I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1303 
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 
MARCH 1, 2023 
Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ (for herself and Ms. STANSBURY) 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) IN GENERAL.— 
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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— 
‘‘(A) for purposes of subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of subsection (b)(1), the map entitled 
‘Rı´o Grande del Norte National Monument Pro-
posed Wilderness Areas’ and dated July 28, 
2015; and 
‘‘(B) for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(C), 
the map entitled ‘Proposed Cerro de la Olla 
Wilderness and Rı´o Grande del Norte National 
Monument Boundary’ and dated June 30th, 
2022.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(C) CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management in Taos County, 
New Mexico, comprising approximately 12,898 
acres as generally depicted on the map, which 
shall be known as the ‘Cerro de la Olla Wilder-
ness’.’’; 
(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)’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (7)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘map and’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘maps 
and’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘the legal description and 
map’’ and inserting ‘‘the maps or 
legal descriptions’’; and 
(iv) 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) 
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