S. 432 · 115th Congress
Cerros del Norte Conservation Act
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- Senate Introduced Feb 16, 2017
- Senate Passed Dec 21, 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Dec 21, 2017
(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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Cerros del Norte Conservation Act
Latest action (Jan 2, 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 16, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Feb 16, 2017
- Senate Passed Dec 21, 2017
No recorded floor vote found.