US HB4334 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-28 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 29 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-28 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act - Establishes the Organ Mountains monument in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, to comprise approximately 58,512 acres of public land in the county. States that, the purposes of the monument are the conservation, protection, and enhancement of its cultural, traditional, archaeological, natural, ecological, geological, historical, wildlife, livestock, watershed, educational, recreational, and scenic resources for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to manage the monument in a manner to conserve, protect, and enhance those resources. Requires the Secretary to develop a management plan for the Organ Mountains monument. Releases the Organ Mountains, Organ Needles, and Pena Blanca Wilderness Study Areas from further study for designation as wilderness and prohibits such Areas from any longer being subject to requirements under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 regarding the status of their lands during the period of review and determination of such areas for preservation as wilderness. Requires such monument to be administered as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.
Title
Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act
Sponsors
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-06-28 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
2012-04-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. |
2012-03-29 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
Subjects
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
New Mexico
Public lands and natural resources
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Monuments and memorials
New Mexico
Public lands and natural resources
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4334/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4334/BILLS-112hr4334ih.pdf |