To establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San Miguel County, New Mexico, and for other purposes.
Sabinoso Wilderness Act of 2008 - Designates certain land under the jurisdiction of the Taos Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in New Mexico as the "Sabinoso Wilderness" and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Requires any acquired land or interest in land within the boundary of the Sabinoso Wilderness to become part of such wilderness.
Sets forth requirements with respect to livestock grazing in the Sabinoso Wilderness and fish and wildlife in New Mexico.
Continues to allow private landowners adequate access to inholdings in the Sabinoso Wilderness. Requires certain private lands to be managed as an inholding in such wilderness.
Withdraws the lands identified as "Land Withdrawn From Mineral Entry" and "Lands Released From Wilderness Study Area & Withdrawn From Mineral Entry" from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws, except for disposal by exchange in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral materials and geothermal leasing laws.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-695.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-695.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 438.
Mr. Costa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5050-5053)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2632.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5050)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5050)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1020.