Cerros del Norte Conservation Act
Latest action · Jun 27, 2013 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cerros del Norte Conservation Act - Designates the Cerro del Yuta Wilderness and Rio San Antonio Wilderness within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Requires incorporation into the relevant wilderness area of any land or interests in land within the boundaries of such wilderness areas acquired by the United States.
Sets forth requirements for the management of the wilderness areas regarding: (1) livestock grazing, (2) the creation of protective perimeters and buffer zones, and (3) the jurisdiction of the state of New Mexico respecting fish and wildlife located on public land in New Mexico.
Releases specified public land within the San Antonio Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness by this Act from further study for such a designation.
Requires the wilderness areas to be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System.
Withdraws any federal land within the wilderness areas, including any acquired land or interest, 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.
Denies that anything in this Act enlarges, diminishes, or otherwise modifies any treaty rights.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 7, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Feb 7, 2013 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 113-54.
- Jun 27, 2013Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108.
- May 16, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 25, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-28.
- Feb 7, 2013Introduced in Senate
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 560 | Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act | Related bill | Feb 21, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2013Reported to Senate
- Feb 7, 2013Introduced in Senate
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