[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1471 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1471

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the 
Rio Grande in New Mexico as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
                 Rivers System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 1993

Mr. Richardson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the 
Rio Grande in New Mexico as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
                 Rivers System, 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 ``Rio Grande Designation Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC RIVER.

    Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(  ) Rio Grande, New Mexico.--The main stem from the southern 
boundary of the segment of the Rio Grande designated pursuant to 
paragraph (4), downstream approximately 12 miles to the west section 
line of Section 15, Township 23 North, Range 10 East, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.''.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF STUDY RIVER.

    (A) Study.--Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(  ) Rio Grande, New Mexico.--The segment from the west section 
line of Section 15, Township 23 North, Range 10 East, downstream 
approximately 8 miles to the southern line of the northwest quarter of 
Section 34, Township 23 North, Range 9 East.''.
    (b) Study Requirements.--Section 5(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(  ) The study of the Rio Grande in New Mexico shall be completed 
and the report submitted not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this paragraph.''.

SEC. 4. RIO GRANDE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in 
this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall establish the Rio Grande Citizens 
Oversight Review Board (referred to in this Act as the ``Board'') to 
advise the Secretary on matters pertaining to--
            (1) the development and implementation of a management plan 
        for the segment of the Rio Grande designated as a component of 
        the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System pursuant to the 
        amendment made by section 2; and
            (2) the preparation of the study pursuant to the amendments 
        made by section 3.
    (b) Composition.--The Board shall consist of 11 members, appointed 
by the Secretary, of whom--
            (1) 10 members shall be property owners along the segments 
        of the Rio Grande designated and studied pursuant to the 
        amendments made by this Act; and
            (2) 1 member shall be a representative of the village of 
        Pilar.

SEC. 5. WITHDRAWAL OF ORILLA VERDE RECREATION AREA.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the lands 
described in subsection (b) are withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 
        geothermal leasing.
    (b) Lands.--
            (1) Description.--The lands referred to in subsection (a) 
        comprise an area known as the ``Orilla Verde Recreation Area'', 
        totaling approximately 1,349 acres, which were conveyed by the 
        State of New Mexico to the United States on July 23, 1980, 
        April 20, 1990, and July 17, 1990, as generally depicted on the 
        map entitled ``Proposed Recreation Addition to Rio Grande Wild 
        and Scenic River'' and dated September 1992.
            (2) Public access.--The map referred to in paragraph (1) 
        shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 6. COMPLETION OF PREHISTORIC TRACKWAYS STUDY.

    The Secretary is authorized to contract with the Smithsonian 
Institution for the completion of the prehistoric trackways study 
required under section 303 of the Act entitled ``An Act to conduct 
certain studies in the State of New Mexico'', approved November 15, 
1990 (Public Law 101-578).

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