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Calendar No. 126 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 593 

[Report No. 118–54] 

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rı ́o Grande 

del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rı ́o 

Grande del Norte National Monument. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 1, 2023 

Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. LUJA ́N) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JULY 11, 2023 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, without amendment 

A BILL 

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la 

Olla Wilderness in the Rı ́o Grande del Norte National 

Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rı ́o 

Grande del Norte National Monument. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cerro de la Olla Wil3 derness Establishment Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS. 

5 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1202 of the John D. 

7 Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recre8 ation Act (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 116– 

9 9; 133 Stat. 651) is amended— 

10 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘CERRO DEL YUTA AND RI ́O SAN ANTO12 NIO’’ and inserting ‘‘RI ́O GRANDE DEL

13 NORTE NATIONAL MONUMENT’’; 

14 (B) in subsection (a), by striking para15 graph (1) and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means— 

17 ‘‘(A) for purposes of subparagraphs (A) 

18 and (B) of subsection (b)(1), the map entitled 

19 ‘Rı ́o Grande del Norte National Monument Pro20 posed Wilderness Areas’ and dated July 28, 

21 2015; and 

22 ‘‘(B) for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(C), 

23 the map entitled ‘Proposed Cerro de la Olla 

24 Wilderness and Rı ́o Grande del Norte National 

25 Monument Boundary’ and dated June 30, 

26 2022.’’; and 


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1 (C) in subsection (b)— 

2 (i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the 

3 end the following: 

4 ‘‘(C) CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS.— 

5 Certain Federal land administered by the Bu6 reau of Land Management in Taos County, 

7 New Mexico, comprising approximately 12,898 

8 acres as generally depicted on the map, which 

9 shall be known as the ‘Cerro de la Olla Wilder10 ness’.’’; 

11 (ii) in paragraph (4), in the matter 

12 preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 

13 ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act (includ14 ing a reserve common grazing allotment)’’; 

15 (iii) in paragraph (7)— 

16 (I) by striking ‘‘map and’’ each 

17 place it appears and inserting ‘‘maps 

18 and’’; and 

19 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

20 striking ‘‘the legal description and 

21 map’’ and inserting ‘‘the maps or 

22 legal descriptions’’; and 

23 (iv) by adding at the end the fol24 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(12) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT

2 PROJECTS IN CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara4 graph (B) and in accordance with section 4(c) 

5 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)), the 

6 Secretary may authorize the maintenance of 

7 any structure or facility in existence on the date 

8 of enactment of this paragraph for wildlife 

9 water development projects (including guzzlers) 

10 in the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness if, as deter11 mined by the Secretary— 

12 ‘‘(i) the structure or facility would en13 hance wilderness values by promoting 

14 healthy, viable, and more naturally distrib15 uted wildlife populations; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) the visual impacts of the struc17 ture or facility on the Cerro de la Olla Wil18 derness can reasonably be minimized. 

19 ‘‘(B) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—Not 

20 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

21 this paragraph, the Secretary shall enter into a 

22 cooperative agreement with the State of New 

23 Mexico that specifies, subject to section 4(c) of 

24 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)), the 

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1 agement activities in the Cerro de la Olla Wil2 derness may be carried out.’’. 

3 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con4 tents for the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 

5 Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116– 

6 9; 133 Stat. 581) is amended by striking the item 

7 relating to section 1202 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1202. Rı ́o Grande del Norte National Monument Wilderness Areas.’’. 

8 (b) R ́IO GRANDE DEL NORTE NATIONAL MONUMENT

9 BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of the Rı ́o 

10 Grande del Norte National Monument in the State of New 

11 Mexico is modified, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pro12 posed Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and Rı ́o Grande del 

13 Norte National Monument Boundary’’ and dated June 30, 

14 2022. 


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Calendar No. 126 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 593 

[Report No. 118–54] 

A BILL 

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 

Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the RıManagement, and Recreation Act to establish the  ́o Grande 

boundary of the Rıdel Norte National Monument and to modify the  ́o Grande del Norte National 

Monument. 

JULY 11, 2023 

Reported without amendment 


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