To codify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain landscape-scale forest restoration projects, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates a new wilderness area called the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in northern New Mexico, adding approximately 12,898 acres to the National Wilderness Preservation System. It also expands the boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument to include this new wilderness area.
Who Benefits and How
Conservation organizations and outdoor recreation enthusiasts benefit from permanent wilderness protections for this land. The State of New Mexico gains a formal role in wildlife management through a required cooperative agreement with the federal government. Wildlife populations benefit from continued maintenance of existing water development structures (guzzlers).
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Bureau of Land Management must administer the new wilderness area under more restrictive management rules than standard federal lands. Future development interests (mining, energy, grazing expansion) are excluded from the designated wilderness area permanently.
Key Provisions
- Designates 12,898 acres in Taos County as the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness
- Allows maintenance of existing wildlife water structures if they enhance wilderness values and minimize visual impacts
- Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with New Mexico for wildlife management within one year
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico and modifies the monument boundary to include approximately 12,898 acres of federal land.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Conservation, Wildlife Management
Primary Purpose
Establishes the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico and modifies the monument boundary to include approximately 12,898 acres of federal land.
Policy Domains
Wilderness Designation
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Conservation organizations
- Wildlife populations
- Outdoor recreation users
- State of New Mexico
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Bureau of Land Management
- Extractive industries
- Development interests
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Manchin, without amendment
Mr. Daines (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Environmental consulting and analysis firms, Project proponents funding environmental analysis, Third-party contractors on approved state lists
Positive-direction: Environmental consulting and analysis firms, Third-party contractors on approved state lists
Negative-direction: Project proponents funding environmental analysis
Forest products companies and timber industry
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The map entitled Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Proposed Wilderness Areas dated July 28, 2015
The map entitled Proposed Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Boundary dated June 30, 2022
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