I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1683 
To establish the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness in the State of New Mexico, 
to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest 
System land in the State, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2013 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness in the State 
of New Mexico, to provide for the conveyance of certain 
parcels of National Forest System land in the State, 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
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TITLE I—ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS 
PRESERVATION SYSTEM 
Sec. 101. Designation of the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness. 
Sec. 102. Wheeler Peak Wilderness boundary modification. 
Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—LAND CONVEYANCES AND SALES 
Sec. 201. Town of Red River land conveyance. 
Sec. 202. Village of Taos Ski Valley land conveyance. 
Sec. 203. Authorization of sale of certain National Forest System land. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) RED RIVER CONVEYANCE MAP.—The term 
‘‘Red River Conveyance Map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Town of Red River Town Site Act Proposal’’ 
and dated April 19, 2012. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New Mexico. 
(4) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town 
of Red River, New Mexico. 
(5) VILLAGE.—The term ‘‘Village’’ means the 
village of Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico. 
(6) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ 
means the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness designated 
by section 101(a). 
(7) WILDERNESS MAP.—The term ‘‘Wilderness 
Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Columbine-Hondo, 
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Wheeler Peak Wilderness’’ and dated April 25, 
2012. 
TITLE I—ADDITION TO THE NA-
TIONAL WILDERNESS PRES-
ERVATION SYSTEM 
SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF THE COLUMBINE-HONDO WIL-
DERNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 45,000 
acres of land in the Carson National Forest in the State, 
as generally depicted on the Wilderness Map, is designated 
as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Columbine-Hondo Wilderness’’. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the 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 any reference in that 
Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered 
to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land that is with-
in the boundary of the Wilderness that is acquired by the 
United States shall— 
(1) become part of the Wilderness; and 
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(2) be managed in accordance with— 
(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); 
(B) this section; and 
(C) any other applicable laws. 
(d) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the Wilder-
ness, 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 the report of the 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 
of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617). 
(e) 
COLUMBINE-HONDO
WILDERNESS
STUDY 
AREA.— 
(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for pur-
poses of section 103(a)(2) of Public Law 96–550 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 94 Stat. 3223), any Federal 
land in the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study 
Area administered by the Forest Service that is not 
designated as wilderness by subsection (a) has been 
adequately reviewed for wilderness designation. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal land de-
scribed in paragraph (1) is no longer subject to sub-
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