3.0.0 1689 2023-01-11T13:17:59Z 2023-01-11T13:17:59Z Senate S S 2009-09-17 111 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2009-10-08T23:21:08Z Reported by 2010-09-27T19:31:07Z Markup by 2010-07-21T21:04:33Z Referred to 2009-09-17T22:07:26Z S. Rept. 111-310 2010-09-27 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 596. Calendars 2010-09-27 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-310. Committee 2010-09-27 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-310. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2010-07-21 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2009-10-08 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-285. Committee 2009-09-17 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9565-9567) IntroReferral 2009-09-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9564-9565) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-09-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2009-09-17 True 2010-08-12T04:00:00Z S. 1689, Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21761 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 21, 2010</p> 2010-08-12T04:00:00Z S. 1689, Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21761 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 21, 2010 Public Lands and Natural Resources Historical and cultural resources Land transfers New Mexico Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-09-17 Introduced in Senate 2009-11-30T20:58:56Z Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness 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.

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 such System 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 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 (NLCS).

Withdraws the federal land within the Conservation Areas, the wilderness areas designated by this Act, and the land identified as parcel B 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.

Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to adjust the boundary of the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument.

]]> 01 2010-09-27 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2010-11-30T19:52:29Z Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act - (Sec. 3) 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.

Sets forth requirements regarding land acquisition, livestock grazing, military overflights, and buffer zones in the designated wilderness areas.

Authorizes the continuation of the competitive running event permitted from 1970 through 2010 in the vicinity of the Organ Mountains Wilderness in a manner compatible with the preservation of that area as wilderness.

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 such System and incorporated into the Robledo Mountains Wilderness. Requires such notice to inform that: (1) the communications site within the potential wilderness area is no longer in use; (2) the associated right-of-way is relinquished or not renewed; and (3) the conditions in such area are compatible with the Wilderness Act.

Allows only those uses on the potential potential wilderness area which were permitted on the enactment of this Act.

Releases certain public land in Dona Ana County that was not designated as wilderness by this Act from further study for designation as wilderness.

(Sec. 4) Establishes certain BLM-managed lands in the county as the Organ Mountains and Desert Peaks National Conservation Areas for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of such Areas for the benefit of present and future generations. Allows only such uses of those of the Areas that would further such purposes.

Requires the development of separate management plans for such areas. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to consider the recommendations of Indian tribes and pueblos on methods of providing access to and protecting traditional cultural and religious sites in the preparation and implementation of such plans.

Sets forth requirements regarding motorized vehicle use, grazing, utility right-of-way upgrades, and land acquisition in the Conservation Areas.

Transfers administrative jurisdiction over certain land from the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to the Secretary to become part of Organ Mountains National Conservation Area.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Conservation Areas and the designated wilderness areas to be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS).

Prohibits anything in this Act from affecting New Mexico's jurisdiction respecting fish and wildlife on public lands in New Mexico, except that the Secretary, after consultation with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, may designate zones where, and establish periods when, hunting or fishing is not to be allowed for specified reasons, including for public safety, protection of nongame species, or public use.

Withdraws the federal land within the Conservation Areas, the wilderness areasdesignated by this Act, any acquired lands or interests in those areas, and land identified as parcels A and B (with specified exceptions), 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.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to adjust the boundary of the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument.

(Sec. 7) Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) preventing the undertaking of law enforcement and border security activities by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) within the areas designated as wilderness by this Act; (2) affecting the 2006 memorandum of understanding among DHS and the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and of the Interior with regard to cooperative national security and counterterrorism efforts on federal lands along the borders of the United States; and (3) preventing DHS from conducting low-level overflights over the wilderness areas as may be necessary for law enforcement and border security purposes.

Withdraws an identified restricted use area in accordance with the withdrawal requirements under section 5.

Requires the Secretary to administer the restricted area in a manner to protect the wilderness character of such area.

Bars the use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, and mechanical transport in the restricted use area, except for authorized grazing and administration of the area.

Prohibits anything in this Act precluding the Secretary from allowing the installation and maintenance of communication or surveillance infrastructure necessary for law enforcement or border security activities.

Closes an identified route excluded from the Potrillo Mountains Wilderness to public access but makes it available for law enforcement uses, including border security.

(Sec. 8) Authorizes appropriations.

]]> Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act Display Title Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and the National Landscape Conservation System in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act S Senate Reported to Senate 2010-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1689rs/xml/BILLS-111s1689rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1689is/xml/BILLS-111s1689is.xml 2010-09-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 596. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.