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H.R. 1303 118th Congress House

Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act

Official title: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Río Grande del Norte Nationa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Río Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Río Grande del Norte National Monument.

Introduced: March 1, 2023 Introduced by: Teresa Leger Fernandez Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Land use and conservationMonuments and memorialsNew MexicoParks, recreation areas, trails
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Water use and supplyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act

This bill designates specified federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Taos County, New Mexico, comprising 12,898 acres in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, to be known as the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness.

The Department of the Interior shall enter into a cooperative agreement with New Mexico that specifies, subject to certain prohibition provisions under the Wilderness Act, the terms and conditions under which wildlife management activities in the wilderness may be carried out.

Subject to such agreement and such prohibition provisions, Interior may authorize the maintenance of any existing structure or facility for wildlife water development projects (including guzzlers) in the wilderness, if

  • the structure or facility would enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and
  • the visual impacts of the structure or facility on the wilderness can reasonably be minimized.

The bill modifies the boundary of the monument.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Mar 1, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1303: Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1303/
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"H.R. 1303: Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1303/.
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H.R. 1303, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1303/.
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