S. 1024: Organ Mountains--Dona Ana County Conservation and Protection Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-19 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-226.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-226. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Organ Mountains--Dona Ana County Conservation and Protection Act

Plain summary

Organ Mountains--Dona Ana County Conservation and Protection Act - Designates specified wilderness areas in New Mexico and administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Designates certain BLM land as a potential wilderness area, and upon publication of a notice in the Federal Register, as wilderness and as a component of the NWPS and incorporated into the Robledo Mountains Wilderness. Releases certain public land in Dona Ana County that was not designated as wilderness by this Act from further study for designation as wilderness. Establishes certain BLM-managed lands in the county as the Organ Mountains and Desert Peaks National Conservation Areas. Requires the development of separate management plans for such areas. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over certain land from the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to the Secretary of the Interior to become part of Organ Mountains National Conservation Area. Requires the Conservation Areas and the designated wilderness areas to be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System. Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to adjust the boundary of the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument. Closes an identified route excluded from the Potrillo Mountains Wilderness to public access but makes it available for law enforcement uses, including border security.

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Organ Mountains--Dona Ana County Conservation and Protection Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · 1 cosponsors

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Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1024.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s1024 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112