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HR 5600 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources New Mexico Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Cerros del Norte Conservation Act

Introduced: May 10, 2018 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 1, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 24, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 24, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cerros del Norte Conservation Act

This bill designates the Cerro del Yuta Wilderness (comprising approximately 13,420 acres) and Rio San Antonio Wilderness (comprising approximately 8,120 acres) within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The bill releases specified public land within the San Antonio Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness by this bill from further study for such a designation.

The bill requires the wilderness areas to be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System.

What's happening now May 1, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2354 Related bill ANTIQUITIES Act of 2018
  • S 432 Identical bill Cerros del Norte Conservation Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5600: Cerros del Norte Conservation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5600/
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"H.R. 5600: Cerros del Norte Conservation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5600/.
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H.R. 5600, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5600/.
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