Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 177
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 2, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 2, 2021
Latest Action
Sep 21, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
177
Congress
117
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
New Mexico
Democrat
New Mexico
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act

This bill designates specified federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Taos County, New Mexico, comprising 13,103 acres in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, to be known as the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness.

The Department of the Interior shall enter into a cooperative agreement with New Mexico that specifies, subject to certain prohibition provisions under the Wilderness Act, the terms and conditions under which wildlife management activities in the wilderness may be carried out.

Subject to such agreement and such prohibition provisions, Interior may authorize the maintenance of any existing structure or facility for wildlife water development projects (including guzzlers) in the wilderness, if

  • the structure or facility would enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and
  • the visual impacts of the structure or facility on the wilderness can reasonably be minimized.

The bill modifies the boundary of the monument.

Text (2)
September 21, 2022
February 2, 2021
Actions (6)
09/21/2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 494.
09/21/2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with amendments. With written report No. 117-151.
05/03/2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
06/16/2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
02/02/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
02/02/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 1, 2023 3:30:24 PM