S.Amdt. 2965

SA 2965. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 10___. DESIGNATION OF CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS.

(a) Designation.--
(1) In general.--Section 1202 of the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 1132
note; Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 651) is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``cerro del yuta
and rio san antonio'' and inserting ``rio grande del norte
national monument'';
(B) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and
inserting the following:
``(1) Map.--The term `map' means--
``(A) for purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
subsection (b)(1), the map entitled `Rio Grande del Norte
National Monument Proposed Wilderness Areas' and dated July
28, 2015; and
``(B) for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(C), the map
entitled `Proposed Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and Rio Grande
del Norte National Monument Boundary' and dated June 30,
2022.''; and
(C) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Cerro de la olla wilderness.--Certain Federal land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Taos County,
New Mexico, comprising approximately 12,898 acres as
generally depicted on the map, which shall be known as the
`Cerro de la Olla Wilderness'.'';
(ii) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``this Act
(including a reserve common grazing allotment)'';
(iii) in paragraph (7)--

(I) by striking ``map and'' each place it appears and
inserting ``maps and''; and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the legal
description and map'' and inserting ``the maps or legal
descriptions''; and

(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(12) Wildlife water development projects in cerro de la
olla wilderness.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and in
accordance with section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(c)), the Secretary may authorize the maintenance of any
structure or facility in existence on the date of enactment
of this paragraph for wildlife water development projects
(including guzzlers) in the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness if,
as determined by the Secretary--
``(i) the structure or facility would enhance wilderness
values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally
distributed wildlife populations; and
``(ii) the visual impacts of the structure or facility on
the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness can reasonably be minimized.
``(B) Cooperative agreement.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall
enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of New
Mexico that specifies, subject to section 4(c) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)), the terms and conditions
under which wildlife management activities in the Cerro de la
Olla Wilderness may be carried out.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the John
D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
(Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 581) is amended by striking the
item relating to section 1202 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1202. Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Wilderness
Areas.''.
(b) Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument Boundary
Modification.--The boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte
National Monument in the State of New Mexico is modified, as
depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Cerro de la Olla
Wilderness and Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
Boundary'' and dated June 30, 2022.

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