119-HR2944

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2944

1. Short title
2. Designation of Cerro de la Olla Wilderness

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act".

2. Designation of Cerro de la Olla Wilderness

(a) Designation -

(1) In general - Section 1202 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation 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 Río San Antonio" and inserting "Río Grande del Norte National Monument";

(B) Map - in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

(1) Map - The term map means the map entitled "Proposed Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and Río Grande del Norte National Monument Boundary" and dated April 1, 2025.

(C) Cerro de la olla wilderness - in subsection (b)—

(i) Cerro de la olla wilderness - in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:

(C) Cerro de la olla wilderness - Certain Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Taos County, New Mexico, comprising approximately 12,295 acres as generally depicted on the map, which shall be known as the "Cerro de la Olla Wilderness".

(ii) - in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking "this Act" and inserting "this Act (including a reserve common grazing allotment)"; and

(iii) Wildlife water development projects in cerro de la olla wilderness - by adding at the end the following:

(12) Wildlife water development projects in cerro de la olla wilderness -

(A) In general - Subject to subparagraph (B) and in accordance with section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)), the Secretary may authorize the maintenance of any structure or facility in existence on the date of enactment of this paragraph for wildlife water development projects (including guzzlers) in the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness if, as determined by the Secretary—

(i) - the structure or facility would enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and

(ii) - the visual impacts of the structure or facility on the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness can reasonably be minimized.

(B) Cooperative agreement - Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of New Mexico that specifies, subject to section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)), the terms and conditions under which wildlife management activities in the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness may be carried out.

(2) Clerical amendment - The table of contents for the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9; 133 Stat. 581) is amended by striking the item relating to section 1202 and inserting the following:

(b) Río grande del norte national monument boundary modification - The boundary of the Río Grande del Norte National Monument in the State of New Mexico is modified, as depicted on the map entitled "Proposed Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and Río Grande del Norte National Monument Boundary" and dated April 1, 2025.