# 119-hr-2944: Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act

119-hr-2944, Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2944
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would create the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and adjust the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument boundary.** It would also allow limited maintenance of existing wildlife water structures and require formal cooperation with New Mexico for wildlife management. - Local communities and land users: Designates about 12,295 acres in Taos County as the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and updates the controlling map and legal name. It references a reserve common grazing allotment within the area. - Wildlife and habitat: Authorizes the Secretary to permit maintenance of existing wildlife water development structures, including guzzlers, when they enhance wildlife populations and visual impacts can be reasonably minimized. - State and federal managers: Requires the Secretary to enter a cooperative agreement with the State of New Mexico within 1 year to set terms for wildlife management and modifies the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument boundary as shown on the April 1, 2025 map. *Does not authorize new federal funding beyond authorities in the Wilderness Act and is unlikely to materially change federal spending or the deficit.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Maintain wildlife water sites in wilderness: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary could allow upkeep of wildlife water sites, like guzzlers, inside the wilderness. Only sites that exist on the date of enactment would qualify. The Secretary must find they help wildlife and keep visual impacts low. The Secretary would need a cooperative agreement with New…
- New wilderness rules for Taos County: mixed, low. If enacted, this would set aside about 12,295 acres in Taos County as the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness. It would change the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument boundary to match a specific map. The map is titled "Proposed Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Boun…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-2944 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2944)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5356)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2944 (as of 2026-04-21).