I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5600 
To designate the Cerro del Yuta and Rı´o San Antonio Wilderness Areas 
in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2018 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate the Cerro del Yuta and Rı´o San Antonio Wil-
derness Areas in the State of 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 ‘‘Cerros del Norte Con-
servation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Rı´o Grande del Norte National Monument 
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Proposed Wilderness Areas’’ and dated July 28, 
2015. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 
area’’ means a wilderness area designated by section 
3(a). 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF CERRO DEL YUTA AND RI´O SAN 
ANTONIO WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the 
Rı´o Grande del Norte National Monument are designated 
as wilderness and as components of the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System: 
(1) CERRO DEL YUTA WILDERNESS.—Certain 
land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Taos County, New Mexico, comprising ap-
proximately 13,420 acres as generally depicted on 
the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Cerro del 
Yuta Wilderness’’. 
(2) RI´O SAN ANTONIO WILDERNESS.—Certain 
land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Rı´o Arriba County, New Mexico, comprising 
approximately 8,120 acres, as generally depicted on 
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the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Rı´o San An-
tonio Wilderness’’. 
(b) MANAGEMENT OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Subject 
to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas shall be ad-
ministered in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this Act, except that with respect 
to the wilderness areas designated by this Act— 
(1) any reference to the effective date of the 
Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a reference 
to the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a 
reference to the Secretary. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land within the 
boundary of the wilderness areas that is acquired by the 
United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 
the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with— 
(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); 
(B) this Act; and 
(C) any other applicable laws. 
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(d) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the wilderness 
areas, where established before the date of enactment of 
this Act, shall be administered in accordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the guidelines set forth in appendix A of the 
Report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Af-
fairs to accompany H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(H. Rept. 101–405). 
(e) BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the wil-
derness areas. 
(2) 
ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
WILDERNESS 
AREAS.—The fact that an activity or use on land 
outside a wilderness area can be seen or heard with-
in the wilderness area shall not preclude the activity 
or use outside the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(f) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.—Con-
gress finds that, for purposes of section 603(c) of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782(c)), the public land within the San Antonio Wilder-
ness Study Area not designated as wilderness by this sec-
tion— 
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(1) has been adequately studied for wilderness 
designation; 
(2) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 
(3) shall be managed in accordance with this 
Act. 
(g) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file the map and legal descriptions of the wil-
derness areas 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 de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct errors in the 
legal description and map. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
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(h) NATIONAL
LANDSCAPE
CONSERVATION
SYS-
TEM.—The wilderness areas shall be administered as com-
ponents of the National Landscape Conservation System. 
(i) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act affects 
the jurisdiction of the State of New Mexico with respect 
to fish and wildlife located on public land in the State. 
(j) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
any Federal land within the wilderness areas designated 
by subsection (a), including any land or interest in land 
that is acquired by the United States after the date of 
enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal 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. 
(k) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act enlarges, 
diminishes, or otherwise modifies any treaty rights. 
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