Bill113th Congress

H.R. 995

Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act

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Introduced
Mar 6, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest Action
May 9, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]

Republican·NM-2
Bioguide ID: P000588
First Name: Stevan
Last Name: Pearce
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
995
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Mar 6, 2013
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Is Law
No
May 9, 2013Committee

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Mar 8, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Introduced in House

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Mar 6, 20130

Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act - Establishes the Organ Mountains monument in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, to comprise approximately 54,800 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.

Allows hunting and trapping in the 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.

Natural Resources Committee

House· Standing
Hunting and fishingLand use and conservationMonuments and memorialsNew MexicoWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Introduced in House

Mar 6, 2013

Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act — Informed