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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1471

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of

the Rio Grande in New Mexico as a component of the National Wild

and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 24, 1993

Mr. RICHARDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating

a segment of the Rio Grande in New Mexico as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System,

and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rio Grande Designa5 tion Act of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC RIVER.

2 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16

3 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new paragraph:

5 ‘‘( ) RIO GRANDE, NEW MEXICO.—The main stem

6 from the southern boundary of the segment of the Rio

7 Grande designated pursuant to paragraph (4), down8 stream approximately 12 miles to the west section line of

9 Section 15, Township 23 North, Range 10 East, to be ad10 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic

11 river.’’.

12 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF STUDY RIVER.

13 (A) STUDY.—Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic

14 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at

15 the end the following new paragraph:

16 ‘‘( ) RIO GRANDE, NEW MEXICO.—The segment

17 from the west section line of Section 15, Township 23

18 North, Range 10 East, downstream approximately 8 miles

19 to the southern line of the northwest quarter of Section

20 34, Township 23 North, Range 9 East.’’.

21 (b) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 5(b) of such

22 Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end

23 the following new paragraph:

24 ‘‘( ) The study of the Rio Grande in New Mexico

25 shall be completed and the report submitted not later than

26 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph.’’.
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1 SEC. 4. RIO GRANDE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD.

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the

4 Interior (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall

5 establish the Rio Grande Citizens Oversight Review Board

6 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Board’’) to advise the Sec7 retary on matters pertaining to—

8 (1) the development and implementation of a

9 management plan for the segment of the Rio Grande

10 designated as a component of the National Wild and

11 Scenic Rivers System pursuant to the amendment

12 made by section 2; and

13 (2) the preparation of the study pursuant to the

14 amendments made by section 3.

15 (b) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall consist of 11

16 members, appointed by the Secretary, of whom—

17 (1) 10 members shall be property owners along

18 the segments of the Rio Grande designated and

19 studied pursuant to the amendments made by this

20 Act; and

21 (2) 1 member shall be a representative of the

22 village of Pilar.
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1 SEC. 5. WITHDRAWAL OF ORILLA VERDE RECREATION

2 AREA.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,

4 the lands described in subsection (b) are withdrawn

5 from—

6 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal

7 under the public land laws;

8 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining

9 laws; and

10 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min11 eral and geothermal leasing.

12 (b) LANDS.—

13 (1) DESCRIPTION.—The lands referred to in

14 subsection (a) comprise an area known as the

15 ‘‘Orilla Verde Recreation Area’’, totaling approxi16 mately 1,349 acres, which were conveyed by the

17 State of New Mexico to the United States on July

18 23, 1980, April 20, 1990, and July 17, 1990, as

19 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed

20 Recreation Addition to Rio Grande Wild and Scenic

21 River’’ and dated September 1992.

22 (2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The map referred to in

23 paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for pub24 lic inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bu25 reau of Land Management.
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1 SEC. 6. COMPLETION OF PREHISTORIC TRACKWAYS STUDY.

2 The Secretary is authorized to contract with the

3 Smithsonian Institution for the completion of the pre4 historic trackways study required under section 303 of the

5 Act entitled ‘‘An Act to conduct certain studies in the

6 State of New Mexico’’, approved November 15, 1990

7 (Public Law 101–578).

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