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119-s-1497119th Congress

Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act

Sponsored By: Senator Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

In Committee

Summary

Designates the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness by adding about 12,295 acres in Taos County, New Mexico to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and updates the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation Act’s maps and section headings. It adjusts the monument boundary to match a map dated April 1, 2025. The bill would allow the Secretary, consistent with the Wilderness Act, to maintain existing wildlife water development structures in the new wilderness when those structures support healthier wildlife populations and minimize visual impact. It also would require a cooperative agreement with the State of New Mexico within one year to set terms for wildlife management in the area.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Maintenance of wildlife water structures

If enacted, the Secretary could allow maintenance of wildlife water structures (including guzzlers) that exist on the date of enactment in the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness. The Secretary must find the maintenance would help wildlife and reasonably minimize visual impacts. The Secretary would also have to sign a cooperative agreement with the State of New Mexico within 1 year setting the terms for wildlife work. All actions would be subject to section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act.

New Cerro de la Olla Wilderness

If enacted, this bill would designate about 12,295 acres of BLM land in Taos County, New Mexico, as the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness. The new wilderness would be inside the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. The official map dated April 1, 2025 would show the wilderness and the changed monument boundary. The bill would also explicitly include a reserve common grazing allotment. If you hold grazing permits or use land inside that map, your future land uses could face limits, though existing grazing is acknowledged.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

NM • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

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