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: April 24, 2018
Introduced by:
Luján, Ben Ray
Democratic
· New Mexico
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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