[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3556]
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  SA 6436. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1094. DESIGNATION OF CERRO DE LA OLLA WILDERNESS.

       (a) Designation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1202 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
     Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 1132 
     note; Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 651) is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``cerro del yuta 
     and rio san antonio'' and inserting ``rio grande del norte 
     national monument'';
       (B) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) Map.--The term `map' means the map entitled `Proposed 
     Cerro de la Olla Wilderness and Rio Grande del Norte National 
     Monument Boundary' and dated April 1, 2025.''; and
       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Cerro de la olla wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Taos County, 
     New Mexico, comprising approximately 12,295 acres as 
     generally depicted on the map, which shall be known as the 
     `Cerro de la Olla Wilderness'.'';
       (ii) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``this Act 
     (including a reserve common grazing allotment)''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) Wildlife water development projects in cerro de la 
     olla wilderness.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and in 
     accordance with section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1133(c)), the Secretary may authorize the maintenance of any 
     structure or facility in existence on the date of enactment 
     of this paragraph for wildlife water development projects 
     (including guzzlers) in the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness if, 
     as determined by the Secretary--
       ``(i) the structure or facility would enhance wilderness 
     values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally 
     distributed wildlife populations; and
       ``(ii) the visual impacts of the structure or facility on 
     the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness can reasonably be minimized.
       ``(B) Cooperative agreement.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
     enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of New 
     Mexico that specifies, subject to section 4(c) of the 
     Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)), the terms and conditions 
     under which wildlife management activities in the Cerro de la 
     Olla Wilderness may be carried out.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the John 
     D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
     (Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 581) is amended by striking the 
     item relating to section 1202 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1202. Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Wilderness 
              Areas.''.
       (b) Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument Boundary 
     Modification.--The boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte 
     National Monument in the State of New Mexico is modified, as 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Cerro de la Olla 
     Wilderness and Rio Grande del Norte National Monument 
     Boundary'' and dated April 1, 2025.
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