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

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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 in, and reduces a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 102. Management of the Special Management Area. It relies on compliance mandates, grants, appropriations, and product standards. The main policy areas are Environment, Energy, and Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a grant, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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 in...
  • Reduces a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 102. Management of the Special Management Area.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 201. Establishment of the Caja del Rio National Conservation Area Subject to valid existing rights, there is established the Caja del Rio National Conservation Area...
  • Reduces a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 202. Management of the Conservation Area.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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 in, and reduces a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 102. Management of the Special Management Area.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Energy, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a grant, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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 in, and reduces a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 102. Management of the Special Management Area.

Policy Domains

Environment Energy Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 15, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, …

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 Energy Healthcare
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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