I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 490 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 26, 2011 Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness, and for other purposes.

1.

Boundary expansion and transfer of administrative jurisdiction, Manzano Mountain Wilderness, Cibola National Forest, New Mexico

(a)

Boundary expansion

The boundaries of Cibola National Forest, located in the State of New Mexico, are hereby modified to include the land depicted for such inclusion on the Bureau of Land Management map entitled Manzano Wilderness Study Area, dated August 31, 2009. (b)

Availability and correction of map

The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. The Chief of the Forest Service is authorized to make technical and clerical corrections to the map. (c)

Transfer of jurisdiction

Administrative jurisdiction over any land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior that is depicted on the map referred to in subsection (a) is hereby transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture, and such lands shall be subject to the laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System. (d)

Manzano mountain wilderness addition

(1)

Designation

The land depicted as the Manzano Wilderness Study Area on the map referred to in subsection (a)— (A)is hereby designated as wilderness; and (B)is added to the Manzano Mountain Wilderness designated by section 2(f) of the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–237; 92 Stat. 42; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). (2)

Administration

The lands designated as wilderness in paragraph (1) shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of such Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. (e)

Relation to land and water conservation fund act

For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of the Cibola National Forest, as modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to be boundaries of the Cibola National Forest as of January 1, 1965.