I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2944 
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recre-
ation 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2025 
Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Manage-
ment, 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cerro de la Olla Wil-
derness Establishment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1202 of the John D. 
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recre-
ation Act (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 116– 
9; 133 Stat. 651) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘CERRO DEL YUTA AND RI´O SAN ANTO-
NIO’’ and inserting ‘‘RI´O
GRANDE
DEL 
NORTE NATIONAL MONUMENT’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking para-
graph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the map en-
titled ‘Proposed Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and Rı´o 
Grande del Norte National Monument Boundary’ 
and dated April 1, 2025.’’; 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 Bu-
reau of Land Management in Taos County, 
New Mexico, comprising approximately 12,295 
acres as generally depicted on the map, which 
shall be known as the ‘Cerro de la Olla Wilder-
ness’.’’; 
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(ii) in paragraph (4), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act (includ-
ing a reserve common grazing allotment)’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(12) 
WILDLIFE
WATER
DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS IN CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B) and in accordance with section 4(c) 
of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)), the 
Secretary may authorize the maintenance of 
any structure or facility in existence on the date 
of enactment of this paragraph for wildlife 
water development projects (including guzzlers) 
in the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness if, as deter-
mined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) the structure or facility would en-
hance wilderness values by promoting 
healthy, viable, and more naturally distrib-
uted wildlife populations; and 
‘‘(ii) the visual impacts of the struc-
ture or facility on the Cerro de la Olla Wil-
derness can reasonably be minimized. 
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