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Introduced
04/22/2013
04/22/2013
In Committee
11/13/2014
11/13/2014
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2015
01/03/2015
Introduced Session
113th Congress
Bill Summary
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act - Designates specified land in Carson National Forest in New Mexico, which shall be known as the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Releases any federal land within the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area administered by the Forest Service that is not designated as wilderness by this Act from further review for designation as wilderness. Modifies the boundary of the Wheeler Peak Wilderness in New Mexico as specified on the map entitled "Columbine-Hondo, Wheeler Peak Wilderness." Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the town of Red River in New Mexico, one or more parcels of federal land in Taos County, New Mexico, identified as Parcels, 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the map entitled "Town of Red River Town Site Act Proposal" (the Red River Conveyance Map). Directs the Secretary to convey to the village of Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico the National Forest System land identified as parcel 1 on the map entitled "Village of Taos Ski Valley Town Site Act Proposal." Authorizes the conveyance of certain National Forest System land in New Mexico involving Parcels 5 and 6 as identified on the Red River Conveyance Map.
AI Summary
This bill, the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, designates approximately 45,000 acres of land in New Mexico's Carson National Forest as the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness, making it part of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and releases any remaining federal land within the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area from further wilderness review. It also modifies the boundary of the Wheeler Peak Wilderness and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain federal lands to the town of Red River for specific public uses like a wastewater treatment plant, cemetery, park, and road, and to the village of Taos Ski Valley for a wastewater treatment plant, with provisions for these lands to revert to the government if not used for their intended purposes. Additionally, the bill authorizes the sale of two small parcels of National Forest System land to a permit holder and an adjacent private property owner, with the proceeds to be used for acquiring land in the Carson National Forest.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631. (on 12/10/2014)
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