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US SB1497

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Martin Heinrich

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Designates approximately 12,295 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Taos County, New Mexico as the "Cerro de la Olla Wilderness" within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument

  • Modifies the boundary of the Río Grande del Norte National Monument as depicted on the map dated April 1, 2025

  • Authorizes the Secretary to permit maintenance of existing wildlife water development structures (including guzzlers) if they enhance wilderness values and visual impacts can be minimized

  • Requires the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with New Mexico within 1 year specifying terms for wildlife management activities in the new wilderness area

  • Allows continued grazing on the land, including reserve common grazing allotments

Legislative Description

Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act

Public lands and natural resources

Last Action

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy And Natural Resources4/10/2025

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