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S 432 115th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources New Mexico Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Cerros del Norte Conservation Act

Introduced: February 16, 2017 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Dec 22, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 22, 2017
Received in the House.
Dec 22, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 21, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8267-8269; text: CR S8269)
Dec 21, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S8267-8269; text: CR S8269)
May 3, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 54.
May 3, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-40.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Cerros del Norte Conservation Act

(Sec. 3) 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 sets forth requirements for the management of the wilderness areas regarding: (1) livestock grazing, (2) the creation of protective perimeters and buffer zones, and (3) the jurisdiction of the state of New Mexico respecting fish and wildlife located on public land in New Mexico.

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.

The bill withdraws any federal land within the wilderness areas, including any acquired land or interest, from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

The bill declares that nothing in this bill enlarges, diminishes, or otherwise modifies any treaty rights.

What's happening now January 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2354 Related bill ANTIQUITIES Act of 2018
  • HR 5600 Identical bill Cerros del Norte Conservation Act
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