘‘(B)
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—Not
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later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
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this paragraph, the Secretary shall enter into a
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cooperative agreement with the State of New
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Mexico that specifies, subject to section 4(c) of
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the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)), the
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terms and conditions under which wildlife man-
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agement activities in the Cerro de la Olla Wil-
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derness may be carried out.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
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for the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management,
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and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 581)
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is amended by striking the item relating to section 1202
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and inserting the following:
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‘‘Sec. 1202. Rı´o Grande del Norte National Monument Wilderness Areas.’’.
SEC. 3. RI´O GRANDE DEL NORTE NATIONAL MONUMENT
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BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.
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The boundary of the Rı´o Grande del Norte National
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Monument in the State of New Mexico is modified, as de-
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picted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Cerro de la Olla Wil-
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derness and Rı´o Grande del Norte National Monument
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Boundary’’ and dated January 28, 2021 April 25, 2022.
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Calendar No. 494
117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 177
[Report No. 117–151]
A BILL
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation,
Management, and Recreation Act to establish the
Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rı´o Grande
del Norte National Monument and to modify the
boundary of the Rı´o Grande del Norte National
Monument.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Reported with amendments
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