S. 241: Cerros del Norte Conservation Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-07 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Cerros del Norte Conservation Act

Plain summary

Cerros del Norte Conservation Act - Designates the Cerro del Yuta Wilderness and Rio San Antonio Wilderness within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Requires incorporation into the relevant wilderness area of any land or interests in land within the boundaries of such wilderness areas acquired by the United States. Sets forth requirements for the management of the wilderness areas regarding: (1) livestock grazing, (2) the creation of protective perimeters and buffer zones, and (3) the jurisdiction of the state of New Mexico respecting fish and wildlife located on public land in New Mexico. Releases specified public land within the San Antonio Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness by this Act from further study for such a designation. Requires the wilderness areas to be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System. Withdraws any federal land within the wilderness areas, including any acquired land or interest, from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. Denies that anything in this Act enlarges, diminishes, or otherwise modifies any treaty rights.

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Cerros del Norte Conservation Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · 1 cosponsors

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Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s241.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s241 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113