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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8564 

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, New Mexico. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 9, 2020 

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

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

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, New Mexico. 

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

3 SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDER4 NESS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1202 of the John D. Din6 gell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 

7 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 651) 

8 is amended— 


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1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CERRO

2 DEL YUTA AND RI ́O SAN ANTONIO’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘RI ́O GRANDE DEL NORTE NATIONAL MONU4 MENT’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means— 

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

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

10 ‘Rı ́o Grande del Norte National Monument Pro11 posed Wilderness Areas’ and dated July 28, 

12 2015; and 

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

14 the map entitled ‘Proposed Cerro de la Olla 

15 Wilderness’ and dated January 16, 2020.’’; and 

16 (3) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 

18 the following: 

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

20 Certain Federal land administered by the Bu21 reau of Land Management in Taos County, 

22 New Mexico, comprising approximately 13,103 

23 acres as generally depicted on the map, which 

24 shall be known as the ‘Cerro de la Olla Wilder25 ness’.’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (7)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘map and’’ each place 

3 it appears and inserting ‘‘maps and’’; and 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

5 ‘‘the legal description and map’’ and in6 serting ‘‘the maps or legal descriptions’’; 

7 and 

8 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(12) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT

10 PROJECTS IN CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara12 graph (B) and in accordance with section 4(c) 

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

14 Secretary may authorize the maintenance of 

15 any structure or facility in existence on the date 

16 of enactment of this paragraph for wildlife 

17 water development projects (including guzzlers) 

18 in the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness if, as deter19 mined by the Secretary— 

20 ‘‘(i) the structure or facility would en21 hance wilderness values by promoting 

22 healthy, viable, and more naturally distrib23 uted wildlife populations; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the visual impacts of the struc2 ture or facility on the Cerro de la Olla Wil3 derness can reasonably be minimized. 

4 ‘‘(B) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—Not 

5 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

6 this paragraph, the Secretary shall enter into a 

7 cooperative agreement with the State of New 

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

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

10 terms and conditions under which wildlife man11 agement activities in the Cerro de la Olla Wil12 derness may be carried out.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

14 for the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 

15 and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 581) 

16 is amended by striking the item relating to section 1202 

17 and inserting the following: 

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

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