[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 921 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 921
To establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San Miguel County, New
Mexico, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 9, 2009
Mr. Lujan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
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 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New
Mexico.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
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.), there is hereby designated as wilderness,
and, therefore, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation
System, the approximately 15,995 acres of land under the jurisdiction
of the Taos Field Office Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico, as
generally depicted on the map titled ``Sabinoso Wilderness'' and dated
May 7, 2008, and which shall be known as the ``Sabinoso Wilderness''.
(b) Map and Legal Description.--The map and a legal description of
the wilderness area designated by this Act shall--
(1) be filed by the Secretary with the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate as soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act;
(2) have the same force and effect as if included in this
Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and
typographical errors in the legal description and map; and
(3) be on file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
(c) Management of Wilderness.--Subject to valid existing rights,
the wilderness areas designated by this Act shall be administered in
accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this
Act, except that with respect to the wilderness areas designated by
this Act, any reference to the effective date of the Wilderness Act
shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act
and any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture
shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.
(d) Incorporation of Acquired Land.--Any land or interest in land
located inside the boundaries of the wilderness area designated by this
Act that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment
of this Act shall become part of the wilderness area designated by this
Act and shall be managed in accordance with this Act and other
applicable law.
(e) Grazing.--Grazing of livestock in the wilderness area
designated by this Act, where established before the date of enactment
of this Act, shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of
section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) and the
guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the Report of the Committee on
Interior and Insular Affairs to accompany H.R. 2570 of the 101st
Congress (H. Rept. 101-405).
(f) Fish and Wildlife.--As provided in section 4(d)(7) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section shall be
construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the
State with respect to fish and wildlife in the State, including the
regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the wilderness area
designated by this Act.
(g) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness
area designated by this Act, is withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and 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.
(h) Access.--
(1) Consistent with section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary shall continue to allow
private landowners adequate access to inholdings in the
Sabinoso Wilderness.
(2) For access purposes, private lands within T. 16 N., R.
23 E. Sections 17, 20 and the north half of Section 21, N.M.M.
shall be managed as if an inholding in the Sabinoso Wilderness.
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