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Calendar No. 1020 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2632 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 10, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San Miguel 
County, New Mexico, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Sabinoso Wilderness 
Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New Mexico. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF THE SABINOSO WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), there is here-
by designated as wilderness, and, therefore, as a compo-
nent of the National Wilderness Preservation System, the 
approximately 15,995 acres of land under the jurisdiction 
of the Taos Field Office Bureau of Land Management, 
New Mexico, as generally depicted on the map titled 
‘‘Sabinoso Wilderness’’ and dated May 7, 2008, and which 
shall be known as the ‘‘Sabinoso Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The map and 
a legal description of the wilderness area designated by 
this Act shall— 
(1) be filed by the Secretary with the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(2) have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this Act, except that the Secretary may 
correct clerical and typographical errors in the legal 
description and map; and 
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(3) be on file and available for public inspection 
in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(c) MANAGEMENT
OF WILDERNESS.—Subject to 
valid existing rights, the wilderness areas designated by 
this Act shall be administered in accordance with the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this Act, except 
that with respect to the wilderness areas designated by 
this Act, any reference to the effective date of the Wilder-
ness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date 
of enactment of this Act and any reference in the Wilder-
ness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be consid-
ered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(d) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Any land 
or interest in land located inside the boundaries of the wil-
derness area designated by this Act that is acquired by 
the United States after the date of enactment of this Act 
shall become part of the wilderness area designated by this 
Act and shall be managed in accordance with this Act and 
other applicable law. 
(e) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the wilderness 
area designated by this Act, where established before the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall be administered in 
accordance with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and the guidelines 
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set forth in Appendix A of the Report of the Committee 
on Interior and Insular Affairs to accompany H.R. 2570 
of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 
(f) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—As provided in section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the 
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to 
fish and wildlife in the State, including the regulation of 
hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the wilderness area des-
ignated by this Act. 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness area designated by this Act, is withdrawn 
from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(h) ACCESS.— 
(1) Consistent with section 5(a) of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C.1131 et seq.), the Secretary 
shall continue to allow private landowners adequate 
access to inholdings in the Sabinoso Wilderness. 
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(2) For access purposes, private lands within T. 
16 N., R. 23 E. Sections 17, 20 and the north half 
of Section 21, N.M.M. shall be managed as if an 
inholding in the Sabinoso Wilderness. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sabinoso Wilderness Act 
of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Sabinoso Wilderness’’ and dated September 8, 
2008. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New Mexico. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF THE SABINOSO WILDERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approxi-
mately 16,030 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the 
Taos Field Office Bureau of Land Management, New Mex-
ico, as generally depicted on the map, is designated as wil-
derness and as a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System, to be known as the ‘‘Sabinoso Wilder-
ness’’. 
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(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
file a map and a legal description of the Sabinoso 
Wilderness with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal descrip-
tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 
the Secretary may correct any clerical and typo-
graphical errors in the map and legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Sabinoso Wilderness shall be administered 
by the Secretary in accordance with this Act and the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 
(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to 
the effective date of that Act shall be considered 
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to be a reference to the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered 
to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN-
TERESTS.—Any land or interest in land within the 
boundary of the Sabinoso Wilderness that is acquired 
by the United States shall— 
(A) become part of the Sabinoso Wilderness; 
and 
(B) be managed in accordance with this Act 
and any other laws applicable to the Sabinoso 
Wilderness. 
(3) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the 
Sabinoso Wilderness, if established before the date of 
enactment of this Act, shall be administered in ac-
cordance with— 
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 
of the report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(H. Rept. 101–405). 
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(4) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—In accordance with 
section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(7)), nothing in this Act affects the jurisdic-
tion of the State with respect to fish and wildlife in 
the State. 
(5) ACCESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with sec-
tion 
5(a) 
of 
the 
Wilderness 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C.1134(a)), the Secretary shall continue to 
allow private landowners adequate access to 
inholdings in the Sabinoso Wilderness. 
(B) CERTAIN LAND.—For access purposes, 
private land within T. 16 N., R. 23 E., secs. 17 
and 20 and the N1⁄2 of sec. 21, N.M.M., shall be 
managed as an inholding in the Sabinoso Wil-
derness. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the land generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Lands With-
drawn From Mineral Entry’’ and ‘‘Lands Released From 
Wilderness Study Area & Withdrawn From Mineral 
Entry’’ is withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws, except disposal by 
exchange in accordance with section 206 of the Fed-
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eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1716); 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral materials and geo-
thermal leasing laws. 
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Calendar No. 1020 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2632 
AN ACT 
To establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San 
Miguel County, New Mexico, and for other pur-
poses. 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 
Reported with an amendment 
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