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HR 560 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources New Mexico Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act

Introduced: February 6, 2013 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Feb 21, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Feb 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area in New Mexico.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to ensure the protection of religious and cultural sites in the Conservation Area and to provide access to them by tribal members.

Requires the Secretary to develop a management plan for the Conservation Area.

Designates the Cerro Del Yuta Wilderness and Rio San Antonio Wilderness as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

What's happening now February 21, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 241 Related bill Cerros del Norte Conservation Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 560: Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-560/
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"H.R. 560: Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-560/.
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H.R. 560, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-560/.
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