# 115-hr-5600: Cerros del Norte Conservation Act

115-hr-5600, Cerros del Norte Conservation Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5600
- Congress: 115
- Title: Cerros del Norte Conservation Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced: 2018-04-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Cerros del Norte Conservation Act This bill designates the Cerro del Yuta Wilderness (comprising approximately 13,420 acres) and Rio San Antonio Wilderness (comprising approximately 8,120 acres) within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill releases specified public land within the San Antonio Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness by this bill from further study for such a designation. The bill requires the wilderness areas to be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7088: Crop Insurance Fairness Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6869: Violence Against Women Veterans Act
- 115-hr-6759: Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act
- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6487: Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5600 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5600)

## Related
- [115-hr-7088: Crop Insurance Fairness Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7088)
- [115-hr-6869: Violence Against Women Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6869)
- [115-hr-6759: Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6759)
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6487: Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6487)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5600 (as of 2025-11-18).