[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 2632 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 1020
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2632
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 10, 2008
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
September 16, 2008
Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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AN ACT
To establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San Miguel County, New
Mexico, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sabinoso Wilderness Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
``Sabinoso Wilderness'' and dated September 8, 2008.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New
Mexico.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF THE SABINOSO WILDERNESS.
(a) In General.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 16,030 acres of land
under the jurisdiction of the Taos Field Office Bureau of Land
Management, New Mexico, as generally depicted on the map, is designated
as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System, to be known as the ``Sabinoso Wilderness''.
(b) Map and Legal Description.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a
legal description of the Sabinoso Wilderness with--
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives.
(2) Force of law.--The map and legal description filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct any
clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal
description.
(3) Public availability.--The map and legal description
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of
Land Management.
(c) Administration of Wilderness.--
(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Sabinoso Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in
accordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131
et seq.), except that--
(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the
effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a
reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the
Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a
reference to the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) Incorporation of acquired land and interests.--Any land
or interest in land within the boundary of the Sabinoso
Wilderness that is acquired by the United States shall--
(A) become part of the Sabinoso Wilderness; and
(B) be managed in accordance with this Act and any
other laws applicable to the Sabinoso Wilderness.
(3) Grazing.--The grazing of livestock in the Sabinoso
Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment of this
Act, shall be administered in accordance with--
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the
report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570
of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101-405).
(4) Fish and wildlife.--In accordance with section 4(d)(7)
of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this
Act affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish
and wildlife in the State.
(5) Access.--
(A) In general.--In accordance with section 5(a) of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.1134(a)), the Secretary
shall continue to allow private landowners adequate
access to inholdings in the Sabinoso Wilderness.
(B) Certain land.--For access purposes, private
land within T. 16 N., R. 23 E., secs. 17 and 20 and the
N\1/2\ of sec. 21, N.M.M., shall be managed as an
inholding in the Sabinoso Wilderness.
(d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land
generally depicted on the map as ``Lands Withdrawn From Mineral Entry''
and ``Lands Released From Wilderness Study Area & Withdrawn From
Mineral Entry'' is withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under
the public land laws, except disposal by exchange in accordance
with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716);
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) operation of the mineral materials and geothermal
leasing laws.
Calendar No. 1020
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2632
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San Miguel County, New
Mexico, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 16, 2008
Reported with an amendment