HR5943-118

In Committee

To withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, to designate the Thompson Peak Wilderness Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 12, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, to designate the Thompson Peak Wilderness Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Agriculture.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H4F0EC18EC3FE43F5B8B471FDB776DB2F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pecos Watershed Protection Act.
  • Section H93533C664227436B9E91A74DFE56AB2A: 2. Withdrawal of Federal land in Pecos Watershed area, New Mexico In this section, the term Federal land means the Federal land depicted as Pecos Withdrawal on...
  • Section H258D3E8581F84FCCACC6F8230BCF0E84: 3. Designation of Thompson Peak Wilderness Area, New Mexico In this section: The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. The term State means the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, to designate the Thompson Peak Wilderness Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Environment, Agriculture

Primary Purpose

This bill, To withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, to designate the Thompson Peak Wilderness Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Environment Agriculture

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Oct 12, 2023

Ms. Leger Fernandez (for herself and Ms. Stansbury) introduced the …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Environment Agriculture
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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