Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act

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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act 2. Designation of Cerro de la Olla Wilderness (a) Designation (1) In general Section 1202 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 Public Law 116–9 (A) in the section heading, by striking Cerro del Yuta and Río San Antonio Río Grande del Norte National Monument (B) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) Map The term map (A) for purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1), the map entitled Río Grande del Norte National Monument Proposed Wilderness Areas (B) for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(C), the map entitled Proposed Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and Río Grande del Norte National Monument Boundary ; and (C) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: (C) Cerro de la olla wilderness Certain Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Taos County, New Mexico, comprising approximately 12,898 acres as generally depicted on the map, which shall be known as the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness ; (ii) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking this Act this Act (including a reserve common grazing allotment) (iii) in paragraph (7)— (I) by striking map and maps and (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking the legal description and map the maps or legal descriptions (iv) by adding at the end the following: (12) Wildlife water development projects in cerro de la olla wilderness (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B) and in accordance with section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(c) (i) the structure or facility would enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and (ii) the visual impacts of the structure or facility on the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness can reasonably be minimized. (B) Cooperative agreement Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of New Mexico that specifies, subject to section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(c) . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( Public Law 116–9 Sec. 1202. Río Grande del Norte National Monument Wilderness Areas. . (b) Río grande del norte national monument boundary modification The boundary of the Río Grande del Norte National Monument in the State of New Mexico is modified, as depicted on the map entitled Proposed Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and Río Grande del Norte National Monument Boundary July 11, 2023 Reported without amendment

Summary: 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 must 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.