S4458-119

In Committee

Caja del Rio Protection Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 30, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Caja del Rio Protection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Agriculture.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users 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, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Caja del Rio Protection Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section ide8a732c045d64137a9f4ade44fca086c: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Conservation Area means the Caja del Rio National Conservation Area established by section 201(a)(1). The term covered...
  • Section id636e5d559055448daa6ac654a03083de: 101. Establishment of the Caja del Rio Special Management Area Subject to valid existing rights, there is established the Caja del Rio Special Management Area...
  • Section id884036ec5ff04b9b83bb56288278c8b3: 102. Management of the Special Management Area The Secretary shall manage the Special Management Area— subject to valid existing rights; in accordance with—...
  • Section id39127661619f43a3832c951c217a3b13: 201. Establishment of the Caja del Rio National Conservation Area Subject to valid existing rights, there is established the Caja del Rio National Conservation...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Caja del Rio Protection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Government Operations, Agriculture

Primary Purpose

This bill, Caja del Rio Protection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Government Operations Agriculture

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 30, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …

Apr 30, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 30, 2026

Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Luján) introduced the following …

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
Environment Government Operations Agriculture
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"traditional historic use" §ide8a732c045d64137a9f4ade44fca086c

a habitual use conducted by a land grant-merced or traditional historic community within the covered area for noncommercial or personal benefit, including— hunting, fishing, grazing, wood gathering, pinon harvesting, or herb and plant gathering

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